Discipline, Not Drugs
This is how a child gets into the mental health system. At age 3 he pitches a fit in the grocery store because he...
Chemical Imbalances and Other Black Unicorns
āWhat do you think caused your problems?,ā I asked.
āI have a chemical imbalance, a chemical imbalance, an imbalance in the brain that makes me ill.ā
Highly Cited JAMA Psych Paper Retracted for āPervasive Errorsā
A study, comparing the effects of antidepressants combined with psychotherapy for severe depression to antidepressants alone, has been retracted and replaced by JAMA Psychiatry....
Study Investigates Long-Term Effects of Social and Emotional Learning Programs
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs have gained popularity in U.S. schools in recent years. A new study examines the nature and longevity of their impact on students.
āHow Therapy Became A Hobby Of The Wealthy, Out Of Reach For Those In...
NPR covers research that shows that a large percentage of therapy resources go to the āworried well,ā who can afford to pay out of...
Closing the Asylums
In this piece forĀ Jacobin, John Foot describes the Italian psychiatrist Franco Basaglia's efforts to revolutionize the mental health system in Italy. Basaglia sparked a...
Confusion Over Antipsychotic Dosing Data in RAISE Study
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that schizophrenia patients in an experimental treatment program (RAISE) who experienced better outcomes had been on lower doses of antipsychotics than normal. However, the article published in the American Journal of Psychiatry on Tuesday did not divulge any data on the varying antipsychotic drug doses in the different study groups.
āWhen PTSD Is Contagiousā
āTherapists and other people who help victims of trauma can become traumatized themselves.ā Aaron Reuben writes in The Atlantic. āHearing stories of suffering, in other words, can generate more suffering.ā
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.
Antidepressant Use Linked to Higher Risk of Premature Death
FromĀ CTV News: A new study found thatĀ the risk of premature death increased by 33 percent in people who use antidepressants.
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How Do We Know When to Switch to a Different Psychotherapy Technique?
-What evidence base is there to guide a patient switching from one type of psychotherapeutic treatment to another?
The Psychology of Terror and Forfeiting Our Civil Rights
Speaking on the Essential Pittsburgh radio show, psychologist Brent Dean Robbins, former president of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, discusses how fear drives us toward irrational policies in the wake of terror attacks. He also offers commentary on the Murphy Bill, which he criticizes for unfairly scapegoating those diagnosed with mental illnesses.
Does Online Therapy Actually Work?
From The Huffington Post:Ā Research suggests that online therapyĀ may be just as effective as in-person therapy for some mental health conditions.
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New Data on the Adverse Effects of Meditation and Mindfulness
Study reports on the less-examined findings of difficult and painful meditation-related experiences.
Antidepressants Not Superior to Psychotherapy for Severe Depression
On Wednesday, JAMA Psychiatry released a meta-analysis comparing the results of cognitive-behavioral therapy and antidepressant medication in severely depressed populations. Currently, many practice guidelines suggest that antidepressants be used over psychotherapy for major depressive disorder. The analysis, however, found that āpatients with more severe depression were no more likely to require medications to improve than patients with less severe depression.ā
Sense of Purpose Reduces Negative Effects of Social Media Use
New research shows that having a strong sense of personal meaning and purpose can reduce the negative effects of social media use.
Opening Doors in the Borderlands: An Interview with Liberation Psychologist Mary Watkins
MIAās Micah Ingle interviews Mary Watkins about reorienting psychology toward liberation and social justice.
Rejecting Illness as Chronic Contributes to Better Outcomes
Swiss researchers investigated the paradox that both low and high levels of "insight" are a risk factor for poor outcomes such as depression, hopelessness,...
I Took My First Antidepressant, and the Effects Were Frightening
In this opinion piece forĀ The Guardian, Deborah Orr tells of her frightening experience with intenseĀ disassociation that occurred afterĀ starting an antidepressant.
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āTerror Management Theory and our Response to the Paris Attacksā
In this short audio clip, psychologist Sheldon Solomon discusses what research on our unconscious fears about death can tell us about terrorism, intolerance, and radicalism. āIn the wake of the Paris attacks, we examine the worm that some people think is eating away at our core ā our fear of death.ā
Troubling Mental Health Nurse Education
Mental health nurse education in not sufficiently critical of institutional psychiatric practice. Its formal curricula in universities are often undermined by the informal curricula of practice environments. As an institution, mental health nursing pays insufficient attention to both these issues because it is an arguably un-reflexive and rule-following discipline.
A Suicide Therapist’s Secret Past
In this piece forĀ The New York Times, suicidologist and psychotherapist Stacey Freedenthal tells her story of having struggled with suicidality and discusses the importance...
Trauma-Informed Treatment May Lead to Better Outcomes for Psychosis
Researchers at the New York State Psychiatric Institute wondered why a "surprisingly high percentage of study applicants" for studies in PTSD presented with psychotic...
Parental Conflict Changes Emotion Recognition in Children, Study Finds
Study suggests interparental conflict causes lasting damage in the way children are able to recognize and process emotions.
The Usefulness of Dread
FromĀ Aeon: Although anxiety may be a major source of discomfort and suffering, it can also play an important role in the development of our...
