Protecting the LGBT Community is Good Health Policy
FromĀ The Hill: Research shows that LGBTĀ individuals experience higherĀ rates of physical and mental health problems than heterosexual people. Legislative policies that protect the rights of...
Time for a Paradigm Shift in School Psychology Interventions
Why do ineffective classification and intervention processes linger in school psychology, and whatās the alternative?
Black Students Are Right to Want to See Black Therapists
FromĀ The Guardian: At Cambridge University, black and ethnic minority students can now specifically request to see therapists of color.
"At Cambridge, weāre now guaranteed to...
How to Talk to Somebody Who is Hearing Voices
In this pieceĀ forĀ MetroUK, Lucy Nichol explains how to best support people in "psychosis," emphasizing the need to believe individuals who hear voices and recognize...
How Income Affects the Brain
FromĀ The Atlantic: A new study suggests that lower socioeconomic status may cause detrimental changes to the brain.
"...this line of research suggests that being poor...
Why Lifestyle Tips Won’t Cure the Mounting Stress People Face
FromĀ The Independent: Mental health awareness campaigns inundate us with lifestyle tips for managing stress such as mindfulness, meditation, exercise, and nutrition. But these tips...
Mental Health Industry Should Embrace Choices Beyond Drugs
In this video forĀ NowThis, Yana Jacobs critiques the mental health industry standard of prescribing drugs as the first-line treatment for "mental illness." She emphasizes...
“25 Years of Madness and Modernism”: A Review
In this piece for theĀ Centre for Medical Humanities, James Whitehead reflects on the 25th anniversary celebration of the publication of Louis Sass'sĀ Madness and Modernism.
"A...
The Mental Health Act Review: Everything Remains the Same
FromĀ Tales from the Madhouse: On May 1st, theĀ Independent Review of the Mental Health Act publishedĀ a 60-page interim report.Ā The report makes it clear that no...
Closing the Asylums
In this piece forĀ Jacobin, John Foot describes the Italian psychiatrist Franco Basaglia's efforts to revolutionize the mental health system in Italy. Basaglia sparked a...
Traditional South African Healers Use Connection in Suicide Prevention
Study finds that traditional healers in South Africa, whose services are widely used by the countryās population, perform important suicide prevention work.
The Impacts of Structural Stigma With Mark L. Hatzenbuehler
In this videoĀ forĀ Worldview Stanford, clinical psychologist Mark L. Hatzenbuehler discusses the adverse physical and mental health outcomes that often result from structural stigma.
The $3 Billion Research Breakdown
In this piece for Medscape, Jodi S. CohenĀ chronicles the research malpractice case of child psychiatrist Mani Pavuluri, who put vulnerable children at serious risk...
Bias Against Fat People is So Endemic We Don’t Recognize It
FromĀ Medical Xpress:Ā People from all marginalized backgrounds are subjected to microaggressions and hostility every day, which has serious physical and mental health consequences. But our...
Increasing Antidepressant Dose Does Not Improve Outcomes
A systematic review of literature and meta-analysis indicates that there is no clinically or statistically significant effect of antidepressant dose increase after nonresponse to initial treatment.
Treatment-Resistant Depression as a Sign of Unconscious Health
In this video, Dr. Elio Frattaroli describes how biological explanations for "treatment-resistant depression" often ignore the meaning and context of a patient's suffering. He...
Stigmatizing Language in Medical Records Affects Patient Care
FromĀ Medical Xpress:Ā A recent study found that the language used in a patientās chart notes may affect how well that patient is treated, and how...
Differing Depression Diagnostic Tools May Influence Research Findings
The type of diagnostic assessment used in research settings, either fully structured or semi-structured interview, may affect which participants in receive a diagnosis of major depression.
Is Your Job Bullshit? David Graeber on Capitalism’s Busy Work
FromĀ In These Times: Over a third of British workers believe their job makes no meaningful contribution to the world. TheĀ risingĀ number of people who have...
Study Explores Impact of Urban vs. Rural Upbringing on Stress Response
A new study investigates the relationships between early-home environmental factors and later-life physiological response to psychosocial stressors.
D Is For Diagnosis
In this episode of BBC Radio'sĀ Four Thought, child and adolescentĀ psychiatrist Ann York discusses the benefits and potential pitfalls of psychiatric diagnoses and shares her...
Hopeless But Not Broken: From George Carlin to Protest Music
FromĀ CounterPunch: Although people are often pathologized and shamed for feeling hopeless, hopelessness is sometimes a natural reaction to an oppressive political climate. George Carlin...
Cultural Confusion: The Shifting Line Between Sane and “Unsane”
FromĀ STAT: An unprecedented number of Americans have been diagnosed with a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder. Does this represent an increase in psychological distress...
Minority Groups Found Less Likely to Get Mental Health Care
FromĀ California Healthline: Although people of color are much more likely to suffer from severe psychological distress, they are less likely to receive mental health...
What About Fat Voices? Our Experience With Fat Invisibility
In this piece forĀ Resilient Fat Goddess, psychologist and fat activist Rachel Millner critiques the pervasiveness of fatphobia, sizeism, and weight bias within the eating...
