“Failed Replications: A Reality Check for Neuroscience?”
In Discover, Neuroskeptic discusses a new study that "attempted to replicate five different papers which, together, reported 17 distinct positive results in the form...
Lancet Editorial Argues for Better Science in Mental Health
An editorial in the Lancet Psychiatry suggests that mental health professionals rely more on intuition and "good intentions" than "good science," and that needs...
Why Do Congenitally Blind People Never Get Diagnosed with Schizophrenia?
"A long-standing enigma in psychiatry has been why no-one has been able to find someone who has both congenital blindness and a diagnosis of...
Previously Hidden Data Shows Anti-flu Drug Linked to Psychosis and Suicides
"(A)t least 70 people have died, many of them by suicide, after Tamiflu-induced episodes," reports Newsweek, in an article about the popular anti-flu drug...
Smartphone Mental Health Apps — Effective Treatment or Just Invasive and Misleading?
Wired examines some of the latest self-surveillance mobile apps that people are using to help themselves manage their own behaviors.
"Through the discreet and...
Pavlov
The history, personality, and dogs of one of the western world's most well-known names in behavior research, Ivan Pavlov, is the subject of an...
“4 Surprising Advantages of Being Depressed”
PsyBlog reviews a recent study that found people who feel depressed are more effective and efficient than others at certain types of activities.
"The researchers...
“From Birth to Death, Diet Affects the Brain’s Health”
LiveScience reports from the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, and provides brief summaries of a plethora of recent research into the effects of diet...
Are We In Danger of a New Wave of Eugenics?
Biopolitical Times discusses the recent historic decision by the government of North Carolina to compensate 7,000 victims of its forced sterilization programs that continued...
“Preventing the Onset of Psychosis: Not Quite There Yet”
Robert Heinssen and Thomas Insel of the National Institute of Mental Health argue in Schizophrenia Bulletin that the balance of evidence does not support...
“Is There a Link Between Mental Health and Gun Violence?”
In the New Yorker, Maria Konnikova explores various philosophical and scientific questions -- and reviews some of the recent research -- related to possible...
“Gut-brain Link Grabs Neuroscientists”
The journal Nature reviews research into "the idea that intestinal bacteria affect mental health."
"Now there is hard evidence linking conditions such as autism and...
Sunday Humor: Ask Your Doctor
PharmaGossip has published a couple of comics, "Ask Your Doctor" and "Drug Trials." No spoilers before the jump.
There's also a 90-minute documentary on how...
Special Issue of Nature Takes on Depression
The November 13th issue of the journal Nature is titled "The Great Depression," and includes various feature stories and commentaries about research into depression,...
Free Online Course in Fundamentals of Neuroscience
Harvard University's HarvardX has posted a "Fundamentals of Neuroscience" online course for free public use. Lessons include video content, interactive content, virtual lab content,...
Does Telling People to Count their Blessings Help Anyone?
In the PLOS Blog Mind the Brain, James Coyne provides a detailed critical evaluation of a recent meta-analysis of "positive psychology" interventions for depression.
"Going...
Doctors Frustrated With Electronic Medical Records
"Disappointing" and "tragedy" are some of the descriptives everyday doctors are using to describe the expanding use of electronic medical records, according to The...
“Clients and Suicide: The Lawyer’s Dilemma”
If their clients admit to having suicidal feelings or show evidence of serious psychological problems, how do lawyers' legal responsibilities to their clients change...
What Do Meditation Mental Health Studies Really Tell Us?
Catherine Kerr of the Contemplative Studies Initiative provides a critique of positive findings in her own area of research. "Is the general public overvaluing...
“Toward a new architecture for global mental health”
McGill University's Laurence J. Kirmayer and Duncan Pedersen examine the core controversies that dog the "global mental health" agenda in a freely available editorial...
Sunday Humor: The Abilify Umbrella, Second by Second
Pointless Planet breaks down an animated YouTube commercial for the antipsychotic medication Abilify, and provides commentary on the visual story second by second.
"A depressed...
“The Rise of All-Purpose Antidepressants”
A short article in Scientific American Mind reviews the rapidly expanding array of diverse ailments and conditions for which antidepressant drugs are being prescribed.
"As...
Repercussions of Europe’s New Regulations for Release of Clinical Trial Data
In two posts on PLOS Blogs, Tom Jefferson of the Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Group in Italy reviews the European Medicines Agency’s new regulations...
Most Psychologists Still Believe In Recovered Memories
Pacific Standard features a recent story of a man whose daughter accused him of abuse, but by the end of the court proceedings had...
“ADHD Brains are the Most Creative”
In AlterNet, Scott Barry Kaufman reviews the evidence that people who've been diagnosed with ADHD often have higher than average levels of creativity. He...
