âFDA Rejects Creepy Abilify Surveillance Pillâ
The FDA has rejected the drug/device combination designed to monitor patient adherence with Abilify from Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Proteus Digital Health. Just last week...
Evolution or Revolution? Why Western Psychiatry Wonât Change by Incremental Steps
...but how realistic is it to expect that the biological skew of Western psychiatry can be sustainably changed one small step at a time?
Court-Ordered Psychiatric Tests Used as a Weapon
From Courier Mail: Divorced parents are increasingly ordering involuntary psychiatric examinations against one another to be used as a weapon in custody fights.
"Family lawyer Deborah...
Researchers Push for Transparency of Mental Health Outcome Data
A new analysis of UK mental health data suggests the way organizations deliver mental health services can alter patient outcomes.
âRecoil, Reform, Repeatâ
For The Boston Globe, Michael Rezendes writes about the dehumanizing conditions for mental health patients and the Bridgewater State Hospital. While previous exposés have...
Researchers Argue that âADHDâ Doesnât Meet DSM Definition of a Disorder
New research questions whether the diagnosis of ADHD even meets the criteria for a disorder, as set out in the manuals used by the medical and psychiatric fields.
âThe Psychology of Terrorism: Q&A with John Horganâ
The Scientific American reprints their interview with psychologist and terrorism expert John Horgan following the attacks in Paris on November 13th. âAn issue I find problematic right now is the idea that to prevent terrorism, we have to first prevent radicalization⊠There are far more people who hold "radical" views than will ever become involved in terrorism, and there are plenty of terrorists (who are already small in number â a point we tend to forget) who donât initially hold radical views but drift into terrorism regardless.â
Linking Screen Time, Smartphones, and Stress Among Young Adults
New review ties increased screen time to increasing anxiety and depression among young adults throughout the United States.
âHow Terror Hardens Usâ
âWe Americans are living through a dread-inducing age,â Jessica Stern writes in the âTimes, and our feelings of vulnerability have psychological and political consequences. Terror Management Theory, âwhich suggests that much of human behavior is motivated by an unconscious terror of death,â provides an explanation for the xenophobia and culture wars that often follow the dread of an attack.
“When psychiatrists are on Facebook, their patients can get a case of TMI”
Washington Post columnist Steven Petrow gets a friend recommendation from Facebook, and it turns out to be his current psychotherapist, who isn't using any...
âNew Jersey Psychology Practice Revealed Patientsâ Mental Disorders in Debt Lawsuitsâ
Pro Publica and the NY Times collaborate on an investigative report revealing loopholes in HIPAA laws that allow providers to release the mental health...
âWhy Are Young Westerners Drawn to Terrorist Organizations Like ISIS?â
"ISIS provides existential fast food, and for some of the most spiritually hungry young Westerners, ISIS is like a Big Mac amidst a barren wasteland of an existence,â Omar Hague writes in the Psychiatric Times. âWho actually joins ISIS? Not psychopaths or the brainwashed, but rather everyday young people in social transition, on the margins of society, or amidst a crisis of identity.â
âGottesfeld Indicted for Alleged Cyber Attack on Hospitalâ
Martin Gottesfeld was charged in October in relation to the hacking of Boston Childrenâs Hospital in 2014 following the alleged mistreatment of one of...
Experts Raise Ethical Concerns About Machine Learning in Medicine
The use of machine learning algorithms (known as artificial intelligence) in the medical field raises a slew of ethical concerns.
Clinton Releases Mental Health Plan
Today, Hillary Clintonâs campaign released their plan for addressing mental health care in the United States. The plan calls for a full integration of...
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.
Facebook Rolls Out AI to Detect Suicidal Posts
From TechCrunch: Facebook's new artificial intelligence technology will now scan all posts for suicidal thoughts and send mental health resources or contact local first-responders for users...
More High-tech Surveillance for Better Mental Health?
High-tech surveillance could help improve people's mental health cost-effectively, according to a commentary in The Guardian. "any existing capacities of tablets, smartphones and even...
The Paradox of White Americansâ Mental Health
Are White Americansâ poor mental health outcomes caused by Whiteness?
Minority and Immigration Status Associated with Psychosis Risk
Ethnic minorities and those who migrated during childhood have an elevated risk for psychosis, study finds.
AI-Controlled Brain Implants for Mood Disorders Tested in People
From Nature: Two teams funded by the US military's research arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), have begun preliminary trials of brain implants...
The Paranoid Fantasy at the Heart of “It”
From Pacific Standard: It, the first feature-film adaptation of a 1986 horror novel by Stephen King, has broken box office records for the horror genre, making...
âPrivacy Not Included: Federal Law Lags Way Behind New Health-Care Technologyâ
âThe federal privacy law known as HIPAA doesnât cover home paternity tests, fitness trackers, or health apps. When a Florida woman complained after seeing...
VA Hospitals Perform Worst on Inpatient Psychiatric Care
The results of the cross-sectional study show that U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) owned hospitals perform worst on most measures.
Scales Assessing Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Lack Cross-Cultural Validity
Researchers find few existing "psychopathology scales" are appropriate for global utilization.