Globalization

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

Researchers develop a novel approach to mapping personal well-being networks for those diagnosed with severe mental illness (SMI) that incorporates social ties, connections to place, and meaningful activities.

In a commentary in the American Journal of Psychiatry, George Washington University psychiatrist Amir Afkhami writes that the US State Department-funded Iraq Mental Health...

A new study, published in Social Indicators Research, investigates the association between economic policy uncertainty and suicide rates in the US.

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

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.”

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...

Researchers find that psychometric properties in the CES-D, developed for White adults, may not adequately measure the lived experience for Black adolescents.

Organizations, advocates, scholars, and practitioners had a chance to give feedback regarding FDA processes.

Researchers provide an action-planning framework to engage providers in the reduction of low-value healthcare.

Researchers explore how family interventions for psychosis might be adapted to China’s emerging integrated mental health care landscape.

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

A new study finds that mental health apps promote a one-dimensional view of mental health.

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

According to a study published in this month’s British Journal of Psychiatry, people diagnosed with depression in high-income countries are more likely to limit...

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.

A literature review published in BMC Public Health by researchers from Portugal and the Czech Republic summarizes results from 101 studies investigating the effect...

A Nigerian study finds that more than three-quarters of patients improved, even when only 13% were prescribed medication.

Sarah Kaplan for the Washington Post reports that while “Trump has pledged to cut federal spending he hasn’t offered details on how this will affect funding for scientific research.”

People who are more likely to believe that others’ views will change to match their own over time are less likely to engage in actions to facilitate that change

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

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

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