Depression, Stigma, and our Toxic Culture
FromĀ Medium: Often after the suicide of a public figure, there is an increase in articles published attempting to destigmatize depression by categorizing it as...
How Neglect and Abuse Change Children’s Brains
From theĀ Center for Health Journalism: Different types of childhood adversity shape the developing brain in distinct ways and need to be addressed accordingly. While...
Critical Psychiatry Network 2017 Conference Report
FromĀ Critical Psychiatry: The Critical Psychiatry Network's 2017 conference raised a variety of issues and featured a range of differing perspectives pertaining to the societal...
Study Finds Mistreatment and Psychological Distress Among LGBT Prisoners in the US
The rate of incarceration for lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals is roughly three times that of the general population and they experience significantly higher rates of victimization and mistreatment in prison.
Schizophrenia’s Tangled Roots
FromĀ Sapiens: Researchers are increasingly recognizing the role that social and environmental factors, including childhood abuse, stressful events, and poverty, play in the development of...
Drugs for Bad Behavior Cause Alarming Weight Gain in Kids
FromĀ National Post: Antipsychotic drugs are increasingly being prescribed to children as young as two for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, aggression and behavior problems. A...
Is There Institutional Racism in Mental Health Care?
FromĀ BBC News: Black people are overrepresented in the UK's mental health system and are at an increased risk of being forcibly committed, diagnosed with...
On the Analysis of Mental Health and Psychotherapy
In this interviewĀ with Bernard Guerin, author ofĀ How to Rethink Psychology,Ā How to Rethink Human Behavior, andĀ How to Rethink Mental Illness, Guerin discusses his conceptualization of...
How Severe, Ongoing Stress Can Affect a Child’s Brain
FromĀ AP News: In response to research showing the long-term health impact of adverse childhood experiences, pediatricians, mental health specialists, educators and community leaders are...
A New Paper Breaks Down the Effects of the Election
FromĀ Science of Us: A new research paper examines the mental and physical health effects of the 2016 presidential election, including the impact of toxic...
Why Are So Many People Dying From Opioid Overdoses?
FromĀ The Guardian: In a society where unemployment is prevalent and people feel isolated from friends, family, and community, opioid use has become a coping...
This is the Truth About Personality Disorders
FromĀ The Independent: Armchair diagnoses of personality disorders are a rising trend, from speculationsĀ that President Trump has narcissistic personality disorder to viral articles about discerning...
Researchers Discuss the Strengths of Children who Face Adversity
Experiencing adversity may result in the development of unique strengths and abilities that are often overlooked.
Human Jobs in the Future Will Require Emotional Labor
FromĀ Aeon: As technological change reduces the demand for human jobs in scientific and cognitive fields such as software engineering, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing, future...
African American and Hispanic Youth Discontinue ADHD Treatment at Higher Rates than White Youth
Study examines racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of care for Medicaid-enrolled children starting ADHD medication.
Unanswered Questions in New Mental Health Screening Program for Children
An article presents new screening tools for pediatric depression and anxietyābut fails to answer its own questions about efficacy.
Why Are So Many Adults Today Haunted by Trauma?
FromĀ Greater Good Magazine:Ā According to Dr. Gabor Mate, capitalism plays an important role in childhood trauma. Because our political and social systems do not support...
Colleges Get Proactive in Addressing Depression on Campus
FromĀ The New York Times:Ā The number of college students with mental health concerns is rapidly increasing, straining many universities' mental health and counseling centers. Colleges...
Researchers Question the Utility of an ADHD Diagnosis
A new article examines the usefulness of the ADHD diagnosis and suggests alternatives
Invitations to Crucial Re-orientation
In this lectureĀ for the Forum for Existential Psychology and Therapy,Ā SĆøren Hertz, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Denmark,Ā challenges ourĀ tendencies on to focus on individual...
Those at High Risk for Psychosis More Likely From Deprived Neighborhoods
A recent study published in Schizophrenia Research examines the incidence individuals deemed āUltra High-Riskā (UHR) for psychosis and their neighborhood of residence
Prozac Nation is Now the United States of Xanax
In this piece forĀ The New York Times, Alex Williams discusses the social, political, cultural, and economic trendsĀ that have led to the recent rise in...
United Nations Report Calls for Revolution in Mental Health Care
In a new report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dr. Dainius PÅ«ras, calls for a move away from the biomedical model and āexcessive use of psychotropic medicines.ā
Fixing Genes Won’t Fix Us
FromĀ The Boston Globe:Ā Scientists'Ā focus on biology and genetics research downplays the role ofĀ socioeconomic factors in causing distress andĀ health problems.
"Science is threatening a new era of...
Researchers Reveal Misconceptions About ADHD
A new article explains common misconceptions about ADHD that are held by teachers and mental health professionals and may lead to overdiagnosis and overmedication in schools.
