“Woman Can Sue Study Sponsor for Suicide Try”
A woman in Texas attempted suicide while in the active group of a clinical trial for smoking-cassation drugs Chantix and Zyban, both known to...
“Are Benzodiazepines and Antidepressants Making Us Sicker?”
Naturopathic doctor Lauren Deville reviews "Anatomy of an Epidemic" and the evidence that the "chemical imbalance" theorized to underlie mental illness is not only...
“Maybe Companies Should Chill on Employee-Happiness Programs”
Will Davies, author of The Happiness Industry, does a Q&A on the ways companies are misusing psychological research on happiness. “I think that one thing that often gets lost in lots of the discussions of happiness (especially in the business world) is the possibility that happy work may mean less work.”
“Regulating the Intersection of Health Care and Gun Control”
-Attorney Charles Kels analyzes recent legislation requiring health care providers to disclose mental health information about patients to government.
Why You Can Have a Tapeworm in Your Brain and Still Live Fairly Normally
Mind Hacks looks at a number of unusual cases, such as a woman missing a cerebellum and a man who had a tapeworm eat its way through his brain over four years, and asks what these kinds of cases are telling us about what we do -- and don't -- know about the human brain.
“Is Science Broken?” — Report from the Debate
-A recent debate involving Neuroskeptic and other panelists with backgrounds in neuroscience and psychology asked if science's growing problems can be fixed.
“You Have One Mind, and Only You Have the Right to Change it”
The indefatigable Beyond Meds' Monica Cassani proffers a video from RX Benzo.org that concludes "you have only one mind, and only YOU have a right to...
Mental Health Providers with “Understanding of Aboriginal Approaches” Wanted
-"Aboriginal youth are nine times more likely to be depressed and three times more likely to think about suicide compared to non-aboriginal youth."
“The Violent Side Effects of Antidepressants that Many Ignore”
Dr. Mercola reviews the history of psychiatric medications' connection to mass shootings, potential violence and worsened depression, and the APA's recent recommendation to "reconsider...
Employment Lawyers Worried about DSM Diagnostic Expansions
An article in HRHero, a legal resource for human resource professionals, expresses concern about the expanding diagnostic categories in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual...
“Safe Babies Courts” Reduce Trauma Impacts
-ACES Too High News examines what makes "Safe Babies Courts" different than normal courts.
“Do Feelings and Morality Mix?”
A philosopher explains how feelings influence right and wrong. “Could using modern scientific tools to separate the soup of moral decision-making—peeking into the brain...
“Can What You Eat Affect Your Mental Health? New Research Links Diet and the...
The Washington Post writes that "“Traditional diets — the kinds of foods your grandmother would have recognized — have been associated with a lower...
“What The Hell Is Actually Going On?”
A cogent, insightful blog by MentalHealthCop reviews the literature for and against psychiatric treatment, including Creating Mental Illness by Allan Horwitz, research by Richard Bentall,...
“Attention Deficit After Kids’ Critical Illness Linked to Medical Tubes”
Past research has revealed the children who get hospitalized in the intensive care unit are more likely to develop the symptoms associated with ADHD....
“Yoga Lowers Inmates’ Aggression and Anxiety”
"Incarcerated thieves, drug dealers and murderers may not be the typical group you imagine doing yoga," says Scientific American, "but recent studies show that...
“Psychological Side Effects Lead to Chantix Lawsuits” – Injury Lawyer News
Injury Lawyer News provides an overview of the legal claims against Chantix, for such effects as suicidal thoughts, depression, panic attacks, terrifying visions, aggressive...
Court Gives Approval of Settlement Providing Better Mental Health Care for Iowa Children
from KCRG.org: On Friday, a federal court gave its approval of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit against the Iowa Department of Health and...
“Mental Illness Still Hurts, no Matter What you Call it”
"(Director of the NIMH Thomas Insel's) announcement is nothing short of a cataclysm in mental health. Imagine that you have a child who's been...
“When Philosophy Meets Psychiatry”
The New York Times highlights the Maudsley Philosophy Group, a London seminar that includes psychiatrists, psychologists, philosophers and others interested in "looking at various...
“Pay $1000 to criticize a bad ‘blood test for depression’ article?”
In the PLOS Blog Mind the Brain, James Coyne recounts how he wanted to participate in post-publication peer review surrounding the "bad science" in...
The Test Result that Gets You Locked Up Indefinitely
-People who've been arrested for sexual offences can end up indefinitely incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital, depending on their answers to a ten-question form.
“Cortisol Levels in Children’s Hair May Reveal Future Mental Health Risk”
The Guardian covers research out of Australia that found that levels of the “stress hormone” cortisol in the hair of 70 nine-year-old children corresponded to the number of traumatic events experienced by the child. “Childhood is an imperative and sensitive period of development, and when things go wrong it can have lifelong consequences, not just on mental health, but also on general health.”
“Film Showing at Yale Aims to Break Stereotypes Around Mental Illness”
The New Haven Register registers one of the 125 showing of “Healing Voices,” written and directed by PJ Moynihan of Digital Eyes Film, which "follows...
“Szasz Turned Psychiatry on it Head”
The Baltimore Sun reflects on "the kind of author no one reads but everyone knows about. That's unfortunate. Too many mental health professionals haven't the foggiest...
