Hearing Voices

A large longitudinal study finds once more that being prescribed antipsychotics significantly increases the risk of diabetes.

Review study compares outcomes of gradual vs. immediate antipsychotic discontinuation when switching from one drug to another.

A large observational study published in CNS Drugs sheds light on serious adverse effects of the ‘gold standard’ antipsychotic Clozapine.

A study examines the variables correlated with low levels of physical activity in persons diagnosed with psychosis in low and middle-income countries

Individuals with lived experience and clinicians share about barriers and facilitators to guided self-help CBT for voice hearing.

Study reports on the less-examined findings of difficult and painful meditation-related experiences.

Yet again I find myself in the painful, ridiculous and uncomfortable position of having to try to do my best to repair the extensive damage which is being done to vulnerable survivors of child abuse by the system. Yet again I am powerless to do much about it.

In a new report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dr. Dainius Pūras, calls for a move away from the biomedical model and “excessive use of psychotropic medicines.”

Researchers believe that side-effect monitoring is critical because of the increase in the use of antipsychotics

Association found between long-term antipsychotic use and poorer performance on cognitive tasks in adults diagnosed with ‘schizophrenia.’

The researchers find that the drug effects for reducing psychosis are small and that treatment failure and severe side effects are common.