Johann Hari Continues to Speak Out
Johann Hari, British journalist and author of the new bookĀ Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depressionāand the Unexpected Solutions, continues to speak out...
Not Your Great-Grandfather’s Psychoanalysis
From theĀ Monitor on Psychology: One of the greatest misconceptions aboutĀ psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy is that it has remained unchanged since Freud introduced it. In...
ADHD More Severe in Children Exposed to Pollution and Economic Deprivation
ADHD behaviors were linked to the presence of both high levels of pollutants and persistent economic deprivation at birth and through childhood.
Difficult Decisions About Antidepressants
In this piece forĀ Research with Plymouth University, Richard Byng discusses the difficulty that both doctors and patients experience in discerning theĀ effectiveness of antidepressants in...
Loneliness is a Warning Sign to Be Social
FromĀ Nautilus: Numerous research studies demonstrate the strong correlation between social isolation and significant emotional and physical health risks. The pain of loneliness can serve...
The Female Subject in Psychiatry From Pathology to Prozac
In this piece forĀ The New Inquiry, Sophie Putka chronicles the mental health profession's long history of pathologizing, diagnosing, and medicating women's emotions.
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Critiques of a New Research Study on Antidepressants
A new meta-analysisĀ claimingĀ to prove once and for all that antidepressants areĀ an effective treatment for moderate to severe depression was published just a few days...
A Cry
In this piece forĀ Me, Myself and Disability, suicide attempt survivor Chris Coombs challenges the common misconception thatĀ people who attempt suicide always regret it and...
A Different Mental Health Approach Could Have Saved My Mother
In this piece forĀ The Independent, Nick Webb tells the story of his mother's suicide and explains how a more trauma-informed, community-oriented approach to mental...
A Case Against Antidepressants
FromĀ Newsroom: University of Auckland researchers make a case against the chemical imbalance theory of mental illness, arguing that biological explanations and treatments for emotional...
Study Confirms Higher Suicide Risk for Sexual Minority Adolescents
Researchers report that sexual minority adolescents have considered, planned, and attempted suicide substantially more than their heterosexual peers.
Puerto Rico’s Mental Health Crisis (Podcast)
FromĀ The New York Times: Months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the island is experiencing a severe mental health crisis. Public health officials say...
Drug Treatment of ADHD ā Tenuous Scientific Basis
FromĀ Tidsskriftet: Over the past three decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the diagnosis and pharmacological treatment of ADHD. Recent systematic reviews reveal...
Petition: Protect PTSD Treatments That Work!
The American Psychological Association recently issued a guideline recommending only short-term, structured, and symptom-focused therapies for the treatment of PTSD; the guideline may be...
Susie Orbach’s Guide to Books to Understand Yourself
In this pieceĀ forĀ The Guardian, Susie Orbach argues that we should not turn to the DSM to understand ourselves, but instead to the work of...
Spending on Social Services Improves Health Outcomes
Canadian study finds that social service spending is associated with a decrease in mortality and increase in life expectancy.
We Need to Broaden the Philosophical Landscape of Social Work
In this piece forĀ Community Care, Anjum Shah argues that social work academics need to pay more attention to the work of the philosopher Frantz...
He Tenido Un SueƱo (I Had a Dream)
In this pieceĀ forĀ La Otra PsiquiatrĆa, Fernando Colina describes his vision for a compassionate, non-pathologizing mental health system. Below is the full translation of his...
One Psychologist’s Mission to Save Talk Therapy
In this episodeĀ of WBUR'sĀ On Point Radio, psychologist Enrico Gnaulati explains why long-term psychotherapy has been devalued ever since the release and marketing of Prozac....
I’ve Been Waiting for This Since I Was a Child
In this piece forĀ Canterbury Christ Church University, Nell Butler highlights theĀ significance of the recently released Power Threat Meaning Framework. A trauma survivor herself, Butler...
Multisystemic Therapy No More Effective than Standard Care for Antisocial Behavior
Study counters previous evidence supporting multisystemic therapy, finding adolescents are just as likely to have out-of-home placements when receiving multisystemic therapy versus management as usual.
Interview With Black Lives Matter Cofounder Patrisse Khan-Cullors
In this interview forĀ Vice, Black Lives Matter cofounder Patrisse Khan-Cullors discusses herĀ efforts to fight for the civil rights of marginalized communities and to speak...
Study Finds Heavy Metal Music Beneficial to Mental Health
A new study highlights the role heavy metal music plays in the mental health of adolescents facing adversity.
How Neoliberalism is Damaging Your Mental Health
FromĀ The Conversation: Neoliberal policies and conditions may be at least partly responsible for the growing mental health crisis and decline in collective well-being in...
Self-Evident
In this piece forĀ Aeon, Serife Tekin argues that contrary to antirealist perspectives emphasizing the illusion of selfhood, there is such a thing as the...
