Mad in America

In a candid conversation with Güler Cansu Ağören, Tosh reveals the unsettling chasm between psychology’s proclamations of inclusivity and its actual practices.

Challenging the 'scaling up' narrative, a multidisciplinary team confronts the overlooked value of local knowledge in global mental health interventions.

New research questions the assumption that brain changes after ECT are beneficial to service users.

Hannah Venable delves into Kierkegaard to unveil anxiety and melancholy's deep ties to our historical moment.

Few transition to psychosis anyway, relapse rates were high after treatment, maintenance therapy was ineffective, and no treatment was more effective than any other.

Researchers and experts by experience collaborate to offer an in-depth perspective on the realities of living with and recovering from depression.

Researchers see hopeful outcomes from the country's first Open Dialogue program, emphasizing the role of community and shared decision-making.

Researchers highlight potential risks when CBT psychotherapy overlooks systemic issues in favor of individualized solutions, especially for marginalized communities.

Amid political instability and trauma, many attribute mental health conditions to external events and turn to communal practices for healing.

Researchers controlled for family history of SMI, which “lends credence to a causal interpretation” of the link between poverty and psychosis.

A new study captures the increasing diversity of mental health models that are on offer to help us make sense of our own minds.

The interplay of economic, environmental, and societal factors in mental health, demands a deeper, wider perspective in addressing global mental health.

A new study emphasizes the critical role of "eco-anger" over the oft-discussed "eco-anxiety" in motivating pro-environmental actions.

Enhanced social support, along with increased levels of extraversion and conscientiousness, may act as buffers against depression in this group.

Reduced brain volumes due to SSRI exposure in pregnancy was not explained by maternal depression alone.

A new study explores the complexities of social inclusion in mental health across Ghana and the occupied Palestinian territory.

A new article explores theater as an outlet for fostering empathy and understanding for persons with lived experiences of psychosis.

The expansion of mental health and illness concepts strains an already saturated and under-resourced mental healthcare system, neglecting those most in need.

A new study finds that randomized control trials in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) show significant publication bias.

Researchers argue that cultural anthropology offers more nuanced insights into the unusual perceptions that psychiatry labels as psychotic symptoms.

Our fictional worlds and the study of literature both reflect and shape the American mental health debate.

Experts warn of a “perfect storm” where climate change and opioid use disorders intersect, creating heightened risks and challenges.

Increasing funding and organizational support while fostering reflexivity and de-emphasizing biomedical models can improve compassion in mental healthcare.

Selective publication bias in top psychiatry journals was not explained by the quality of the studies, but by financial ties to pharma.

A deep dive into TikTok - the world’s most popular app - and its implications for child and youth mental health.