‘Mental Illness’ Was a Label Assigned to Me Until I Took Ownership of My...
From PublicSource: Labels were always attached to me without my permission. They haunted me every time I wanted to heal from my past traumas, to be truly myself.
FDA Signs Off on First Medical Device for Treating ADHD in Children
From USA TODAY: The Monarch eTNS connects via wire to a small patch placed on the forehead of the patient, generating a low-level electrical pulse to the brain.
Today’s Biggest Threat: The Polarized Mind
From Scientific American: To counter it, two psychologists call for a mobilization of mindfulness practices and dialogue groups on the scale of a public works program for human civility.
The Couch and the Cushion: Why Mindfulness Is No Substitute for Therapy
From Tricycle: The Buddhist Review: When I was performing mindfulness meditation practices, I was basically alone. With my analyst, I was not. And that seems to have made all the difference.
Red Flags for College Applicants With Mental Health Issues
From Inside Higher Ed: If an applicant writes an essay about psychological challenges, the admissions staff at a college in Florida have been flagging them for additional review.
In the Land of Hope and Grief
From Pacific Standard: An art therapy project in an Alaska Native village helps teens talk about suicide in their community.
The Empty Promise of Suicide Prevention
From The New York Times: Antidepressants can’t supply employment or affordable housing, repair relationships with family members or bring on sobriety.
FDA Medical Adviser: ‘Congress Is Owned by Pharma’
From Yahoo! Finance: "Congress is supposed to have oversight for the FDA...the FDA isn’t going to hold pharma accountable, and Congress is getting paid to not hold pharma accountable."
Investigation: Use of Dangerous Restraint Tripled in Scots Psychiatric Wards
From The Herald: "Restraint is supposed to be a last resort but these figures show that...it is becoming more and more common," said the Scottish Liberal Democrats' health spokesman.
Should Every American Citizen Be a Yoga Teacher?
From The New York Times: CorePower, the country’s largest yoga studio chain, has a distinctly profitable approach: It enlists teachers as salespeople and incentivizes them with bonuses.
Report – Medication Overload: How the Drive to Prescribe Is Harming Older Americans
From Lown Institute: If nothing is done to change current practices, medication overload will lead to the premature deaths of 150,000 older Americans over the next decade.
Cities Can’t Criminalize Homelessness, Federal Court Affirms
From Curbed: An Idaho lawsuit is now established as precedent: cities won't be able to punish people for sleeping on public property unless they provide adequate indoor accommodations.
Activists, Suicide Prevention Groups Seek Bans on Conversion Therapy for Minors
From NPR: "Conversion therapy...is telling somebody that there's something fundamentally broken with them and...it needs to be fixed. That's a lot of trauma."
Is the American Psychological Association Addicted to Militarism and War?
From CounterPunch: At times the APA has taken public stands on key perils and injustices in our society. But when the focus shifts to war, the APA turns silent, or worse.
Psychiatrist Who Argued That Being Gay Is Not a Disorder Dies at 82
From The Advocate: Richard Green was a longtime LGBTQ ally and one of the first psychiatrists to speak out against the labeling of homosexuality as a mental disorder.
Why Did the FDA Approve This New High-Dose ADHD Drug?
From Healthline: Purdue’s new product, Adhansia XR, is currently one of the highest-dose ADHD drugs available on the market — and they want to go higher.
Mother Sues Over Daughter’s Suicide Attempt in School Isolation Booth
From The Guardian: Evidence suggests that isolation booths are being used as a "dumping ground" for children, particularly those with special educational needs.
Childhood Trauma Can Impact Our Gut Bacteria
From Technology Networks: A history of trauma or abuse has been reported in up to half of adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), at a prevalence twice that of patients without IBS.
What Happens When Someone Invalidates Your Feelings
From Dr. Henry Cloud/Boundaries: Connection and trust happen when one heart meets another. What destroys connection and trust like nothing else? Invalidation.
How the Way We Talk About Addiction Can Make It Harder for People to...
From CBC: "It is entirely possible that in the future our children or grandchildren are going to look back and be aghast at how we have treated people who use drugs."
Number of Children Going to ER With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Doubles, Study Finds
From CNN: The average age of a child at the time of evaluation was 13, and 43% of the visits were in children between 5 and 11.
It Will Take More Than a $34,000 Drug to Stop Postpartum Depression
From The New York Times: Zulresso is just a stopgap, and yet another instance of pathologizing a very sane reaction to our very insane culture.
In Ontario, a Battle for the Soul of Psychiatry
From The Globe and Mail: A proposal made by the Ontario Ministry of Health in January would radically limit psychotherapy provided by psychiatrists and family physicians.
My Name Is Rachel: Interview With Rachel Waddingham
From BBC Sounds: This is Rachel’s story of being sectioned in 21st century Britain. She asks why she doesn’t have more rights to decide her own care, and how to break the cycle of the ‘revolving door’ patient.
U.S. Marine and Navy Suicides at a 10-Year High
From CNN: Many of the cases are young Marines who have not deployed overseas or been in combat -- a situation observed in other branches of the military as well.
