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Anhedonia by M. U.
Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society
South Korea ranks among the highest in the world for suicide, and its people are turning to psychiatric drugs in record numbers.
Akathisia After a Five-Year Taper: Chained to an Antidepressant Forever
I have been on Cymbalta for 17 years now and am gutted that my five-year taper did not free me of the drug.
The Mental Health System in the UK Failed Us
The whole system is broken and I pray for my friends in Great Britain. They need a reform, not cuts or euthanasia.
Lost in Psychobabble? Cut Through the Jargon for Real Mental Clarity
The key to healing is to recognize that you are not dealing with a broken brain, but unlearning survival habits that no longer serve you.
A Reflection on “Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance”
The act of diagnosis is so influential on a person’s sense of self that its limitations need to be repeated again and again and again.
The Curious Case of Empty Asylums and the Birth of Psychiatry
Psychiatry has cut, burned, shocked, drugged, and subdued its way through history—leaving behind compliance, not cures.
Voices by Russ Ballard
Better Mental Healthcare is seeking participants for the Survey on Shared Decision-Making in Mental Health. The survey gathers professional perspectives on clinical practices, challenges, and opportunities regarding shared decision-making, collaborative medication management, and respect for the autonomy of service users. It is intended for mental health professionals working in or familiar with the Spanish context, and the findings aim to contribute to the ongoing debate surrounding the new Mental Health Action Plan 2025–2027.
Dr. Morgan Shields of Washington University in St. Louis is conducting research on the experience of people utilizing behavioral health crisis services. They are recruiting people who have direct lived experience as patients/
Survivors And Families Empowered (SAFE) has developed a pilot project to work with caring families who have been stymied in their search for support and help. You can fill out their survey here.
Teralyn Sell and Jenn Schmitz: Breaking Out of the Prison of Prescribing and Finding...
On the Mad in America podcast, Brooke Siem talks with Teralyn Sell and Jenn Schmitz about their journey from working in the prison system to challenging conventional psychiatric narratives in their therapy practice and podcast, The Gaslit Truth.
New WHO Guidance Calls for Paradigm Shift in Mental Health Policy
The guidance emphasizes shifting away from institutional mindsets and practices, the biomedical approach, and the use of psychotropic drugs.
Psychology’s Small Stories and the Call of the Other: An Interview with David Goodman
Ayurdhi Dhar interviews David Goodman about his vision for a psychology grounded in care for the other, the risks of psychotherapeutic standardization, and why humility—and even embarrassment—may be vital to human flourishing.
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics: End of an Era for Independent Journals? An Interview With Giovanni...
Giovanni Fava joins us to discuss the uncertain future of the journal 'Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics' which he edited for thirty years and which has been essential to our understanding of the impact of psychiatric treatments.
The Editorial Demise of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Is Bad News For Us All
Karger’s decision to replace the editorial leadership without consultation is extraordinary, abruptly ending decades of success and accumulated expertise.
Psychology, Personhood, and the Crisis of Neoliberalism: Jeff Sugarman on Theoretical and Critical Psychology
Tim Beck interviews Jeff Sugarman on the psychology of personhood, the influence of neoliberalism on mental health, and the need for a more philosophically informed psychology.
Insecure Attachment: What Can the Polyvagal Theory Add to Your Life?
What is the effect of experiencing safety and why can it be transformative for you as Dr. Stephen Porges describes? I hope to be able to take you along in this, for many, complex matter.
This science is nice, but what can you do with this knowledge?
Government’s strategic plan PART 8: User influence – an illusion in...
Recently, the government has come out with two strategic documents dealing with 'mental health and suicide prevention'. Important documents for our future. One extends over the years 2025-2026. The other over the years 2025-2034.
Are antipsychotics effective against acute psychosis?
OVERESTIMATED BENEFIT: - If more than minimal improvement is required, a strikingly large proportion of patients do not receive a meaningful effect from antipsychotics. Trond Aarre (pictured) believes that the requirement of a high probability of effect of compulsory treatment according to the Mental Health Act is unlikely to be met.
