Globalization

Lack of overdiagnosis parameters stifles communication across fields seeking to mitigate its potential harm.

A new study explores how “psychosis” and “schizophrenia” are viewed within the Māori community in New Zealand.

The narratives about Bipolar Disorder promoted by drug companies may influence how those diagnosed understand themselves.

A new study finds self-coldness predicts depressive symptoms and supports self-compassion as a buffer.

Canadian study finds that social service spending is associated with a decrease in mortality and increase in life expectancy.

Interventions calling attention to participants’ hypocrisy proved effective in reducing Islamophobia and collective blame of Muslims for individual acts of violence.

Concerns about the impact of climate change on animals and nature results in more effective coping to reduce hopelessness about climate change and promotes pro-environmental behaviors.

Social determinants have been seen to have an equal, if not greater, influence on health as individual behaviors, yet this evidence is largely ignored. Researchers investigate why this is the case.

Meta-analytic study detects upsurge in patterns of perfectionism in young adults and explores how neoliberalism contributes to this trend.

Researchers argue that a structural competency and social determinants of health approach must be made central to psychiatry training.

A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and fish has repeatedly been found to improve mental health.

Meta-analysis gives updated recovery and remission rates for persons identified as having a first-episode psychosis and those diagnosed with schizophrenia.

A new analysis of UK mental health data suggests the way organizations deliver mental health services can alter patient outcomes.

Structural competency in psychiatry emphasizes the social factors shaping patient presentations and encourages physician advocacy.

Researchers found participants were less likely to dehumanize those with whom they disagreed when they heard their voices.

Study finds the incidence of “psychosis” to vary by person and place, corresponding to factors such as race, ethnicity, age, and environment.

Researchers examine links between police victimization and psychotic symptoms in a topical new study.

New study examines how increased screen time and social media may be contributing to depressive symptoms and suicide risk in teens

New meta-analysis of smartphone based interventions demonstrates small-to-moderate effect.

Loneliness has been linked to negative health outcomes, but there are no interventions clearly proven to ‘fix’ the problem.

Researchers recommend a ‘politically-informed focus', including activism, when assessing children and designing interventions in areas of chronic political violence.

Derek Summerfield, consultant psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley National Health Service Foundation Trust, challenges the assumption that Western depression is a universal condition.

Researchers find few existing "psychopathology scales" are appropriate for global utilization.

Are White Americans’ poor mental health outcomes caused by Whiteness?

Participatory action approaches in bioethics research used to decrease coercion and seclusion in psychiatric treatment.