Globalization

Psychology can only deal with racial health disparities effectively by incorporating critical race theory and intervening at a structural level.

How does social network site use influence well-being? Researchers suggest this depends on the extent to which site use is “connection-promoting."

In Europe, millions of people live in segregated institutional settings, excluded from mainstream society. Without adequate, person-centered support in the community, institutionalisation will sadly continue.

Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR), one of the groups that led the push for changes to the American Psychological Association’s (APA) collusion in the CIA torture program (as detailed in the Hoffman report), is again calling on the APA for a change in policies.

A new study, published in BMJ Open-Access this week, found a significant link between the level of air pollution in a community and the mental health of the children living there. After controlling for socio-economic status and other potential variables, researchers in Sweden discovered a strong association between the concentration of air pollution in a neighborhood and the amount of ‘antipsychotic’ and psychiatric drugs prescribed to children. The link remained strong even at pollution levels well below half of what is considered acceptable by the World Health Organization (WHO).

14-year study of a rural sample in China shows those who were married had higher rates of remission from schizophrenia.

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

Ethnic minorities and those who migrated during childhood have an elevated risk for psychosis, study finds.

Transitioning into poverty linked to behavioral issues in children, but may be mitigated by mother’s mental health.

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

Depression, serious psychological distress, and suicide attempts have risen substantially since the early 2000s among young adults – what’s changed?

In a guest blog for the Scientific American, Eleonore Pauwels and Jim Drawta write about the “dark side of the data revolution —the successor to the Industrial Revolution, with personal data as the new coal, oil or shale gas to be extracted or traded away, enshrined in an updated Faustian pact.”

The use of machine learning algorithms (known as artificial intelligence) in the medical field raises a slew of ethical concerns.

Medical News Today provides an overview of the research on the effects of shift work on the physical and mental well-being of employees. "Although...

Individualist psychological models of poverty pathologize poor communities, decolonial approaches that emphasize context and interdependence may be more sustainable.

Debate ensues as scholars and policymakers discuss how to bring a rights-based approach to mental health policy.

A new NIH-funded study suggests that children from low-income environments are more likely to have neurological impairments. The researchers claim that these neurodevelopmental issues are “distinct from the risk of cognitive and emotional delays known to accompany early-life poverty.”

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

Research illustrates privacy concerns with how mental health applications collect and share users’ data.

Dr. Dainius Pūras argues that the status quo in mental health treatment is no longer acceptable and demands political action to promote human rights.

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

Researchers parse out factors within urbanicity that leads to risk for psychotic experiences.

Rethinking Psychiatry is an independent, grassroots group in Portland, Oregon that advocates for a paradigm shift in mental health care. On January 20, we hosted a film and discussion by activist and artist Barbara Ford. The subject was “Despair and Resilience: How to Face this Mess We’re in Without Giving Up.” Ford also showed film called Joanna Macy and the Great Turning, featuring philosopher, writer, and activist Joanna Macy.

Study examines relationships between experiences of victimization, beliefs in government, and political participation among 12th grade students

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