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...
Usage of Depression Pills Almost Halved Among Children in Denmark
After a number of years with a steadily increasing sales curve, the number of children and adolescents in treatment with depression pills decreased by 41% in Denmark. Despite this welcome development, pharmaceutical companies and psychiatry professors continue to deceive the population and deny the facts about these drugs.
Verne Troyer’s Passing: What’s Prejudice Got to Do With It?
Again and again after an incident like this occurs, the media bombard the public with calls to bring about greater awareness of "mental illness" and the importance of "treatment" that is generally described in a narrow way. There is little discussion aboutĀ whyĀ the person may have been suffering in the first place.
A Mental Health Crisis is the True Cost of University Marketization
FromĀ Red Pepper:Ā University students are facing unprecedented rates of mental health crises due to a combination of financial insecurity and ever-increasing academic pressure.
"Meanwhile, our futures...
The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma
In this piece forĀ The New Yorker, Junot Diaz reflects on the impact of his experience of childhood sexual abuse and the ways that therapy...
Using Chosen Names Reduces Suicide in Transgender Youths
FromĀ UT News:Ā A new study has found that allowing transgender youths to use their chosen name at home, school, and work dramatically decreases their risk...
When Facebook Sent the Cops to My Shelter
Somehow, something I had said in this āsecretā Facebook group had been made known. And now, at almost midnight, a cop was banging at the door of the lady who had been keeping me safe in a secret place. How did a āsecretā Facebook conversation bring the cops to an address I didnāt have to perform a suicide prevention āwelfare checkā? Hereās what their āsafeā meant to my safety.
Art and Images in Psychiatry
Between 2002 and 2014,Ā JAMA PsychiatryĀ published monthly essays by Dr. James C. Harris exploring the role of visual arts in representing emotional distress, trauma, life...
How I Know That Psychiatric Hospitals Don’t Cure Gun Violence
In this piece for theĀ Hartford Courant, Kathleen Flaherty describes why President Trump's assertion that more psychiatric hospitals would prevent mass shootings is inaccurate and...
“Largely Ineffective and Potentially Harmful”
In this interview forĀ SciLogs, Dr. Michael P. Hengartner critiques the current research on antidepressant drugs and the state of biological psychiatry.
"One has to realize...
3 Women Tell Us What It’s Really Like to Live With Schizophrenia
FromĀ Refinery29: Three women who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia share their stories of experiencing psychosis, recovery, and dealing with societal prejudice against people with...
Depression Test May be Inaccurate for Black Adolescents, Study Finds
Researchers find that psychometric properties in the CES-D, developed for White adults, may not adequately measure the lived experience for Black adolescents.
Suicidal Tendencies, Part II: The Real āStigmaā of Suicide
The true āstigmaā happens when someone is unable to confess the magnitude of their pain without facing the consequence of involuntary incarceration (aka hospitalization) ā when someone wants to die because of how powerless and trapped they feel in this world, and the systemās response is to hastily grab their last remaining drops of power away.
A Cultural History of Extraordinary Bodies
In this episode of theĀ Yale Press Podcast, Lynne Vallone discusses our societal perception of, fascination with, and oppression against people with both small and...
A Cry
In this piece forĀ Me, Myself and Disability, suicide attempt survivor Chris Coombs challenges the common misconception thatĀ people who attempt suicide always regret it and...
A Different Mental Health Approach Could Have Saved My Mother
In this piece forĀ The Independent, Nick Webb tells the story of his mother's suicide and explains how a more trauma-informed, community-oriented approach to mental...
A Case Against Antidepressants
FromĀ Newsroom: University of Auckland researchers make a case against the chemical imbalance theory of mental illness, arguing that biological explanations and treatments for emotional...
Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Interventions Target Depressive Symptoms
A new study finds self-coldness predicts depressive symptoms and supports self-compassion as a buffer.
Checking Facts About Gun Violence and Mental Illness
FromĀ The New York Times: The recent Florida school shooting has led to widespread conversations about links between gun violence and mental health issues. Journalists...
Media Ignoring Crucial Factor in Florida School Shooting
FromĀ WND: AlthoughĀ a disturbing number ofĀ perpetrators of recent mass shootings and murders have been on psychiatric medication prior to committing their crimes, the media has...
Study Confirms Higher Suicide Risk for Sexual Minority Adolescents
Researchers report that sexual minority adolescents have considered, planned, and attempted suicide substantially more than their heterosexual peers.
Puerto Rico’s Mental Health Crisis (Podcast)
FromĀ The New York Times: Months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the island is experiencing a severe mental health crisis. Public health officials say...
Training Program Decreases Police Force and Arrests for Mental Health Crisis Calls
Colorado police trained in crisis intervention infrequently use force or arrest individuals experiencing a mental health crisis and are likely to transfer individuals to a treatment facility.
Teenage Antidepressants “Doing More Harm Than Good”
FromĀ BBC: A leading UK psychiatrist, Dr. David Healy, speaks out about the dangers of the growing prescription of antidepressants to young people under age...
One Psychologist’s Mission to Save Talk Therapy
In this episodeĀ of WBUR'sĀ On Point Radio, psychologist Enrico Gnaulati explains why long-term psychotherapy has been devalued ever since the release and marketing of Prozac....
