Protecting the LGBT Community is Good Health Policy
FromĀ The Hill: Research shows that LGBTĀ individuals experience higherĀ rates of physical and mental health problems than heterosexual people. Legislative policies that protect the rights of...
Time for a Paradigm Shift in School Psychology Interventions
Why do ineffective classification and intervention processes linger in school psychology, and whatās the alternative?
Black Students Are Right to Want to See Black Therapists
FromĀ The Guardian: At Cambridge University, black and ethnic minority students can now specifically request to see therapists of color.
"At Cambridge, weāre now guaranteed to...
How to Talk to Somebody Who is Hearing Voices
In this pieceĀ forĀ MetroUK, Lucy Nichol explains how to best support people in "psychosis," emphasizing the need to believe individuals who hear voices and recognize...
We Need to Address the Socioeconomic Causes of Distress
FromĀ The Independent:Ā Over the past several years, mental health awareness has become a high priority. But in order to truly make a difference in people's...
How Income Affects the Brain
FromĀ The Atlantic: A new study suggests that lower socioeconomic status may cause detrimental changes to the brain.
"...this line of research suggests that being poor...
Why Lifestyle Tips Won’t Cure the Mounting Stress People Face
FromĀ The Independent: Mental health awareness campaigns inundate us with lifestyle tips for managing stress such as mindfulness, meditation, exercise, and nutrition. But these tips...
Intimate Partner Violence Doubles Risk for Postnatal Depression in Malaysian Women
Women in Malaysia exposed to intimate partner violence are twice as likely to experience postnatal depression.
Mental Health Industry Should Embrace Choices Beyond Drugs
In this video forĀ NowThis, Yana Jacobs critiques the mental health industry standard of prescribing drugs as the first-line treatment for "mental illness." She emphasizes...
Toxicity in Late Capitalism
FromĀ Patreon: The rate of addiction to alcohol, opioids, gambling, social media, and porn has shown a steady increase in recent years. While conservatives often...
Traditional South African Healers Use Connection in Suicide Prevention
Study finds that traditional healers in South Africa, whose services are widely used by the countryās population, perform important suicide prevention work.
The Impacts of Structural Stigma With Mark L. Hatzenbuehler
In this videoĀ forĀ Worldview Stanford, clinical psychologist Mark L. Hatzenbuehler discusses the adverse physical and mental health outcomes that often result from structural stigma.
Can Precision Medicine Work for Depression?
FromĀ STAT: The idea of using precision medicine to treat depression is quickly gaining new ground. But many researchers and experts worry that the idea...
Bias Against Fat People is So Endemic We Don’t Recognize It
FromĀ Medical Xpress:Ā People from all marginalized backgrounds are subjected to microaggressions and hostility every day, which has serious physical and mental health consequences. But our...
Treatment-Resistant Depression as a Sign of Unconscious Health
In this video, Dr. Elio Frattaroli describes how biological explanations for "treatment-resistant depression" often ignore the meaning and context of a patient's suffering. He...
The Sound of Madness
From Harper's Magazine:Ā People who hear positive, encouraging voices often seen as spiritual guides or messages andĀ people diagnosed with schizophrenia are usually thought of as...
Is Your Job Bullshit? David Graeber on Capitalism’s Busy Work
FromĀ In These Times: Over a third of British workers believe their job makes no meaningful contribution to the world. TheĀ risingĀ number of people who have...
Hopeless But Not Broken: From George Carlin to Protest Music
FromĀ CounterPunch: Although people are often pathologized and shamed for feeling hopeless, hopelessness is sometimes a natural reaction to an oppressive political climate. George Carlin...
Distinguishing Dissociative Disorders from Psychotic Disorders: Compounding Alienation
If a person recognizes the āalienā parts of themselves as being parts of themselves, they are likely to be seen as having PTSD or a dissociative disorder. If they see the āalienā parts of themselves as being literally aliens, or demons, they will likely be diagnosed as psychotic. But these experiences are really on a spectrum.
Minority Groups Found Less Likely to Get Mental Health Care
FromĀ California Healthline: Although people of color are much more likely to suffer from severe psychological distress, they are less likely to receive mental health...
Temperamentally Blessed
FromĀ Aeon: The finding that only one in five people avoid any kind of mental health problems or psychiatric diagnoses through their lives has prompted...
Compelled Disclosure of Campus Sexual Assault May Be Harmful for Survivors
The majority of universities require most or all employees to report disclosures of sexual assault, but these policies may be ineffective at addressing campus sexual violence and disempowering for survivors
The Unique Way the Dutch Treat Mentally Ill Prisoners
In this piece forĀ BBC, Melissa Hogenboom reports on the way that people who have been convicted of crimes and diagnosed with mental illness are...
Verne Troyer’s Passing: What’s Prejudice Got to Do With It?
Again and again after an incident like this occurs, the media bombard the public with calls to bring about greater awareness of "mental illness" and the importance of "treatment" that is generally described in a narrow way. There is little discussion aboutĀ whyĀ the person may have been suffering in the first place.
Here’s How to Beat Anxiety Without Medication
FromĀ The Independent: The medication that is frequentlyĀ prescribed to treat anxiety often does not work in the long-term. According to a new study, a variety...
