“Should You Be My Valentine? Research Helps Identify Good and Bad Romances”
“Thankfully, scientists who study relationships know a lot about factors to consider when weighing whether your partner should be your Valentine, this year and...
“When the Evidence-Base Doesn’t Agree”
Christopher Gill, a Global Health specialist at Boston University, reports on his comparison of the strength of the evidence from meta-analyses and Cochrane meta-analyses....
Call for Papers on Holistic Mental Health Care
Division 18 of the American Psychological Association (APA), Public Service Psychology, has put out an open call for articles for a special issue of...
“The Hidden Harm of Antidepressants”
The Scientific American reports on an in-depth reanalysis revealing widespread underreporting of negative side effects, including suicide attempts and aggressive behavior.
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“Big Pharma Shells Out Big Campaign Dollars to Presidential Candidates”
“Democratic hopeful Clinton collected the most pharma money of any candidate with $336,416 in donations, a little more than a third of the total...
“Soldiers at War in Fog of Psychotropic Drugs”
“In a small but growing number of cases across the nation, lawyers are blaming the U.S. military's heavy use of psychotropic drugs for their...
“Do Feelings and Morality Mix?”
A philosopher explains how feelings influence right and wrong. “Could using modern scientific tools to separate the soup of moral decision-making—peeking into the brain...
“Soma, Spice and Substance D: A History of Drugs in Science Fiction”
Brian Merchant, writing for Vice, tracks the history of stories about drugs. Beginning as early as the Epic of Gilgamesh “humans have been taking...
Mental Health Crisis Assistance an Alternative to Police Response
"There's a growing awareness that alternatives to law enforcement are needed, that alternatives to emergency medical services are needed. There's a lot of people...
“French Drug Trial had Three Major Failings”
The drug trial that led to the death of one participant and brain damage to several others last month had three major shortcomings, according...
“Former FDA Commissioner Sued Over Levaquin”
"Obama administration appointee, former FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg, is at the heart of this scandal, and her husband Peter Brown, co-CEO of Renaissance...
Watch: “I Hear Voices in My Head, But I’m Fine”
"Eleanor Longden started hearing voices when she was 18. She was drugged and hospitalised, then told she was schizophrenic. A psychiatrist even told her...
“Survivors Push for Withdrawal Hotline and Change”
“Two Scots whose lives have been ravaged by prescription drugs are battling for recognition of the devastating withdrawal issues as well as proper support for victims,”...
“This Canadian Lab Spent 20 Years Ruining Lives”
"Scientific evidence is often complicated and cloaked in a belief that reputable and experienced doctors providing expert evidence in court can't be wrong," Brown...
“The Search for Schizophrenia Genes”
MIA contributor Jonathan Leo, writing for Slate, weighs in on the research that claims to have discovered a genetic basis for schizophrenia. “We now...
“The Psychologists Take Power”
Tamsin Shaw, writing in the New York Review of Books, summarizes the most recent trends in psychology and moral judgement. From Skinner’s behaviorism to...
“California Doctor Convicted of Murder in Overdose Deaths”
“A Los Angeles-area doctor was convicted of murder in a landmark case for killing three patients who overdosed on what a prosecutor called 'crazy,...
“The Surprising Reason Psychotherapy Works”
For Psychology Today, David Elkins writes that “psychotherapy's power to heal lies mainly in its human and relational aspects,” rather than any specific techniques...
NHS Psychologists Report High Work Stress, Depression
“Findings from the British Psychological Society and New Savoy staff wellbeing survey in 2015 show that 46% of psychological professionals surveyed report depression. 49.5%...
“Life, Animated: A Remarkable Story of How a Family Reached Their Autistic Son Through...
A new documentary “Life, Animated,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, tells the story of a man with autism who learned to interact...
“Study Gives Prozac to Fetuses With Down Syndrome”
“A University of Texas Southwestern study will see if giving unborn babies with Down syndrome Prozac in the womb will help improve brain functioning"
“Big Pharma and the Big Push for Patients to Take Their Meds”
“The pharma industry loses tens of billions in worldwide sales each year when patients don’t fill, or refill, their prescriptions,” Rebecca Robbins reports for STAT. So...
“6 Facts That Prove Ambien Is More Dangerous Than You Think”
“ Ambien, a powerful prescription sleeping pill used to treat insomnia, has serious effects that you may not know about. In the video above, watch CBTforInsomnia.com founder Dr....
“Pharma Executives Worry About Presidential Candidates Demanding Reform”
Reporting for The Intercept, Lee Fang reveals that pharma executives "have told investors that they are working actively to influence the political debate.” After...
“Missing in Action: Did US Journalists Miss a Huge Opportunity to Critically Examine Mental...
Last week, after the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) made a recommendation for increased mental health and depression screening “stories in the New York Times,...
