International Psychologists To Host Public Webinar on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
The Society for International Psychology, Division 52 of the American Psychological Association, will host a webinar entitled “The Humanistic, Vigorous and Universal Approach of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.”
Nail Biting may be OCD in DSM-5
Along with hair-pulling and skin-picking, nail biting is under consideration to be included as an OCD-spectrum disorder in the the DSM-5. "The beauty is that...
Doidge Explores the Development of Feldenkrais
-An extract from Norman Doidge's new book explores the development of Moshe Feldenkrais' therapeutic method.
Immigrants Suffer Higher Rates of Psychosis
From The Conversation: Research suggest that immigrants experience psychosis at rates two to five times higher than non-immigrants, likely due to exclusion and discrimination. Maintaining...
Consciousness: An Object Lesson
In this interview for The New York Review of Books, Riccardo Manzotti puts forth a view of existence as relative. However, he argues, the fact that...
Hospitals Need to Earn Their Tax-Exempt Status
From STAT: Many of the country's most profitable and prominent hospitals enjoy tax-exempt status even though they often fail to meet the health needs of...
New Grant Boosts Hearing Voices Approach in USA
From The Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care: The Hearing Voices Research and Development Fund has been awarded a $300,000 grant to expand their...
“Rat Study Reveals Long-term Effects of Adolescent Amphetamine Abuse on the Brain”
A study of rats given regular, high doses of amphetamine finds that those exposed to the drug at an age corresponding to human adolescence...
“The Nixon-Masked Man Who Helped End Homosexuality as a Disease”
In a Forgotten History article for the Daily Beast, Brandon Ambrosino tells the story of the 1972 meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. There,...
Paying Doctors to Diagnose More Depression is Unethical
It is "unethical" for the British government to establish expected rates of depression and to pay doctors per diagnosis to increase the diagnosing of...
Thomas Szasz: Does Mental Illness Exist?
A conversation with Thomas Szasz, published on March 28, 2014. He discusses the question of whether mental illness exists and whether it is possible...
UK’s National Survivor User Network Announces New CEO
From the National Survivor User Network: In January 2020, Akiko Hart will join NSUN as CEO with the goal of amplifying the voices of people with personal experience and fighting for rights-based changes in mental health.
Doidge Releases New Book on Neuroplasticity
The Toronto Star interviews the man "who brought neuroplasticity to the masses."
Evolution Doesn’t Care What You Think a Brain Region is Called
From Medium: While naming brain regions is crucial to the study of neuroscience, it may also be misleading. These names may oversimplify our understanding of...
53% of Docs Still Not Transitioning to Value-Based Care
From Modern Healthcare: There has been a recent uptick in the number of doctors transitioning to value-based care, but 53 percent of physicians still have not...
“Auditory Hallucinations: Debunking the Myth of Language Supremacy”
In Schizophrenia Bulletin, an Australian and a French researcher argue that the Hearing Voices Movement and similar groups are often misleading the public and...
“Companies Seek FDA Approval for Brain Games to Treat ADHD”
Two companies have committed to FDA review for video games that they claim can be used to treat “ADHD,” but many scientists remain skeptical. “At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry on Wednesday, Akili Interactive Labs presented data from a pilot study of its video game, Project: EVO, that showed some positive results in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).”
“Warning Over Ketamine Use for Depression”
The Daily Telegraph reports on a warning published in the Medical Journal of Australia that urges doctors not to “jump the gun in prescribing patients the drug ketamine to treat depression.”
“Robert Neugeboren, Survivor of Psychiatric Abuses, Dies at 72”
Robert Neugeboren, who “spent most of his adult life in institutions, often subject to isolation, physical punishment and numbing medication,” was “a celebrity of sorts in the world of the mentally ill: a survivor of the horrors of mistreatment, a case history for those who point to the positive effects of kindness and talk therapy, and, perhaps most of all, the embodiment of the bottomless mystery of the human mind.”
“ADHD Does Not Exist”
The New Republic assays into the the ripe fields of debate over the ADHD diagnosis.
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“The Nudge Debate”; “Science is not Your Enemy”
Two public thinkers contribute food for thought that fits, if obliquely, into the conversational pot-luck on MIA. The New York Times' David Brooks writes in...
The First Count of Fentanyl Deaths in 2016
From The New York Times: According to the first governmental account of nationwide drug deaths to cover all of 2016, drug overdose deaths increased by...
“Kids in Foster Care Three Times More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD”
PsychCentral presents a new study from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that found that foster care children are three times more likely than other children on Medicaid to receive a diagnosis of ADHD. Overall, more than one in four children in foster care receive such a diagnosis. CDC statistician Melissa Danielson interpreted these results as revealing a “substantial need” for more medical and behavioral services for kids in foster care.
“Early Behavior Therapy Found to Aid Children With A.D.H.D.”
“Children with attention-deficit problems improve faster when the first treatment they receive is behavioral therapy — like instruction in basic social skills — than...
The Truth is Out There: The Philosophy of the X-Files
From Big Think: The X-Files, a popular TV show from the 1990's, explores the philosophy of science, delving into questions about what constitutes quality science. While one...
