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Updates on critical psychiatry postings across the Internet.

When Psychotherapists Are Less Healthy Than Their Clients

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From Daniel Mackler: It is common for therapy clients to be healthier than their therapists, for two reasons: clients are often humble whereas therapists often are not; and clients are often actively grappling with their feelings whereas many therapists are stuck in dissociation from theirs.

“A Poor Brain is as Worthy as a Rich Brain: Psychotherapy’s Privilege Problem”

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“Researchers argue poor communities and communities of colour face an inordinate amount of suffering and trauma, by virtue of their positioning at the very...

Chris Cornell’s Wife Blames Anxiety Medicine for Suicide

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From Rolling Stone: On Thursday morning, singer Chris Cornell died by suicide. His wife recently issued a statement speculating that his suicide may have been...

How Medical Professionals Have Enabled Torture

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From Boston University School of Public Health: A new journal article in the American Journal of Public Health evaluates the similarities between the use of medical...

Nietzsche on Depression and the Rehabilitation of Hope

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In this piece for Brain Pickings, Maria Popova discusses Friedrich Nietzsche's writings and perspectives on the struggle of depression and the possibility of hope. "Nietzsche writes...

“Treating the Brain and the Immune System in Tandem”

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-The Globe and Mail looks interviews researchers about the growing interest in inflammation as a source of serious psychological distress in some individuals.

‘Bear Our Pain’: The Plea for More Black Mental Health Workers

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From NPR: Dr Rhea Boyd says racism's toll threads through the psyche, manifesting in many ways, and shaping the youngest of brains.

“More Patients in Scotland Given Antidepressants”

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The BBC reports that the number of people in Scotland taking antidepressants has increased by 5% in the past year with most of the patients being women and those in the poorest parts of the country. “We are now looking at the flabbergasting statistic of more than one in seven people in Scotland being prescribed antidepressants this year,” Conservative health spokesman Jackson Carlaw said. “We urgently have to look at better alternatives than simply parking people on medication in the hope things don't get any worse, with no aspiration for complete recovery."

The Patient Voice: Antidepressant Withdrawal, MUS and FND

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From BJGP Life: Diagnoses of MUS (medically unexplained symptoms) or FND (functional neurological disorder) may be covering up serious prescribed drug effects.

More Parents Seek ADHD Diagnosis and Drugs for Kids to Manage Remote Learning

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From NBC News: "I'm watching kids who used to love school become unenthused and unmotivated," said one Michigan-based pediatrician.

Antidepressant Risks: New Website Informs and Shares Personal Stories

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From Antidepressant Risks: Katinka Blackford Newman, Professor David Healey, Sarah Culshaw and Dr. Ed White have teamed up on a new website helping people understand the risks of taking antidepressants.

Canadian Institute of Health Identifies Provinces Overprescribing Antipsychotics

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“A new study is giving insight into how long-term care patients in the province are progressing — or, in some cases, worsening — over time. It found those living in central Newfoundland are more likely to be given antipsychotic drugs they don't need.”

Federal Physician Malpractice Database May Not Work as Intended

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From Cairn's/Modern Healthcare: The National Practitioner Data Bank provides a flawed system to prevent doctors with histories of malpractice from skirting accountability, experts say.

I Was a Cult Member in the Cult of Psychiatry

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From Mental Hellth: Today I believe OCD is a trauma response. But at the time I believed what the psychiatrist told me, that there was something structurally wrong with my brain.

Debunking Pharma’s Spin on Racial Equity

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From Lown Institute: What could be a fruitful conversation has been largely co-opted by pharmaceutical companies as a method for trying to get drugs with unclear benefits approved.

“Politicians and Experts Meet at Parliament to Explore Record Antidepressant Prescribing and Disability”

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The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence is meeting today, May 11th, to discuss evidence of the link between the rise in disability...

‘Doctors Gave Me Depression Pills I DIDN’T Need for 20 Years’

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Luke Montagu writes in the Daily Mail, "Six years after taking my last dose of antidepressants, I am still suffering from their effects. I...

Many are Depressed Because They’re Expected not to be

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From The Conversation: New studies suggest that Western cultural values - specifically the high value we place on happiness - may be the reason that...

Eating Oily Fish While Pregnant Could Prevent Schizophrenia

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From The Conversation: According to a recent study from Japan, pregnant mice that are deprived of an essential fatty acid, called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are...

Mental Health Seclusion to be Scrapped After UN Condemnation

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From Stuff: In 2015, the United Nations Committee Against Torture expressed concern at New Zealand's use of seclusion against mental health patients. According to a...

J&J CEO Too Busy to Testify in Gynecomastia Trial

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David Sell writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the travels and tribulations of Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky, who will be too busy...

“Science Doesn’t Know Everything”

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Jerome Kagan, professor of psychology emeritus from Harvard University, says that "scientists studying psychological phenomena should replace their habit of linking one cause to...

Transparency Hasn’t Stopped Drug Companies’ Corrupting Research

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From The New York Times: "Disclosure is better than no disclosure, but it does not eliminate the conflict of interest. It’s simply a way...

FDA Approves New Opioid 10 Times More Powerful Than Fentanyl

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From STAT News: "'The lack of efficacy data and the (manufacturer’s) inadequate response to safety concerns have not been addressed since the FDA’s complete response...

‘Clearly a Game’: Opioid Lawsuit Settlements Give Tax Breaks to Drug Firms

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From USA TODAY: "When corporations deduct settlements for wrongdoing [from their taxes], the public is doubly harmed," said a report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund.