How Pain is Treated Depends on Socioeconomic Status
A new international study reveals how healthcare providers treat patientās pain may depend on that patientās socioeconomic status.
āSilentā Forms of Child Abuse Strongly Tied to Depression
Psychological abuse and childhood neglect are strongly associated with depression in adulthood, according to a meta-analysis of childhood trauma and depression published in this monthās issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders. āThe findings clearly highlight the potential impact of the more āsilentā types of childhood maltreatment (other than physical and sexual abuse) on the development of depression,ā the researchers conclude.
āStudy Links Mobile Device Addiction to Depression and Anxietyā
A study published in the journalĀ Computers in Human Behavior found that addictions to mobile devices are linked to anxiety and depression in college students....
Kelly McGonigal: How to Make Stress Your Friend
This TED Talk sheds new light on stress. "... While stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress...
Questions About Childhood Trauma And Schizophrenia Settled
In the first analysis of 30 years of studies, including 46 studies (selected from 27,000) involving 80,000 subjects, researchers in the U.K. and Australia...
New Study Concludes that Antidepressants are “Largely Ineffective and Potentially Harmfulā
A new study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry concludes that āantidepressants are largely ineffective and potentially harmful.ā
David Healy Critiques Gibbons’ Reanalysis of Antidepressants and Suicide
David Healy critiques the reanalysis by Robert Gibbons of antidepressants and suicidality in children and adolescents that was reported on this page yesterday. He...
How to Promote Community Inclusion in Mental Health Practice
Practitioners and public leaders identify methods and barriers for integrating those diagnosed with mental health issues into community life.
Exposure to Antidepressants in the Womb Linked to Autistic Behavior in Mice
Researchers experimenting on mice found that exposure to fluoxetine (Prozac) in utero resulted in behaviors considered in animal studies to be analogous to autism in humans.
Senate Amendment Filed to Fight Inappropriate Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes
Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Herb Kohl of Wisconsin and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut filed an amendment to the Food and Drug Administration Safety...
Fixing Genes Won’t Fix Us
FromĀ The Boston Globe:Ā Scientists'Ā focus on biology and genetics research downplays the role ofĀ socioeconomic factors in causing distress andĀ health problems.
"Science is threatening a new era of...
Brain Imaging Results Biased by Lack of Representative Data
What does "normal" brain development throughout childhood look like? It may depend on your demographics.
How Academic Psychiatry Minimized SSRI Withdrawal
If academic psychiatry is evidence-based, why did it take two decades to recognize SSRI withdrawal as widespread and chronic among patients?
Cognitive Therapy Shown to be Effective For Schizophrenia
Researchers report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry that cognitive therapy improved both positive and negative symptoms in "low-functioning" patients with...
āKids in Foster Care Three Times More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHDā
PsychCentral presents a new study from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that found that foster care children are three times more likely than other children on Medicaid to receive a diagnosis of ADHD. Overall, more than one in four children in foster care receive such a diagnosis. CDC statistician Melissa Danielson interpreted these results as revealing a āsubstantial needā for more medical and behavioral services for kids in foster care.
Nursing Homes Shift Tactics on Dementia
As part of a series on the inappropriate use of antipsychotics in nursing homes, the Boston Globe explores alternative approaches, such as llama therapy,...
A Critical Analysis of the Validity, Utility & Effects of the Biomedical Model
MIA reader/commenter Brett Deacon's article in the prominentĀ Clinical Psychology Review says that despite "widespread faith in the potential of neuroscience", the biomedical era has...
Yoga Improves Quality of Life for Elementary Students
A new study finds that a school-based yoga program improves third gradersā emotional and psychosocial quality of life.
Is Evidence Based Medicine a Form of Microfascism?
In this post forĀ BMJ Opinion, Richard Smith critiques a 2006 paper condemning evidence based medicine asĀ an exclusionary, colonizing form of microfascism that promotes a...
Panels That Developed Treatment Guidelines Had Industry Ties
FromĀ STAT: A recent analysis found that a large portion of depression treatment guidelines wasĀ developed by individuals with financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
"Of 172...
J&J Tries, Fails to Squeeze Whistle Blower in Texas Risperdal Case
In giving final approval to the $158 million settlement with Texas over illegal promotion of Risperdal, Judge John Dietz denied Johnson &Johnson's request to...
Not an Onion Study: Loss of a Loved One Increases Risk of Psychological Distress
When a loved one dies, some people are more likely to become very sad, drink more, and be diagnosed by mental health professionals as...
Increasing Antidepressant Dose Does Not Improve Outcomes
A systematic review of literature and meta-analysis indicates that there is no clinically or statistically significant effect of antidepressant dose increase after nonresponse to initial treatment.
An Insider’s Perspective on the “Debacle” of the APA’s Support for Torture
"I spent almost 20 years inside the inner sanctum of the American Psychological Association," writes Bryant Welch in The Huffington Post. "A psychologist and attorney, I was the first Executive Director of Professional Practice for the APA and in 1986 built much of the advocacy structure still in place to advocate for clinical psychologists." Welch offers his perspectives on how and why the APA started to support the US torture program after his departure.
Big Pharma Might Be Intentionally Confusing You
FromĀ Benzinga: The FDA has suggested that drug commercials may intentionally list potential side effects in such a rapid-fire, overwhelming way that the warning messages...
