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Individuals who participate in efforts of collective action report changes in personality, behavior, and worldview.

A clinical trial finds Prozac no better than placebo for improving repetitive behaviors.

There is a lack of consensus in the definition of ‘relapse’ across randomized controlled trials of antipsychotic maintenance treatment for schizophrenia and psychosis.

Researchers shed light on the precarious nature of evidence from efficacy trials of antidepressant medication to treat symptoms of major depressive disorder in children and adolescents.

Researchers call for action to address social challenges and inequalities that obstruct mental health and well-being globally.

Research finds patients of first-episode psychosis report benefits from social relationships where their personhood is respected.

Group-based MBSR and PCGT therapies effective as a complementary treatment for PTSD.

Increased Parkinson's risk could be related to lithium, antipsychotic, and antiepileptic drug use.

New article pushes for a shift from a psychiatry centered on brain circuitry toward an 'ecosocial' view of mind, brain, and culture.

A new update to the NICE guideline for depression suggests providers discuss long-term, severe antidepressant withdrawal symptoms.

A re-visioned approach to social psychiatry aims to understand the broad influence of social life on mental health.

New study finds that smartphone use may precede experiences of loneliness and depressive symptoms among older teens according to longitudinal analysis.

New research explores the use of broad-based school-integrated resiliency and mindfulness interventions to prevent mental health concerns before they occur.

Researchers seek to identify adaptive coping responses to discrimination for the transgender and gender diverse community.

Gender identity conversion efforts impact psychological distress and lifetime suicidality in transgender people.

Loneliness was found to both predict and be reinforced by severe common mental disorders.

Clinical trials also consistently fail to measure and report long-term harmful effects.

A coalition of 35 health organizations expressed serious concerns that the NICE guideline for adult depression may cause clinical harm—they demand “full and proper” revisions.

A new review, published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, concludes that antidepressants should not be used as the risks outweigh evidence for benefits.

Can a renewed biopsychosocial approach, grounded in an updated philosophy, foster person-centered medicine, and psychiatry?

Study finds that not believing sexual abuse survivors often leads to self-blame and mental health issues.

A case analysis of an American Indian woman illustrates how the DSM diagnostic criteria misrepresent the lives of indigenous people.

Teen suicide risk is influenced by relationships with adults and teachers, perceived popularity, close friendships, and school connectedness.

Despite their finding, the researchers suggest that SSRIs be given to people who do not meet criteria for depression or anxiety.

Major study finds that economic deprivation and a lack of social capital are driving increasing rates of suicide in the U.S.