Research

A new study finds that elderly individuals using antidepressants are at significantly higher risk for dementia compared to depressed individuals who did not take the drugs.

In a new report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dr. Dainius Pūras, calls for a move away from the biomedical model and “excessive use of psychotropic medicines.”

A new study suggests that taking antidepressants impairs empathy, while the experience of depression itself does not.

Long-term benzodiazepine use shown to effect cognitive function during current use and for years after drug discontinuation.

Meta-analytic study finds that psychodynamic therapy outcomes are equivalent to those of CBT and other empirically supported treatments.

Counseling clients in the UK who found CBT unhelpful were interviewed about their experiences.

Prominent researchers in psychiatry urge the field to move away from a rigid biological focus toward social and psychological perspectives to meet the needs of today’s world.

Yale study finds that training parents how to react to child behaviors is as effective at reducing anxiety as providing therapy to the child.

Jay Amsterdam, who first blew the whistle on corrupt research practices in a study conducted by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) eight years ago, has now submitted...

Already-existing ICD codes provide a diagnostic alternative to biomedical models of health by contextualizing suffering within psychosocial conditions, yet these codes are underutilized.

While a great deal of the excitement about advances in psychological treatments comes from the potential for research in neuroscience to unlock the secrets of the brain, many mental health experts would like to temper this enthusiasm. A special issue of the Behavior Therapist released this month calls into question the predominant conception of mental illnesses as brain disorders.

MIA’s Ayurdhi Dhar interviews Joseph Gone about how a history of dispossession, conquest, and colonization shapes mental health outcomes in Native American communities.

A new study highlights the role heavy metal music plays in the mental health of adolescents facing adversity.

Mixed-Methods study explores the experiences of antipsychotic discontinuation among service users.

Researchers explore neoliberal influences on interactions in psychotherapy and question whether the radical potential of psychotherapy can counter prevailing social systems.

Without clarity and consensus around what social justice means, psychologists risk perpetuating injustices that undermine their stated mission.

Dr. Yolande Lucire, a psychiatrist from Australia, recently published a paper about the iatrogenic effects of psychiatric drugs.

The alternative treatment model of Soteria helps individuals suffering from schizophrenia without relying on medication or coercion.

Researchers find that nearly half of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) patients experience treatment side effects.

People who take anticholinergic drugs, such as antidepressants and antipsychotics, are at a 50% higher risk of dementia.

Survey examines adverse personal and interpersonal effects of antidepressants and the impact of polypharmacy

Medically-induced harm—affecting tens of millions of people worldwide—has taken the field decades to take seriously.

Study finds that 74% of patients with a psychotic disorder off antipsychotics at end of 10 years are in remission.

Data shows that over a third of users experience permanent memory loss and that approximately half report not receiving adequate information about the risks from their doctors.

A medical journal is expected to promote an open-minded discussion of treatments, even if findings—or criticisms—threaten conventional beliefs. But the American Journal of Psychiatry will not find space for criticism even if it comes from one of the best-known psychiatrists in the world.