What I Wish I Had Known Before I Stopped Taking Antidepressants, and Before I...
From the Washington Examiner: I learned the hard way that doctors can be remarkably casual about things patients canāt afford to be when it comes to putting people on, and taking them off, antidepressants.
Matthew Ladner – Short Bio
MatthewĀ resigned from his full-time position at Soteria-Alaska to pursue his education in microbiology, but remains an active contributor and supporter of the community and...
Steve Stone – Long/Short Bio
Steve Stone is the Executive Director of the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Ashland County.Ā He has worked in the community mental health field...
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Get Off Prescription Drugs: Psychotherapist Elliot Goldberg writes about his experiences running an outpatient rehab program that helps people get off prescription drugs, and...
Now Doctors Want to Screen EVERY American Child Over Age of Eight for Anxiety
From the Daily Mail: Experts said the new recommendations could spur a surge in the use of anti-anxiety medications, which, some fear, are already at the center of a budding addiction crisis in the US.
Robert Okin, MD – Short Bio
Robert Okin, anĀ internationally known expert on mental health service reform,Ā is a founding memberĀ of Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI). He hasĀ led the development of community...
Malia Fontecchio – Op-ed bio
Malia L.J. Fontecchio, MSW, is a mental health advocate, trainer, speaker, and survivor. She is the program coordinator of the peer-run agency Project Return...
By Tracing Addiction (and More) to Childhood Trauma, Can We Find Compassion?
From YES! Magazine: "Trauma is an overwhelming threat that you donāt know how to deal with," says Dr. Gabor MatĆ©. "Our job, as human beings, is to learn from our suffering."
David Walker, PhD – Short Bio
Speaking in the Borrowed Language: David Walker, PhD, is a Missouri Cherokee psychologist, writer, and musician. He consults with the Yakama Indian Nation, and...
Are Violent Teens Suffering āthe Rage of the Unparentedā? | Gabor MatĆ©, MD
From Dr. Gabor MatĆ©: We need to look at the lives of todayās children and adolescents and, above all, at whatās missing in their lives.
Limbic Revision ā Love Heals Your Traumatized Brain
From MindKind Mom: We have to undo the encoding of abusive or poor-quality relationships we suffered as kids in order to heal our mental - and often physical - illnesses.
More Play and Less Therapy for Students | Peter Gray, PhD
From Psychology Today: Mother nature designed kids to play, explore, and daydream without adult intervention because that is how kids develop the skills,Ā confidence, and attitudes necessary for mental health and overall wellbeing.
Experts Urge Caution as AAP Calls for Mental Health Screenings for Newborns to 21-Year-Olds
From Children's Health Defense: With warnings of a mental health crisis among young people, the recommendation may appear sound and reasonableābut depression screening can be dangerous, some experts say.
Teenagers Pathologized by Traditional Addiction Treatment
From Filter: Traditional treatment can pathologize normal behaviors of adolescence, thereby reinforcing stigma and existing low self-esteem.
Dramatic Decline in Californiaās Use of Antipsychotic Drugs on Its Foster Children
From The Imprint: Youth and Family News: A new study indicates statewide reforms have freed thousands of abused and neglected children from the lasting effects of the most powerful psychiatric drugs, but concerns about other medications persist.
‘Toxic Culture’ of Abuse at Mental Health ‘Hospital’ Revealed by BBC Secret Filming
From the BBC: Humiliated, abused and isolated for weeks - patients are being harmed due to a 'toxic culture' at one of the UK's biggest mental health 'hospitals.'
CDC: One Quarter of Young Adults Contemplated Suicide During Pandemic
From Politico: The toll is falling heaviest on young adults, caregivers, essential workers and minorities.
The Benefits and Harms of Antidepressants for Youth Depression and Anxiety
From The Mental Elf: Given their demonstrated harms and the fact there exist a number of alternatives, we should be asking whether antidepressants should be used at all in young people.
The Hidden Epidemic of Sexual Dysfunction Experts Are Blaming on SSRI Antidepressants
From The Daily Mail: Patients on antidepressants are not being warned of the risk that the pills could permanently ruin their sex lives, experts say.
Can You Punish a Child’s Mental Health Problems Away?
From The New York Times: Future generations will look back on the tactics used in the troubled teen industry and ask: How did we allow these practices to pass off as mental health treatment for so long?
Who Are the New ‘Patient Influencers’ on Social Media?
From HealthDay: 'Patient influencers' are being seen as an increasingly popular direct-to-consumer marketing tool by pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers.
More Parents Seek ADHD Diagnosis and Drugs for Kids to Manage Remote Learning
From NBC News: "I'm watching kids who used to love school become unenthused and unmotivated," said one Michigan-based pediatrician.
NC Pays Psychiatric Units That Break Rules Millions to ‘Care’ for Youth
Around the Web: A newspaper investigation discovered that the state continued to pay psychiatric residential treatment facilities millions when they repeatedly broke rules meant to ensure children's safety and well-being.
NHS Data: 41% Rise in Antidepressant Prescribing to Children Aged 5-12 Since 2015
From The Pharmaceutical Journal: The majority were males, and peaks in antidepressant prescribing to young people in England coincided with periods of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How a Parentās Affection Shapes a Childās Happiness for Life
From Motherly: A number of recent studies highlight the relationship between parental affection and childrenās happiness and success.