On Coronavirus Lockdown? Look for Meaning, Not Happiness
From The New York Times: It’s not those who focus on pursuing happiness to feel better; it’s those who cultivate an attitude of tragic optimism.
Global Antidepressants Market – COVID-19 Implications and Growth
From Yahoo Finance: People living with mental health problems are experiencing increased stress levels. This has triggered the demand for antidepressant drugs.
Therapy Under Lockdown: ‘I’m Just As Terrified As My Patients Are’
From The Guardian: Counseling has been good to me, and I hope good for my patients. But what if the premise of it is undone by circumstance?
The Pandemic Will Haunt Today’s Children Forever
From The Washington Post: Stress during this vulnerable period can be especially damaging to children who already have accumulated trauma in their lives.
Health Care Workers Fear For Their Rising Mental Anguish
From Science Mag: Long hours, high risk, and crushing uncertainty about how the pandemic will progress have led to high anxiety among health care workers.
Mental Health Advocate Pat Capponi Spoke Out for Marginalized People
From The Globe and Mail: Pat Capponi believed that people with lived experience should have a seat at the table on matters that concerned them.
Universal Basic Income Could Improve the Nation’s Mental Health
From The Conversation: Social psychiatry research in the mid-20th century showed that mental illness was often caused by poverty, inequality and social isolation.
Helping Teens Make Room for Uncomfortable Emotions
From The New York Times: Psychological health is not about being free from emotional discomfort, but about having the right feeling at the right time
I Spent 10 Years in a Psych Ward. Here’s How I’m Coping Under Lockdown
From The Guardian: The lockdown doesn’t feel dissimilar to my time in hospital, but now it’s the government controlling my movements, rather than my doctors.
Anxiety Medication Prescriptions Up 34% Since Coronavirus Lockdowns
From EcoWatch: More Americans are turning to pharmaceuticals to help them cope with crippling anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic.
Antidepressants and Online Misinformation
From Psychology Today: Informed consent isn't possible if known harms are minimized or presented in ways that are faulty and misleading.
Does Conflict of Interest Bias Psychiatric Research?
From Psychiatry Advisor: "56% of DSM-IV panel members had 1 association with a pharmaceutical company; among mood disorders panel members, 100% disclosed conflicts."
Coronavirus Stress Response ‘Disorder’ – And How To Avoid It
From Me, Myself, and Disability: We must not make mental distress apolitical. Yes, mental illness does not discriminate, but to say that it discriminates equally is nonsense.
It Will Get Easier
From Elemental: When things stop changing so quickly, we’re able to start getting used to it.
Inside the Terrifying World of Psychiatric Emergency Rooms During COVID-19
From The Mighty: From unprotected mental health workers to a lack of basic hygiene for psychiatric patients and threats of retaliation, we need to take a hard look now
COVID-19 Crisis Takes a Toll on Americans’ Mental Health
From NPR: People under coronavirus lockdown may be facing extra mental health challenges — with fewer accessible ways to cope.
Class of 2020 Students May Face Traumatic Loss Due to Coronavirus
From The Conversation: Emerging adulthood is a critical developmental stage. Combined with the transition into an uncertain future, existential despair can result.
How to Manage Panic Attacks
From The New York Times:The coronavirus is affecting the entire globe, and it’s no wonder that many people may be experiencing panic attacks for the first time.
Therapy That Sticks
From Aeon: These treatments seem easy to administer, but is a ‘quick fix’ really what’s called for when addressing complex problems in life?
Depression and Anxiety: How Inequality Is Driving the Mental Health Crisis
From Big Think: The single biggest thing that will affect people's anxiety is not knowing if you're going to be thrown out of your home next month or how you're going to feed your children
What the West Can Learn From Developing Countries About ‘Mental Illness’
From The Correspondent: Anthropology showed me that someone who is perceived as 'mad' or 'sick' in one culture might be seen as perfectly healthy in another.
An Epidemic of Antidepressants
From Psychology Today: The evidence for the benefits of antidepressants is ambiguous, whereas there is increasing evidence that their risks have been underestimated.
Months-Long Isolation Will Take Toll on Mental Health, Experts Say
From CBC News: Social isolation could lead to a range of mental health issues as people face the prospect of living under the current COVID-19 restrictions.
Crisis Counseling, Not Therapy, Is What’s Needed in Wake of COVID-19
From Medscape: The mental health system must step up to assuage fears and anxieties around the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic.
Are Tapering Strips a Solution to Antidepressant Withdrawal?
From The Pharmaceutical Journal: Tapering strips — a roll of small daily pouches with consecutively lower doses — allow patients to regulate the speed of their reduction.
