How Our Military Discards Its Wounded Troops
FromĀ The Daily Beast: A newly released Government Accountability Office report found that 62 percent of military servicemembers who were discharged for misconduct between 2011...
Joshua Gordon Wants to Remake Mental Health Care
FromĀ Undark Magazine: Joshua Gordon, the new director of the National Institute of Mental Health, plans to invest heavily in brain research; he hopes to...
Researchers Question the Utility of an ADHD Diagnosis
A new article examines the usefulness of the ADHD diagnosis and suggests alternatives
Michelle Carter Found Guilty in Landmark Texting Suicide Case
FromĀ The Boston Herald: Michelle Carter has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for repeatedly encouraging her high school boyfriend to kill himself via text...
Quality of Inpatient Psychiatric Care and Consumers’ Trust
FromĀ Psychiatric Services: A recent study found thatĀ consumers who experienced low quality inpatient psychiatric care were less likely to trust the mental health system. Consumers...
How Helpers Empathize may Affect Their Personal Well-being
Researchers distinguish between two different forms of perspective taking and examine their impact on helpersā wellbeing.
Do Antidepressants Increase Risk of Adult Suicide?
FromĀ From Insults to Respect: It is commonly assumed that antidepressants increase the risk of suicide in children and young adults, but not in adults...
Treating Addiction With an App
FromĀ MIT Technology Review: A new app, Triggr, is using smartphone data to track the behavior of people struggling with substance use and addiction, with...
Why Stable Relationships Fight Trauma and Stress in Kids
FromĀ The Conversation: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can cause toxic stress, impacting children's brain development and physical and mental health well into the future. Having...
Those at High Risk for Psychosis More Likely From Deprived Neighborhoods
A recent study published in Schizophrenia Research examines the incidence individuals deemed āUltra High-Riskā (UHR) for psychosis and their neighborhood of residence
The Scarlet F: Why Fat Shaming Harms Health
FromĀ Harvard Public Health: Weight stigma, or prejudiceĀ toward people of size, can have a significant impact on both mental and physical health. On the other...
The Fictions and Futures of Transformative Justice
In this interview forĀ The New Inquiry, two co-editors and three writers ofĀ Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements discuss prison abolition and...
Some Physical Conditions Are Linked With Increased Suicide Risk
FromĀ The Huffington Post: New research shows that 17 physical health conditions, including sleep disorders and diabetes, are associated with an increased suicide risk. Patients...
Trial Over Suicide and Texting Lays Bare Pain of 2 Teenagers
FromĀ The New York Times: Michelle Carter, a 20-year-old woman, is currently being triedĀ for urging her boyfriend to kill himself via text message. According to...
āSalami Slicingā Found in Analyses of Antipsychotic Trials
Evidence of duplicate publishing in articles analyzing data from clinical trials testing second-generation antipsychotics for depression
The Virtual Couch: Is Online Therapy Going Viral?
FromĀ Alternet: Applications that provide online counseling, such as BetterHelp and Talkspace, are increasing in popularity. While some studies support the effectiveness of virtual therapy,...
New Data on the Adverse Effects of Meditation and Mindfulness
Study reports on the less-examined findings of difficult and painful meditation-related experiences.
I’m Sorry I Was Being So Crazy While You Treated Me Like Shit
FromĀ Reductress: "Let me just start this by saying I am so sorry I have been acting so crazy lately; I donāt know whatās gotten...
Prozac Nation is Now the United States of Xanax
In this piece forĀ The New York Times, Alex Williams discusses the social, political, cultural, and economic trendsĀ that have led to the recent rise in...
How to Really Help LGBT Teens Thrive
FromĀ The Atlantic: Although acceptance of LGBT individualsĀ is growing, LGBT teens still on average experience lower life satisfaction and more depression than their straight peers,...
Doctors Tortured Patients at Ontario Mental-Health Centre
FromĀ The Globe and Mail: A judge has recently ruled that patients at a mental health facility in Ontario were tortured by doctors over a...
Malignant Normality
In this pieceĀ forĀ Dissent Magazine, Robert Jay Lifton discusses how society's normalization of evil has led physicians and healthcare professionals to legitimize and participate in...
United Nations Report Calls for Revolution in Mental Health Care
In a new report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dr. Dainius PÅ«ras, calls for a move away from the biomedical model and āexcessive use of psychotropic medicines.ā
Study Explores Professional Help-seeking Among Persons with Depression
A large review of studies finds that men, young and elderly adults, ethnic minorities, and individuals with lower education status are most at risk for not seeking help.
Stories from the Psych Ward: Why Drugs Aren’t the Cure
In this piece forĀ Elephant Journal, one man tells his story of being locked up and forcibly drugged in the psych ward, and how he...
