Bright Light Therapy More Effective Than Medication Alone for Bipolar Depression
A new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial has found bright light therapy to be a powerful intervention that could provide an alternative to medication for people with ābipolar depression.ā
How Compassion Can Triumph Over Toxic Childhood Trauma
FromĀ Medical Xpress: New research findings suggest that when pregnant women who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) feel supported by those around them, their...
Parental Conflict Changes Emotion Recognition in Children, Study Finds
Study suggests interparental conflict causes lasting damage in the way children are able to recognize and process emotions.
Patient Advocacy Groups Take In Millions From Drugmakers
Kaiser Health News has launched a new database called Pre$scription for Power, which exposes donations pharmaceutical companies have made to patient advocacy groups. The...
Study Finds Connection Between Trauma and Psychosis in Children
Researchers connect the impact of early trauma to the development of psychosis in children as young as 7 years old.
Social Inclusion and Stipend Enhance Recovery, Study Suggests
A new study explores the benefits of a befriending program in the recovery of those with āenduring mental illness.ā
Debunking The Latest Gene Study
The researchers suggest that their finding implies a common genetic cause behind five different ādisorders.ā This is big news! If true, it validates the biomedical view of mental āillnessā and suggests that future medical treatments could ācureā these conditions. However, that grand conclusion is not supported by the data.
The Corruption of Evidence Based MedicineāāāKilling for Profit
FromĀ Medium: According to many prominent physicians, so-called "evidence based medicine" is no longer useful. Much of the evidence base has been corrupted by the...
Chosen Name Use in Transgender Youth Linked to Reduced Depression and Suicide
The ability of transgender youth to use their chosen name is connected to reduced depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts/behaviors.
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing is Often Wrong
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has an āalarmingly highā 40% false-positive rate.
Physical Activity and Exercise May Prevent Depression, Study Finds
Everyday exercise, regardless of intensity, can prevent the development of depressive symptoms.
How Babies Learn ā And Why Robots Can’t Compete
In this piece forĀ The Guardian, Alex Beard comparesĀ robot learning to language acquisition and development in children. While robot learning is abstract and formulaic, learning...
Hundreds of Researchers to Replicate Psychology Studies
FromĀ BuzzFeed: As part of a new network called the Psychological Science Accelerator, more than 400Ā psychologists worldwide are teaming up to fix the so-called replication...
The Pharmaceutical Industry in Contemporary Capitalism
In this piece for theĀ Monthly Review, Joel Lexchin details four strategies that the pharmaceutical industry is utilizing in order to maintain its high level...
Scientists Fight Against the Myth of the Normal or Optimal Brain
A new study out of Yale University uses evolutionary biology to debunk the idea that there is a ānormalā or āoptimalā brain.
The Nazi History Behind “Asperger”
FromĀ The New York Times: Although the official diagnosis of Asperger's disorder has recently been dropped from the DSM, it is still included in the...
The Mind-Expanding Ideas of Andy Clark
In this piece forĀ The New Yorker, Larissa MacFarquhar profiles the philosopher and cognitive scientist Andy Clark, whose work argues that our minds are inseparable...
Childhood Adversity Influences Levels of Distress in Voice Hearers
Research finds that hearing negative voices explains how childhood adversity is related to distress.
Older Patients Being Prescribed Risky Anticholinergic Drugs
FromĀ MinnPost: A new University of Minnesota study has found that anticholinergic drugs, including antidepressants, continue to be prescribed to millions of older Americans despite...
Why (And How) Do We Long for Utopia?
FromĀ Psychology Today: A new wave of positive psychology scholarship emphasizes the dialectal nature of wellbeing, arguing that well-being does not only comprise happy or...
Psychiatric Diagnosis Can Lead to Epistemic Injustice, Researchers Claim
A discussion of the role of epistemic injustice in the experiences of patients diagnosed with psychiatric disorders.
The Industrial Revolution Left Scars That Can Still Be Seen Today
From theĀ Harvard Business Review: While the Industrial Revolution brought about unprecedented technological and economic progress, it has also left a negative psychological impact.Ā Research shows...
Study Calls for Consensus on Overdiagnosis Across Medical Disciplines
Lack of overdiagnosis parameters stifles communication across fields seeking to mitigate its potential harm.
The Necessary Transience of Happiness
FromĀ openDemocracy: Despite our cultural obsession with happiness and theĀ widespread growth of the happiness industry, few of us are actually more satisfied with our lives....
Research Shows Art Courses Can Improve Mental Wellbeing
FromĀ PsyPost: A new study has found that a course of arts-on-prescription can provide a significant improvement in mental wellbeing, including in those with very...
