How Therapists Can Grow Beyond Cultural Competence
From GoodTherapy.org: Cultural competence is the standard set by the mental health profession that deems therapists capable of providing services to clients from diverse backgrounds. However,...
Woman’s Serious Fall Leads to Bipolar Diagnosis, Mathematical Genius
-A Colorado rancher was initially diagnosed with bipolar disorder after a serious head injury, but actually had developed emotional blunting, synesthesia and high-level math skills.
12% of Us Suffer from the Disorder of Healthy Eating?
-A researcher tells Psychiatry Advisor that 5-12% of the population has "orthorexia nervosa," the "disorder" of "obsessively" researching about and eating healthy foods.
“How Therapy Became A Hobby Of The Wealthy, Out Of Reach For Those In...
NPR covers research that shows that a large percentage of therapy resources go to the “worried well,” who can afford to pay out of...
Upcoming Debate: Does long-term use of psychiatric medications cause more harm than good?
-The next "Maudsley Debates" event, on May 13, 2015 in London, will pit Sami Timimi and Peter Gøtzsche against Allan Young and John Crace.
Blood Test for Depression? “Patently Wrong… Quackery… Shame on the Authors”
In the PLOS Blog Mind the Brain, psychologist James Coyne critiques a recent study in Translational Psychiatry -- widely hailed in the media --...
“’Tortured Artist’ Meme Lacks Good Evidence”
“That vision of the ‘tortured artist’ — the belief that there is a strong link between creativity and mental illness — is deeply embedded...
“The Future of Psychiatry May Be Inside Your Stomach”
The Verge reviews the growing body of evidence of the psychological impacts of different types of gastrointestinal microbes, and interviews Boston-area psychiatrist James Greenblat...
“The Great ‘Mental Illness’ Hoax: Rampage Killings and the Gun Culture”
Over at CounterPunch, Carl Boggs takes on the knee-jerk mental illness response that pervades the airwaves after every mass shooting. He writes: “What the mental-health fixation lacks is any semblance of historical or social context. Given the persistence of U.S. imperialism and militarism — and mounting fascination with combat and guns in a society transfigured by its warfare state — Washington remains a thriving center of global violence: repeated armed interventions abroad have found their domestic parallel in the world’s largest prison system, a deepening gun culture, home-bred terrorism, police atrocities, and a media culture filled with spectacles of warfare and bloodshed.”
“Mind, Myth and Madness”
Are psychiatric diagnoses real, or are they the cause of an apparent global mental health crisis? Researchers Richard Bentall and Simon Baron-Cohen, and psychiatrist Dinesh Bhugra...
“The United States of Adderall (Part III)”
Lawrence Diller continues his series on the uses and abuses of Adderall. "You take some Adderall, go through withdrawal, build up tolerance, take some...
“Readying for Pricing Fight, Drug Lobby to add $100 Million to Coffers”
STAT reports that the drug industry’s top lobbying group is attempting to boost its funds in anticipation of a show down with regulators. Clinton...
“Opiates and ‘Benzos’ — a Deadly Cocktail of Drugs”
MIA Blogger Richard Lewis lands an op-ed in New England's South Coast Today: "Not a week goes by without some news headline reporting about...
Video: More Harm than Good Conference on Psychiatric Drugs
On September 18th the one day "More Harm than Good Conference" brought together many of the leaders of the critical psychiatry movement. While the event has passed, the video and slides from the conference have been made available on the council for evidence-based psychiatry website.
“I am 16 and the Education System is Destroying my Health”
“This is an article about how our education system is ruining young people’s lives. Nobody is listening to the teachers who say it, so perhaps someone will listen to me,” sixteen-year-old Orli writes in the Guardian. “Nothing is so important that it’s worth risking your health over, not even the piece of paper you get, age 16, to tell you whether or not you’re good enough.”
“Story of Antipsychotics is one of Myth and Misrepresentation”
Joanna Moncrieff, author of "The Bitterest Pills," recounts the history of antipsychotics, concluding "The way antipsychotics have been misrepresented, their benefits inflated, their dangers...
There’s Little Evidence Abuse-Deterrent Opioids Work
From STAT: In recent years, the pharmaceutical industry has proposed using abuse-deterrent opioids - those that make it more difficult to crush, snort, or inject...
#MeToo in Medicine: Women Harassed in Hospitals
From NBC: Although sexual harassment is widespread in the field of medicine, women face significant barriers to speaking out and reporting abuse. In light of...
“Return of Electro-Cures Exposes Psychiatry’s Weakness”
-John Horgan offers brief overviews of the evidence -- "or lack thereof" -- for five types of electronic psychiatric therapies that are experiencing a resurgence in public promotion.
“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...
Trump’s Pick to Oversee Big Pharma has Ties to Opioid Industry
From The Intercept: Newly released documents show that Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Trump's nominee to lead the FDA, has received almost $45,000 in speaking fees...
How are Professional Artists Similar and Different from People Diagnosed with Schizophrenia?
People "who are prone to psychosis" in its most "extreme" forms, such as delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thought, have been found to also show...
The Persistence of the Radioactive Bogeyman
From Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Since 1950, a noteworthy number of American and European horror movies have used radiation as a plot device. The...
“New Counseling Toolkit Helps Boys and Girls Club Address Kids’ Real-Life Issues”
The staff at Minneapolis’ Southside Village Boys and Girls Club are implementing a specially targeted free interactive counseling toolkit designed by a team of volunteers...
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...
