Recovery/Empowerment

A new analysis of antipsychotic treatment of schizophrenia (published in Schizophrenia Bulletin) has found that two-thirds of patients treated this way do not experience symptom remission.

It's time to stop blocking progress and give peer-run organizations the same access to the funding streams used by Community Mental Health Centers. There is no reason to give more money to the people who have had all the money all along and can't solve the problems. Open up the competition, and then see what kind of amazing developments occur.

New research demonstrates the benefits and complexities for immigrants transitioning from undocumented to DACA status.

Researchers review the risks and benefits of deprescribing from antipsychotic drugs and advocate for a patient-centered approach to tapering.

New study finds that intensive prolonged exposure is a promising treatment option for individuals with multiple trauma experiences.

A new study examines the extent to which patterns in prescription drug misuse and substance use disorder symptoms can be predicted by education level

People who reduced antipsychotic use by tapering were doing just as well after five years as those who continued using the drugs.

A new study finds that mental health apps promote a one-dimensional view of mental health.

Research investigates clinicians’ perspectives on best care practices and the complicated realities of providing care in the face of agency limitations and mechanized interventions.

My experience is that living in a psychosis forces your brain to "stretch" — you develop extra capacity to handle things. I was pretty much living a normal life, even working some of the time, while having all of my psychotic problems. After the psychoses faded away, I no longer needed to fight monsters, but I still had that extra capacity left. After 11 periods of psychosis, my brain has never worked as well as it does now.

If I had a clinical problem, why was something as ancient and simple as meditation helping me? And if normal positive human habits could be so profoundly useful, why the heck was the field marketing pills and “clinical” coping mechanisms to me instead? This frustration helped me jump ship from the medical mindset and hop into the world of humanity.

Researcher and former service-user Diana Rose utilizes a participatory research process to examine experiences on inpatient wards.

Coordinated care with employment support and family therapy leads to superior outcomes for those diagnosed with psychotic disorders.

Scholars call for international mental health nurse curriculum to shift to a rights-based approach and teach the Power Threat Meaning Framework.

Qualitative research examines the experiences of psychoanalytic therapists in their work with patients whose symptoms either failed to improve or worsened.

Results from two meta-analyses reveal shortcomings with the growth mindset theory as applied in schools.

High job demands, low job control, and high job strain are associated with the development of a mental health issue at age 50.

Higher levels of physical activity serve as a protective factor for the future development of depression.

A new study by Peter Groot and Jim van Os has found that tapering strips help people successfully discontinue antidepressant medications.

Recovery is adapting to how your brain works. You accept how it works, observing what makes it worse or better, and learn to navigate the triggers and symptoms you experience. As you do things differently, these 'corrective experiences' begin to undo the negative beliefs you have internalized.

New understandings of medication and withdrawal experiences warrant rethinking conceptualizations of health and “madness."

Study examines relationships between experiences of victimization, beliefs in government, and political participation among 12th grade students

A discussion of the role of epistemic injustice in the experiences of patients diagnosed with psychiatric disorders.

A new study explores how “psychosis” and “schizophrenia” are viewed within the Māori community in New Zealand.

Confronting existential anxiety through “Basal Exposure Therapy” shows promising results in people withdrawing from psychotropic drugs.