The New York Times Comments Section: A Literary Rorschach Test for the Masses
Bergnerâs piece in The New York Times challenged the illusions of psychiatry. That made some people angry, outraged, or scared. The result is their comments section.
The TikTokification of Mental Health on Campus
Many people view their social media feeds as reflections of their identitiesâand when posts center on a specific diagnosis, it can feel like the platform is diagnosing them.
Youth Antipsychotic Use Linked to Increased Risk of Death within Five Years
Those aged 18-24 had an increased risk of death within five years on doses above 100 mg chlorpromazine equivalents.
Antipsychotic Adherence Research Overlooks Key Information
Researchers argue for a shift away from a focus on antipsychotic adherence toward understanding service usersâ diverse patterns of use.
Newborn Babies Go Through Antidepressant Withdrawal
A new study finds that newborn babies experience antidepressant withdrawal after birth if their mothers take SSRIs when pregnant.
Psychiatric Drugs may Reduce Social and Emotional Capacities
Research finds that social cognition and emotional processing abilities can be disrupted by psychiatric drugs.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 9: ADHD (Part Two)
Peter GĂžtzsche discusses the results of the MTA study on ADHD drugs and the misleading statements textbooks make about ADHD treatment.
Global Psychiatryâs Crisis of Values: Dainius PĆ«ras, MD
From Psychiatric Times: "If such a willingness to discount the feelings and testimonies [of patients] is widespread, I cannot help but think that psychiatry is really in a serious [moral] crisis."
What Is the Role of the Prosumer in the Mental Health System?
I believe "prosumer" is the best term to describe consumers of mental health services who are also traditional professionals in mental health care.
Medication-free Ward in TromsĂž, Norway May Soon Close
The TromsĂž ward has shown that offering patients the option to forgo psychiatric medication, or to taper from the drugs, can be a successful model of care.
Gabor Maté, MD: The Power of Connection: Finding Wisdom in Our Trauma
From Wholehearted.org: A one-hour introduction to Dr. MatĂ©âs perspective on the absolute necessity of connection to healthy existence, and how deficits in connection early in life influence everything from our bodies, to politics, to society.
Do Antipsychotics Protect Against Early Death? Or Contribute to It?
From Psychological Medicine: Editor Robin Murray stirs a debate on the impact of antipsychotics on mortality among those diagnosed with psychotic disorders.
Why Are Dementia Patients Getting Risky Psychiatric Drugs?
From HealthDay: "It's not a great thing to be exposing their brain to these drugs when the brain is already having trouble dealing with the changes going on from the dementia,' said geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Donovan Maust.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 2: Are Psychiatric Disorders Mainly Genetic or Environmental? (Part One)
Textbooks portray ADHD and schizophrenia as genetic disorders, despite the much stronger evidence for environmental factors.
An American History of Addiction, Part 9: How I Became an âAddictâ
My current allotment of Xanax had just run out, and I remembered feeling the last dose wearing off. My heart had started racing and I had become fidgety.
Beyond the “Chemical Imbalance” Theory: An Interview With Prof. Joanna Moncrieff
From Psychology Today/Justin Garson PhD: "I was surprised, first of all, by the level of public interest [in my paper debunking the serotonin theory of depression] and then by the defensiveness of the profession," says psychiatrist Joanne Moncrieff.
Online Experts on Withdrawal
Online communities are stepping in to help people facing withdrawal effects amass information and receive support for their withdrawal experiences.
Resistance Recovery With Dr. Michael Cornwall: The Legacy of John Weir Perry
From Resistance Recovery: Piers Kaniuka and Dr. Michael Cornwall discuss Jungian psychiatrist John Weir Perry and efforts to provide sanctuary spaces for people in psychosis in the 1970s and '80s.
Context and Care vs. Isolate and Control: An Interview on the Dilemmas of Global...
MIAâs Ayurdhi Dhar explores with Arthur Kleinman how healthcare systems often overlook personal stories, focusing on treating diseases rather than individuals. Discover why this renowned Harvard psychiatrist and medical anthropologist believes in restoring humanity to medicine.
How Norway is Offering Drug-Free Treatment to People With Psychosis
From the BBC: In Norway, the government has taken decisive action to try and improve the lives of people with psychosis by giving them more power over their lives.
Kenneth Kendler: âImplausibleâ That Psychiatric Diagnoses Even âApproximately Trueâ
In JAMA Psychiatry, prominent psychiatrist Kenneth Kendler writes that psychiatric diagnoses are âworking hypotheses, subject to change.â
Joey Marino Dies; ‘ER’ Actor Had Developed Severe Tardive Dyskinesia
The actor had become disabled by the movement disorder after being prescribed Seroquel for anxiety.
The Three Ages of Treating Madness: Confinement, Conversation, Chemicals
There was a time when therapy did something dangerousâit listened. Suffering wasnât seen as a malfunction, but as a story worth hearing.
Withdrawing Kids from Psych Drugs: Why, How, and When
Here are methods for reducing or eliminating a child's psychiatric medications that I have seen work well over years of supporting families through this process.
Psychosis Is an Expression of Early Childhood Trauma | Daniel Mackler
From Daniel Mackler/Wild Truth: What makes psychosis confusing is that an eruption of infant trauma is expressing itself through the lens, the body, and the voice of someone who is now an adult.
