Challenging the Relentless Rise of Depression in Young People
In this piece, Dave Traxson discusses the social and cultural factors contributing to the rise of depression among young people in Britain, arguing that...
CDC Advises Nonopioid Treatments for Chronic Pain
Primary care clinicians and mental health providers face a particular set of challenges when treating individuals with chronic pain. These problems are compounded by...
New Medications Fail to Show Efficacy for Alzheimerās Disease
Three phase III clinical trials assessing the efficacy of Lundbeckās investigational drug idalopirdine for Alzheimerās disease have failed
Group Mindfulness Shows Promise Reducing Depression Associated with Hearing Voices
A new study out of Kings College London found that twelve sessions of a group mindfulness-based therapy relieved distress associated with hearing voices while reducing depression over the long-term. The person-based cognitive therapy (PBCT) intervention had significant effects on depression, voice distress, voice controllability and overall recovery.
Yoga and Mindfulness Benefit Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
A new review finds preliminary evidence for yoga and mindfulness-based interventions for youth diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Experts Stress Importance of Social Networks for Psychosis and Bipolar Interventions
Researchers develop a novel approach to mapping personal well-being networks for those diagnosed with severe mental illness (SMI) that incorporates social ties, connections to place, and meaningful activities.
A Social Psychiatry Manifesto that Takes Social Context Seriously
A re-visioned approach to social psychiatry aims to understand the broad influence of social life on mental health.
āNew Research Links Contact with Nature to Community Cohesion and Reduced Crimeā
The Pacific Standard highlights new research out of the University of Cardiff that found the more green space there is in a neighborhood, the less crime. āThe more a person felt connected to nature, the more they felt connected to others in their neighborhoods.ā
How Does Mindfulness Work?
A new study explores how mindfulness impacts self-compassion and meaning in life to increase mental health and wellbeing.
āThe Miseducation of Frank Walnā
StudiesĀ of modern Native Americans have shown that āhistorical trauma,ā the name that social workers give to the perception of historical loss passed down through...
Physical Activity Predicts Fewer Symptoms of Depression in Children
An article published in Pediatrics is the first to examine the relationship between physical activity and depression in middle childhood (years 6 to 10) longitudinally.
Four-Part Series on Drug Abuse, Trauma, and How to Heal It
In this four-part seriesĀ on drug abuse and trauma,Ā Parents Opposed to PotĀ provides an overview of the impact of adverse childhood experiences, how they persist, and...
Study Finds the Spice Curcumin Fights Depression
The study finds that curcumin may be as efficacious as antidepressant medications, particularly for atypical depression
Non-Pharmacological Interventions More Effective For Health in Schizophrenia
Review compares the effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for improving physical health outcomes in people diagnosed with schizophrenia.
The Effects of Exercise on Depression
FromĀ CNN: Exercise may help in reducingĀ depression. Click here for a video on the benefits of exercise for people struggling with depression, including one man's...
The Social Life of Opioids
FromĀ Scientific American: Increasing prescription rates of opioid painkillers are often blamed for America's current opioid crisis. However, a growing body of research suggests that...
Psychology Needs New Concepts and Healing Models for Racial Trauma
Contemporary empirical research explores new ways to conceptualize and heal racial trauma through anticolonial and sociohistorical lenses.
How Love, Support, and Exercise Build Resilience After Trauma
In this piece forĀ ABC News, Farz Edraki and Lucy Fahey present five stories of people who have recovered from traumatic events through various means,...
When Oregon Sent its Most Troubled Patients Into the Woods
FromĀ TIME: In 1972, 51 of the most troubled mental health patients at Oregon State Hospital were sent into the woods for a camping trip....
Temperamentally Blessed
FromĀ Aeon: The finding that only one in five people avoid any kind of mental health problems or psychiatric diagnoses through their lives has prompted...
āHelping Others Dampens the Effects of Everyday Stressā
"The holiday season can be a very stressful time, so think about giving directions, asking someone if they need help, or holding that elevator...
Catching My Breath After A Panicked Journey
$24,000 later and no one knew what was wrong with me. They sent me home with a bag of pills. After being in the hospital, I developed a fear and mistrust of doctors. My general practitioner suggestedĀ antidepressants. More pills. It was all they could recommend. I wouldnāt take them. My anxiety worsened. I was obsessed with the idea that if I slept, I would die. So, I stayed awake as much as I could. For an entire year, this was how I lived.
JAMA Article Challenges CBT as Gold Standard for Psychotherapy
A review of CBT research findings raises questions about its status as the āevidence-basedā psychotherapy of choice.
Study Highlights Mental Health Consequences of Parent Emotion Suppression
New research suggests that when parents model emotion suppression strategies in social interactions, their childrenās approaches to social engagement may suffer.
Here’s Why I Wouldn’t Use the Mental Health System
In this pieceĀ forĀ The Spinoff, Graham Panther, a consultant in Australia's mental health system, speaks to some of the shortcomings of mainstream mental health support....
