The Three Ages of Treating Madness: Confinement, Conversation, Chemicals
There was a time when therapy did something dangerousāit listened. Suffering wasnāt seen as a malfunction, but as a story worth hearing.
Elizabeth Loftus, False Memories and the Search for My True Self
A cautionary tale about the largely unconscious need for power and dominance that mental health clinicians have over patientsā narratives, especially for children and adolescents.
New Guidelines on How to Accurately Convey ADHD Information
The guidelines explain what research on ADHD has found, strengths and limitations, and more accurate ways to express what it means.
Everything About Us Without Us
Between 1883-1955, there was little attention given to the value and contributions of those who were āpatientsā at the Oregon State Insane Asylum.
RFK Jr. May Be Wrong on Many Medical Issues, But Heās Right About Antidepressants
Documented cases show a link between SSRIs and school violence, but pharma has suppressed the data that could prove this link.
On Not Becoming David Foster Wallace
I didn't know Wallace was a poster boy for antidepressant withdrawal because I didn't know that antidepressant withdrawal was common, or that I would be experiencing it myself.
Elderly Patients Who Stop Antipsychotics Have Better Outcomes
Older adults are often prescribed antipsychotics off-label for behavioral control in the hospital. But thereās no evidence for antipsychotics helping, and a great deal of evidence of harm.
Re-humanising Mental Health Systems: A Discussion with Jaakko Seikkula on the Open Dialogue Approach
Clinical psychologist, researcher, and professor Jaakko Seikkula, along with Markku Sutela, created the Open Dialogue approach to acute crises in Finland.
āDad, Something’s Not Right. I Need Helpā: Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall
In appointments that last five to seven minutes, all doctors do is push drugsāpsychiatric drugs, ADHD meds, everything.
Beyond Benzos: Jordan B. Petersonās Trip to Hell and Back
I am thankful "Beyond Order" exists; if only because it serves as a cautionary tale for anyone looking to modify their mood using psychiatryās plethora of pills.
Tortured by the Mental Health System Due to Misdiagnosis of Schizophrenia
The police think my non-existent "schizophrenia" makes me a danger to the community. If I don't show up for my injections I'm subject to police arrest and kidnapping from my home.
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS): Why Donāt We Know More About It?
Persistent antidepressant withdrawal is a debilitating experience, but little research exists about its prevalence and treatment.
Psychodynamic Therapy Revealed to be as Efficacious as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Meta-analytic study finds that psychodynamic therapy outcomes are equivalent to those of CBT and other empirically supported treatments.
I Have a Night Life: When Doctors Become Fathers, and Fathers Become Patients
Dad, itās going to be okay, I say. Dad, you have delirium. He is losing his mind. And so am I. At night time.
The AI Who Helped Me Leave
In quiet desperation, I opened ChatGPT. I didnāt know then that I was about to build the most consistent, emotionally attuned dialogue Iād ever had.
Akathisia After a Five-Year Taper: Chained to an Antidepressant Forever
I have been on Cymbalta for 17 years now and am gutted that my five-year taper did not free me of the drug.
When Narratives Clash: Unshrunk and The Cognitive Dissonance of the NY Times
For the mainstream media, reviewing Laura Delano's memoir "Unshrunk" is an exercise in cognitive dissonance.
Mapping Identity Through Moonlight: A Narrative Therapy Reflection
Healing didnāt mean fixing the chaos or wrapping it in a bow, it meant refusing to be erased or silenced by it.
āA Dangerous Substanceā: The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health
This is what social media does, she says. It draws people in. It hurts people. In the worst cases, it kills people.
Kermit Cole: Dialogical Therapy and Quantum Theory Walk Into a Barā¦
On the podcast this week we are joined by Kermit Cole who shares his thoughts on how humor can help in creating a shared experience that is helpful to the healing process. Kermit, in his experiences of being with people in psychotic states, has seen humor as a moment when a connection can be made. In many ways, this project is bringing Kermit back full circle to his work as a film director, early in his professional career.
āLife Unworthy of Lifeā: Historical Amnesia, Ausmerzen and the Rhetoric Surrounding Autism
The idea that human value can be reduced to economic contribution is not merely reductiveāit is deeply dangerous.
The Fight Against Involuntary Commitment: Are Protection & Advocacy Organizations Fulfilling Their Mission?
Protection and Advocacy organizations were designed as ground-breaking tools for fighting involuntary commitment and protecting patientsā rights. Are they fulfilling their promise? And will they survive Trump?
Exploring How Muslim Therapists Work With Jinn Possession
How do Western-trained Muslim therapists work with clients that believe they are possessed? How do they balance their belief in Jinn with their knowledge of psychological/sociological theory? How do they formulate and work with a client in the British context?
Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp
Revealing concerns about BetterHelpās ability to provide quality, secure treatmentāand the unresolved tensions in the science of psychotherapy that services like BetterHelp exploit.
What Are Waking Dreams, and Why Should You Care?
Indigenous culturesĀ around the worldĀ recognize and intentionally cultivate waking dreams for both personal and communityĀ well-being.
