Billion Dollar Deals and How They Changed Your World
A newĀ BBCĀ documentary,Ā "Health," investigates the deals struck between health professionals and pharmaceutical companies. The documentary includes an interview with Dr. James Davies, co-founder of the...
The Psychedelic Renaissance is Here. Will it Last This Time?
FromĀ Massive: Increasing evidence suggests that psychedelics may revolutionize mental health care. In order for this "psychedelic renaissance" to last, scientists and citizens will need...
Antidepressant Use May Increase Risk of Diabetes
New study confirms previous evidence that antidepressant use is linked to developing type 2 diabetes.
The Social Life of Opioids
FromĀ Scientific American: Increasing prescription rates of opioid painkillers are often blamed for America's current opioid crisis. However, a growing body of research suggests that...
Study Examines Overdiagnosis of Mental Health Disorders in Childhood
Are diagnoses of mental disorders among children and adolescents in developed countries disproportionate to disease prevalence trends?
“Evidence-Based Medicine”: Corporate Medicine’s Instrument
FromĀ Medium: The notion of "evidence-based medicine" is that a particular treatment is considered effective if research finds it safe and efficacious in the majority...
Nonprofit Organization Pushes Big Pharma’s Agenda
FromĀ HealthNewsReview.org: The Alliance for Patient Access (AfPA), a nonprofit organization that claims to advocate for patients to have access to FDA-approved treatments,Ā has consistently worked...
Researchers Confirm That Relative Age Impacts ADHD Diagnosis
The youngest children in a class are more likely to receive an ADHD diagnosis than their peers.
Does Modern Neuroscience Really Help us Understand Behavior?
FromĀ Massive: According to neuroscience experts Danbee Kim andĀ GonƧalo Lopes, the field of neuroscience focuses far too much on the anatomy of the brain and...
Psychologists Push For New Approaches to Psychosis: Part 1
Psychologists and people with experience of psychotic symptoms publish a report on new ways of understanding psychosis.
Talking About Mental Health After Mass Shootings is a Cop-Out
FromĀ The Washington Post: Blaming mass shootings on "mental illness" is a distortion of the facts and a convenient way to dodge a necessary conversationĀ on...
New Research Documents Widening Mortality Gap for Bipolar and Schizophrenia
Analysis of longitudinal data from 2000-2014 demonstrate mortality gap is widening between persons with a diagnosis of bipolar or schizophrenia compared to the general population
New Grant Boosts Hearing Voices Approach in USA
FromĀ The Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care: The Hearing Voices Research and Development Fund has been awarded a $300,000 grant to expand their...
JAMA Article Challenges CBT as Gold Standard for Psychotherapy
A review of CBT research findings raises questions about its status as the āevidence-basedā psychotherapy of choice.
Being Empathetic is Good, but it can Hurt Your Health
FromĀ The Washington Post: Research shows that while empathy is an essential ingredient for building relationships, feeling overwhelmed by others' emotions can lead to health...
Inside a Case of Repressed Memory
FromĀ The Guardian: At age 17, Nicole Kluemper came to be one of the most controversial cases in modern psychology when she recovered memories of...
School Culture May Contribute to Overdiagnosis, Study Finds
Officials at a school that was more focused on ADHD diagnoses described childrenās behavior in terms of individual illnesses, taking children out of the context of their social interactions, race, gender, and socioeconomic status.
Whistleblowers at Research Institutions Fear Retaliation
FromĀ The Washington Post: A new investigative report on deterrents in reporting problems with human research found evidence of fear of retaliation among whistleblowers in...
Payment Disclosure Bill is a Good First Step, but More is Needed
FromĀ The Globe and Mail: Ontario's newly proposed physician-payment disclosure law is an important first step in the direction of improved health care and increased...
New Thinking Questions Gold Standard Status for CBT
FromĀ Forbes: According to an article published in theĀ Journal of the American Medical Association, cognitive behavioral therapy should no longer be the routine first choice...
Ontario Bill Will Reveal Drug Company Payments to Doctors
From theĀ Toronto Star:Ā The province of Ontario has introduced a new transparency bill that will require pharmaceuticalĀ and medical device companies to disclose payments they make...
Childhood Victimization Connected with Experiences of Psychosis
Childhood victimization associated with experiences of psychosis later in life, and in persons without childhood victimization, there is a bidirectional association between psychosis and adult victimization.
Implant ‘Restores Consciousness’ to Man in Vegetative State
FromĀ The Guardian: A 35-year-old man who had been in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for 15 years has shown signs of consciousness after receiving...
I Am Not a Brain: Philosophy of Mind
FromĀ Times Higher Education: A new book by Marcus Gabriel,Ā I Am Not a Brain: Philosophy of Mind for the 21st Century, critiques the idea prevalent...
Consciousness Goes Deeper Than You Think
FromĀ Scientific American: Many articles and papers equate the experience of consciousness with awareness. However, the reality is thatĀ it is possible to experience consciousness without...
