Feminist Retirement Home in Paris Celebrates Aging
FromĀ Girl Talk HQ: A new feminist retirement home in Paris has been built to celebrate aging and counter the societal narrative that growing oldĀ is...
Why Isn’t Big Pharma Paying for the Harm it Caused?
FromĀ Alternet: The pharmaceutical industry has played a major role in causing the opioid crisis by downplaying the potentially addictive and fatalĀ effects of narcotic pain...
Talking Madness With Robert Whitaker
On Friday, June 9th, Robert Whitaker participated in a discussion with Lois Holzman about psychiatry, the medicalization of distress, and alternative practices. Click hereĀ to...
Colleges Get Proactive in Addressing Depression on Campus
FromĀ The New York Times:Ā The number of college students with mental health concerns is rapidly increasing, straining many universities' mental health and counseling centers. Colleges...
Study Explores Correlates of Low-Level Physical Activity and Psychosis
A study examines the variables correlated with low levels of physical activity in persons diagnosed with psychosis in low and middle-income countries
Barriers to Engaging in Self-Help CBT for Voice Hearing
Individuals with lived experience and clinicians share about barriers and facilitators to guided self-help CBT for voice hearing.
Treating Addiction With an App
FromĀ MIT Technology Review: A new app, Triggr, is using smartphone data to track the behavior of people struggling with substance use and addiction, with...
The Simple Treatment That Beats Antidepressants
FromĀ PsyBlog: Research suggests that taking a brisk walk three times a week may be more effectiveĀ in alleviating depression than antidepressants. Almost two-thirds of study...
United Nations Report Calls for Revolution in Mental Health Care
In a new report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dr. Dainius PÅ«ras, calls for a move away from the biomedical model and āexcessive use of psychotropic medicines.ā
Study Explores Professional Help-seeking Among Persons with Depression
A large review of studies finds that men, young and elderly adults, ethnic minorities, and individuals with lower education status are most at risk for not seeking help.
Stories from the Psych Ward: Why Drugs Aren’t the Cure
In this piece forĀ Elephant Journal, one man tells his story of being locked up and forcibly drugged in the psych ward, and how he...
Humanistic Counseling Effective in Schools, Study Finds
Pilot study finds school-based humanistic counseling reduces emotional symptoms in students.
Using Paint, Pen on Paper or Song to Revisit Trauma
FromĀ The Conversation: The literary, visual, and performing arts can play an important role in helping people process trauma, especially for those who have difficulty...
Psychodynamic Therapy Revealed to be as Efficacious as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Meta-analytic study finds that psychodynamic therapy outcomes are equivalent to those of CBT and other empirically supported treatments.
Stand Firm: Resisting the Self-Improvement Craze
FromĀ ABC: The self-help and self-improvement industry are more popular and widely accepted than ever. However, the moral imperative to constantly think positive and always...
How Does the Brain-Body Connection Affect Creativity?
FromĀ Big Think: Recent studies show that walking helps people think more creatively and originally. In three different studies, 81%, 88%, and 100% of participants...
A Standing Meditation for Self-Care
In this piece forĀ On Being, Sharon Salzberg discusses the importance of self-care and describes a meditation technique that can help increase self-love and self-compassion.
Trump’s Pick for Mental Health ‘Czar’ Highlights Rift
FromĀ The New York Times: President Trump's nominee to direct SAMHSA, Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, who is a strong proponent of the medical model of psychiatry,...
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.
Physical Inactivity Associated with Worse Cognitive Functioning in Psychosis
Higher levels of sedentary behavior are associated with poorer cognitive functioning in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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...
Music Therapy Interventions Reduce Depression Symptoms in Dementia
Therapists can use music to meet the emotional and social needs of individuals with dementia.
Yes, I Hear Voices, But No, I Don’t Want You to Call Me Mentally...
In this piece forĀ The Independent, Rachel Waddingham describes her experience with hearing voices as well as learning to live with and understand her voices.
"When...
Therapists Are Using Dungeons & Dragons to Help Kids
FromĀ Kotaku: Therapists across the country are running Dungeons & Dragons therapy groups to help socially isolated kids open up by participating in role-playing games.
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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....
