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-In a Canadian survey, 42% of psychiatrists said that if they developed a mental disorder, they would not disclose it to family or friends.

-"The civic lawsuit demands that Comptom schools incorporate proven practices that address trauma..."

-Two drug companies launched a petition to convince popular dictionaries to include "Major Depressive Disorder."

Collective Evolution discusses a recent commentary by the editor of The Lancet stating that "much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue."

-A neurologist reflects on psychiatric disorders that fall under the general category of "psychosomatic illnesses" such as spontaneous blindness, seizures and paralysis.

-Stateline investigates new respite centers in New York City, where people in psychological crises can find an alternative to checking into a hospital.

-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.

-An NEJM "Reader Poll" shows nearly 80% of respondents trusting that scientific reviews can be responsibly written by people taking money from pharmaceutical companies, but not who work with patient-advocacy groups.

-Vox suggests it may be time for society to come to terms with how mistake prone and biased science is.

-Many New Zealand members of parliament believe that a majority of the people who contact them with "inappropriate" communications are mentally ill.

-The Intercept discusses the vagueness of the concept of "competency" and why people on death row who are deemed to be mentally ill get little sympathy.

-Should psychiatrists become more proactively involved in defining and supporting the development of mental health and well-being?

-A social worker explains why people should be more careful, if they believe it's a good idea to call the police to deal with someone who is disruptive.

-Is the World Health Organization moving towards developing tighter ties with corporations through its new "Framework of Engagement with non-State Actors"?

-The New England Journal of Medicine generated controversy by suggesting that concerns about conflict of interest in medicine and psychiatry are overblown.

-Nautilus explores the ideas of a psychologist who has been examining the minds behind the expanding proliferation of flawed science.

-Nautilus discusses some of the latest trends in "therapeutic" efforts to wipe out parts of people's memories or re-wire the networks in people's brains.

-A BBC story explores the unusual states of consciousness and bizarre experiences that often happen to people who are locked in seclusion or otherwise isolated.

-Duncan Double critically evaluates a recent article by National Institute of Mental Health Director Thomas Insel about a "tectonic shift" towards "precision" psychiatry.

-A researcher tells Psychiatry Advisor that 5-12% of the population has "orthorexia nervosa," the "disorder" of "obsessively" researching about and eating healthy foods.

-An anonymous mental health nurse describes how struggling with her own depression has given her new insights into the state of mental health care.

-People from Scotland's most deprived areas are more than three times as likely to be treated for mental illness than those in more affluent communities.

-There seem to be no "causal" relationships between homelessness and substance abuse, argue three Australian researchers.

-An excerpt from the book, The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood and Your Long-Term Health.

-In Schizophrenia Bulletin, an anonymous writer describes becoming convinced that his thoughts and actions were dangerously fused together.