Army Lifts Ban on Waivers for Recruits With Mental Health Issues
FromĀ USA Today: The Army will now allow recruits with a history of self-harm, bipolar disorder, depression, and drug and alcohol abuse to seek waivers...
“No More, We Have a Counselor…Let’s Get Real”
In this piece forĀ Medium, Karen Kilbane critiques the way the foundational theories of psychology ingrain children and adolescents with self-doubt and self-criticism.
"Our psychological theories...
How Do We Prevent Loneliness?
Loneliness has been linked to negative health outcomes, but there are no interventions clearly proven to āfixā the problem.
How Your Germs Control Your Politics
In this podcast forĀ Cracked, Alex Schmidt and David Wong discuss how our fear of germs has shaped our politics, preferences, and personalities throughout history.
"Stop...
How Victorian Women Were Oppressed Through Psychiatry
FromĀ The Atlantic: In the mid- to late 1800s, psychiatric institutions were used to oppress women and reinforce patriarchal norms. The newĀ Netflix showĀ Alias Grace, based...
Scientists Start to Tease Out the Ways Racism Hurts Health
FromĀ NPR: Scientists are beginning to understand the subtle ways that experiences of racism and discrimination affect people's health on both a physiological and psychological...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
Mirror, Mirror: Study Challenges Notion of a Narcissism Epidemic Among Youth
One study indicates that pointed fingers incriminating youth for narcissism may be pointed in the wrong direction.
Investigation Reveals Alarming ECT Practices in England
Audit of ECT usage, demographics, and adherence to guidelines and legislation raises concern over its continued use.
How Norms Change
FromĀ The New Yorker: The extent to which we act on our biases is largely dependent upon the social norms within our surrounding environments, which...
