Importance of Physical Symptoms in Mental Health Evals
Researchers at Harvard Medical School highlight the need for mental health clinicians to explore the meaning of physical symptoms and pain
“Whitewashing a Black Box Warning: The Chantix Story That Didnât get Told”
"The decision to remove the Chantix black box warning had its roots in a study known as the EAGLES trial, which was mandated by...
Time to ‘Drop the Disorder’
It was February 2016, the UK-EU referendum debate was beginning to warm up and my tolerance for absorbing toxic tweets and frustrating Facebook posts was dwindling fast. What then pushed me over the edge was yet another celebrity-inspired media frenzy about a psychiatric âillness.â
Industry Funded Trials Favor Drugs Over Psychotherapy
The researchers conclude that industry funding appears to bias studies towards pharmacotherapy over psychotherapy for the treatment of depression.
Mental Health Nurses Do Not Routinely Assess for Effects of Antipsychotic Medications
Researchers believe that side-effect monitoring is critical because of the increase in the use of antipsychotics
Study Finds Excess Pills Prescribed for Post-Operative Pain
Researchers find that patients are prescribed more pills than necessary after common surgical procedures
Pets Play Central Role in Management of Mental Health Problems
Individuals with long-term mental health conditions identify pets as valuable supports in their daily lives.
âPsychiatryâs List of Disorders Needs Real-Time Updatesâ
In a First Opinion piece for STAT, Michael First argues that a digital DSM should allow updates between editions. The American Psychiatric Association (APA)...
Better Mental Health Care Needed for Pilots
A new study shows that airline pilots are at elevated risk for depression, yet encounter barriers to accessing mental health services.
Alan Schwarz âADHD Nationâ Podcast
The New York Times correspondent Alan Schwarz exposes the roots and rise of ADHD, and reveals the powerful forces fueling its widespread diagnosis and...
Study Suggests Long-Term Antipsychotic Use May Result in Poorer Cognitive Functioning
Association found between long-term antipsychotic use and poorer performance on cognitive tasks in adults diagnosed with âschizophrenia.â
âThe Lizard Insideâ
For aeon, Roberta Payne, a professor of literature and the author of Speaking to My Madness: How I Searched for Myself in Schizophrenia, writes...
âThe Miseducation of Frank Walnâ
Studies of modern Native Americans have shown that âhistorical trauma,â the name that social workers give to the perception of historical loss passed down through...
Certain Antihypertensive Drugs Linked to Mood Disorders
A new study suggests that some antihypertensive drugs are associated with increased risk of bipolar disorder and depression, while other antihypertensive drugs are actually associated with decreased risk.
Major Depressive Disorder and âthe Confusion of TonguesâŠâ
The 1 Boring Old Man blog discusses how MDD started as a âDescriptor, then became a Disorder, then became a Brain Disease, and now seems have...
Stigma May Increase Distress in Individuals Who Hear Voices
Review finds that stigma around voice hearing is connected to isolation, secrecy, and poorer functioning.
âFor One Condition, the Drugs Came Before the Disorderâ
An investigative report in the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel explores the pharmaceutical industries involvement in the creation of the âmental illnessâ known as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder...
âIllness Inflationâ
The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel presents an interactive infographic detailing the pharmaceutical industryâs involvement in the promotion of several psychiatric disorders, including adult ADHD, binge-eating...
âFDA Agrees to New Trials for Ecstasy as Relief for PTSD Patientsâ
Last week, the FDA gave permission for ecstasy to move into Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of PTSD. âIf they can keep...
How ‘Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder’ was Created by Pharma
For MinnPost, Susan Perry discusses that the pharmaceutical industry played in the creation of the âmental disorderâ known as premenstrual dysphoric disorder or PMDD....
Study Finds Sexist Attitudes Linked to Poor Mental Health in Men
Adherence to stereotypically sexist masculine beliefs such as self-reliance, power over women, and playboy behavior were linked to poor mental health outcomes
Review Questions Long Term Use of Antipsychotics
Patients who recover from a single episode of psychosis are often prescribed antipsychotics long-term, despite a lack of evidence for this practice
FDA Safety Warning For Citalopram Did Not Improve Outcomes for Vets
Instead of reducing risk, the dose reduction recommendation made by the FDA in their safety message was associated with an increase in hospitalizations.
The Effects of Practicing Psychotherapy on Therapistsâ Personal Lives
A new study, published in Psychotherapy Research, explores how having a career in psychotherapy affects therapistsâ personal lives.
âHow Should You Grieve?â
Andrea Volpe, for Mosaic Science, explores the condition of complicated grief and how new approaches to therapy are treating it.
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