The Orwellian New Digital Abilify Will Subjugate Vulnerable People Across the US
The FDA approved the prescribing and sale of a new hi-tech compliance-monitoring āantipsychoticā drug this week. A new chapter in human darkness has descended ā one that is applauded by the alliance of control addicts that made it happen.
Does ‘Mental Illness’ Exist?
In this interview forĀ ABC Australia, leading psychology professor Peter Kinderman discusses why we need alternative ways ofĀ understanding and supporting people in distress that take...
Hearing an Opinion Said Aloud Humanizes the Person Behind it
From theĀ Association for Psychological Science: According to a new research study, people attribute more humanlike qualities to those expressing opinions they disagree with when...
Reading ‘Girl, Interrupted’ in the Psych Ward
In this piece forĀ Electric Lit,Ā Anne ThĆ©riault shares how the bookĀ Girl, InterruptedĀ helped her survive her 72-hour hold in a psychiatricĀ ward following a suicide attempt.
"The psychiatric...
Effects of Racism on Depression in Black College Women
Black college women endorse more perceived stress and depressive symptoms than White college women, highlighting the impacts of racism.
America’s Opioid Crisis Proves the Limits of Capitalism
In this piece forĀ RT,Ā Slavoj Žižek discusses the impact of capitalism on America's opioid crisis, exploring the factors that have driven people to use drugs...
What New Zealand’s “Unfortunate Experiment” Can Teach Us
From theĀ Boston Review: In his new bookĀ Doctors in Denial: The Forgotten Women in the "Unfortunate Experiment," Ronald W. Jones chronicles the history of New...
Is Addiction a Disease?
FromĀ Scientific American: The current medical consensus is that addiction is a chronic and relapsing brain disease in which drug use becomes involuntary despite its...
How Culpable Are Educators and Psychologists in Youth Suicide?
In this pieceĀ forĀ Medium, Karen Kilbane discusses the ways that contemporary psychological theories, diagnoses, and behavior modification programs are harming the mental health and emotional...
Voluntary Psychiatric Patients May Face Exploitation
FromĀ WFAA: Many patients who check themselves into psychiatric hospitals voluntarily may have difficulty when attempting to check out. In one recent incident in Denton,...
Agency and Activism as Protective Factors for Children in the Gaza Strip
Researchers recommend a āpolitically-informed focus', including activism, when assessing children and designing interventions in areas of chronic political violence.
Racism is Literally Bad for Your Health
FromĀ WBUR: Racially motivated discrimination and abuse have tangible, measurable negative effects on health. Not only do daily acts of prejudice and discrimination lead to...
Blaming Mental Health Won’t Solve Gun Violence, Says APsaA
According to a new statement released by the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA), the causes of firearm violence are complex and multifactorial, and gun violence...
Neoliberalism May Have a Devastating Effect on Mental Health
FromĀ The Independent: Policies that privilege neoliberal values are having a devastating effect on people with complex mental health needs. In the UK,Ā people with severe...
Pharmaceutical Industry Gifts Linked to Costlier Prescribing Practices
New study finds that pharmaceutical industry gifts to medical providers in Washington D.C. are associated with higher cost, higher volume prescribing behavior.
Is Spanking Harmful? Study Finds Link With Future Mental Illness
FromĀ The Kansas City Star: A new study from the University of Michigan has found a link between spanking andĀ serious problems in adulthood includingĀ mental health...
Christmas Songs Played on a Loop Can be Bad for Mental Health
FromĀ Providr: Many retail stores have already begun rolling out Christmas decorations and playing Christmas music. A clinical psychologist recently warned that playing Christmas music...
Vampire Medicines
In this piece, Dr. David Healy describes the various factors contributing to the lack of awareness surrounding the harmful and potentially dangerous effects of...
The Power of Placebo is Strengthened by Having a Warm and Competent Practitioner
The effect of individual expectations on treatment outcomes is found to be influenced by physician attributes.
SSRI Ineffective at Treating Depression in Individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr. Madhukar Trivedi and colleagues find that the SSRI sertraline does not reduce depressive symptoms any more than placebo in people with Chronic Kidney Disease.
The Drug Being Pushed on Nursing Home Residents
FromĀ Next Avenue: The drug Nuedexta has only been approved for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, the maker of...
The Men Taking Classes to Unlearn Toxic Masculinity
FromĀ Science of Us: The Washington, D.C., Rape Crisis Center, Collective Action for Safe Spaces, and ReThink, an organization that works to prevent sexual assault,...
Minority and Immigration Status Associated with Psychosis Risk
Ethnic minorities and those who migrated during childhood have an elevated risk for psychosis, study finds.
The Misery Filter
In this op-ed forĀ The New York Times, Ross Douthat discusses the way we tend to "filter for misery," failing to recognize the private struggles...
Western āDepressionā is Not Universal
Derek Summerfield, consultant psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley National Health Service Foundation Trust, challenges the assumption that Western depression is a universal condition.
