Antidepressant Use Leads to Worse Long Term Outcomes, Study Finds
Results from a 30-year prospective study demonstrated worse outcomes for people who took antidepressants, even after controlling for gender, education level, marriage, baseline severity, other affective disorders, suicidality, and family history of depression.
Experts ‘In Denial’ Over Withdrawal Harm From Prescription Pills
FromĀ The Herald: MSP (Member of the Scottish Parliament) Michelle Ballantyne has spoken out about the epidemic of withdrawal effects of prescription pills, critiquing physicians'...
Antidepressant Use Linked to Higher Dementia Risk
FromĀ The Telegraph: A major new study has found a strong association between long-term exposure to antidepressants and risk of dementia.
"Researchers warned there may be...
Researchers Explore the Relationship Between Religiosity and Psychotic Experiences
Individuals who identify as religious may be more likely to have symptoms associated with psychosis.
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...
The Breaking Point
How did I become someone who could barely function? I was a high-performing sales executive ranked in the top 2% of an international business communications company. But now, after using powerful psych meds for depression and anxiety for more than a decade, I couldnāt do basic things like go to the grocery store, plan a meal, make dinner, or get together with friends.
Antidepressants and Withdrawal: Readers Tell Their Stories
More than 8,000 people responded to the recentĀ New York Times article on antidepressant withdrawal. Here, reporter Benedict Carey describes differences in the way various...
On Being Mad in Public
Even as you are being shown amazing and mystical things and having all sorts of mysteries clarified in your mind, you are also being placed in a position where no one will pay any attention to what you have to say, or if they do, the results of that attention will be negative (such as being locked up). The mysterious and powerful journey you are on is almost invisible to other people.
Metacognitive Training (MCT): A New Treatment Approach for Delusions
Since psychosis does not occur instantaneously and suddenly, but is often preceded by a gradual change in the appraisal of oneās cognitions and social environment, empowering metacognitive competence may act prophylactically to prevent or hinder a psychotic breakdown.
Antidepressants and the Problem of Withdrawal
In this episode of WBUR'sĀ On Point Radio, Benedict Carey, author of the recentĀ New York Times report on antidepressant withdrawal, discusses the topic of discontinuing...
Bright Light Therapy More Effective Than Medication Alone for Bipolar Depression
A new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial has found bright light therapy to be a powerful intervention that could provide an alternative to medication for people with ābipolar depression.ā
The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma
In this piece forĀ The New Yorker, Junot Diaz reflects on the impact of his experience of childhood sexual abuse and the ways that therapy...
Study Finds Connection Between Trauma and Psychosis in Children
Researchers connect the impact of early trauma to the development of psychosis in children as young as 7 years old.
Xanax Nation
In this blog post, Andy White highlights the role Xanax plays in silencing political dissent and keeping the public complacent. Instead of expressing anger...
Judi Chamberlin and the Fight Against Institutionalizing Women
In this piece forĀ Rooted in Rights, s.e. smith chronicles the life of Judi Chamberlin and discusses the important role she playedĀ at the intersection of...
Using Chosen Names Reduces Suicide in Transgender Youths
FromĀ UT News:Ā A new study has found that allowing transgender youths to use their chosen name at home, school, and work dramatically decreases their risk...
Physical Activity and Exercise May Prevent Depression, Study Finds
Everyday exercise, regardless of intensity, can prevent the development of depressive symptoms.
Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit
FromĀ The New York Times: Global prescription rates and long-term use of antidepressants are rising rapidly. One unanticipated consequence of this trend is that more...
Experts Warn of an Emerging ‘Stimulant Epidemic’
FromĀ Medscape: While policymakers and members of the general public are justifiably focused on addressing the opioid epidemic, there is another epidemic that may be...
To Treat Pain, PTSD and Other Ills, Veterans Try Tai Chi
FromĀ NPR: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new program that offers wheelchair tai chi classes in order to help veterans manage...
Popular Drug Reveals the Issue of “Off-Label” Use
FromĀ The Washington Post: Despite major lawsuits and detailed reports pertaining to severe health risks associated with the antipsychotic Seroquel, the drug remains one of...
The Mind-Expanding Ideas of Andy Clark
In this piece forĀ The New Yorker, Larissa MacFarquhar profiles the philosopher and cognitive scientist Andy Clark, whose work argues that our minds are inseparable...
Childhood Adversity Influences Levels of Distress in Voice Hearers
Research finds that hearing negative voices explains how childhood adversity is related to distress.
Older Patients Being Prescribed Risky Anticholinergic Drugs
FromĀ MinnPost: A new University of Minnesota study has found that anticholinergic drugs, including antidepressants, continue to be prescribed to millions of older Americans despite...
The Industrial Revolution Left Scars That Can Still Be Seen Today
From theĀ Harvard Business Review: While the Industrial Revolution brought about unprecedented technological and economic progress, it has also left a negative psychological impact.Ā Research shows...
