“Young People are Growing ever more Depressed. Is Modern Life to Blame?”
The Guardian reports "If modern life is unkind to our mental health, it’s no doubt in part because so many young people fear that...
“‘They’re Waking Up’: Reducing Drugs for Dementia Patients Yields Dramatic Results”
Canada's Global News reports that "A couple of years after a national initiative began to reduce the use of anti-psychotic medication, some people are...
“Suppressing Traumatic Memories Can Cause Amnesia, Research Suggests”
Research on how the suppression of traumatic memories can reduce our ability to form new memories has implications for such controversial trauma-related phenomena as...
“Meditation Plus Running as a Treatment for Depression”
“Meditating before running could change the brain in ways that are more beneficial for mental health than practicing either of those activities alone,” Gretchen...
“’Yalom’s Cure’ is a Meditative Immersion into Leading a Psychologist’s Life”
The LA Times reviews a new film about Irvin David Yalom, existential psychologist, emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford Unversity. "’Yalom's Cure’ dispenses an...
“The Report Big Pharma Doesn’t Like at All”
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a report revealing that prescription drug spending in the U.S. is rising and is projected to continue rising...
“What Psychology’s Crisis Means for the Future of Science”
For Vox, Brian Resnik explains how our academic and research institutions are structured to make it more likely that false positives will be published....
“Study Finds ‘Seasonal Affective Disorder’ Doesn’t Exist”
A recent study questions the existence of seasonal depression after a CDC survey found no evidence that seasons or sunlight exposure increased depression measures. “To be...
“Young Americans Have Been Getting More Anxious and Depressed, Why?”
According to Jesse Singal, “ever since the 1930s, young people in America have reported feeling increasingly anxious and depressed. And no one knows exactly...
“Mental Illness and Familial Influences”
"Let us be clear that claims about established genetic or biochemical causation for mental distress are, as things stand, entirely fictional," writes Dr Lucy...
“Psychiatrist Gets 9 Months for Accepting Kickbacks from Drug Firm”
Chicago Psychiatrist Michael Reinstein received a sentence of nine months in prison for taking an estimated $600,000 in kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies in exchange...
“Simplifying Childhood May Protect Against Mental Health Issues”
On the Huffington Post, Tracy Gillett discusses Kim John Payne's book, Simplicity Parenting, and wonders if we are overwhelming children with “the burden of too much.”...
“Why are More Children Being Prescribed Antidepressants? Funding Cuts”
Eleanor Morgan writes in the Guardian opinions that the long waiting times for talk therapy and the increasing use of drugs in the UK...
Senate to Decide on Funding of National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Senator Cory Booker is circulating a letter in the Senate to support for the President’s budget request for funding the National Child Traumatic Stress...
“Can Adderall Abuse Trigger Temporary Schizophrenia?”
From the Daily Beast: "Amphetamines come with a host of negative side effects, most commonly insomnia and irregular heartbeat. But in less common cases, the...
“No Evidence Ritalin Makes a Difference Long Term for ADHD Kids”
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that, three years into an Australian study that is following 178 children with ADHD and 212 children without ADHD, the...
“Is It Really A.D.H.D. or Just Immaturity?”
The New York Times considers new research from Taiwan that suggests the possibility that the relative neurocognitive immaturity of younger children in a school cohort,...
“ADHD: Should We Be Medicalising Childhood?”
London's Telegraph reports: "Despite the fact that Ritalin, which works by stimulating a part of the brain that modifies mental and behavioural reactions, is...
“Half of US Preschoolers Diagnosed with ADHD Get Drugs, Is that Necessary?”
Laura McClure for Ted.com explains why giving amphetamines to children for behaviors deemed abnormal is a societal and public policy issue. “It’s a little...
“A Child’s First Eight Years Critical for Substance Abuse Prevention”
This week, the National Institute of Health (NIH) released a summary of new research on the effects of early childhood on substance abuse and...
“Electric Shock Therapy Led to Sunderland Patient Having Permanent Fit”
Update: Elsie Tindle has sadly passed away after a forced electroshock treatment triggered an epileptic fit and permanent brain damage. The psychiatrist, Eugene van...
Video: “Antidepressants Made Things Worse”
BBC news conducts a video interview with a young man named George. He was prescribed antidepressants when he was 15, after only a five-minute...
“Study Links Mobile Device Addiction to Depression and Anxiety”
A study published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior found that addictions to mobile devices are linked to anxiety and depression in college students....
“Psychosis: With Early, Informed Intervention, There’s Hope”
Columnist Nev Jones writes about the lack of adequate care for people in the US experiencing a first-episode of psychosis. “Evidence-based (or informed) psychotherapies...
“Sweat is the Best Antidepressant”
The University of Toronto recently opened a Mental Health and Physical Activity Research Centre to work with individual students, and to study the link...
