Mad in America

Researchers found that in the US, stigma around depression may be decreasing, while stigma around psychosis and substance use disorder may be increasing.

Researchers claim to have found biomarkers that differentiate those who died by suicide from those who died from other causes. Does their data support such a finding?

Brazilian researchers present the qualitative results of peer-led voice hearing groups that are integrated into standard psychiatric care.

A recent paper argues that psychoanalysis can aid left-wing political struggles as “preparatory work for revolution.”

Unacknowledged cultural differences lead to patient ambivalence and mistrust in the therapeutic relationship.

A new study finds risks of pre-term birth, low birth weight, and postnatal adaptation syndrome were increased by SSRI use during pregnancy.

How talk of “resilience” and “trauma” forces neoliberal narratives onto Global South communities.

Researchers find that European payment reporting policies may be hiding conflicts of interest with the pharmaceutical industry.

Pharmaceutical companies have started to use social media for direct-to-consumer marketing.

The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart informs our current nature vs. nurture debate on intelligence, but the results are now in question.

The American Psychological Association issues new guidelines for therapy with low-income people who face economic marginalization.

A recent study on precarity during the pandemic highlights the need for a new psychology of work for our current historical moment.

A new study reveals many benzodiazepine users are misinformed about the risks of withdrawal and experience devastating consequences.

A new study explores meaningfulness as a protective factor and crisis of meaning as worsening mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mark Horowitz and David Taylor provide advice on how to tell the difference between antidepressant withdrawal and depression relapse.

Prominent researchers and leaders in early psychosis provide suggestions for the future of youth mental health services.

Psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff argues that we should abandon the medical model and focus instead on how the mental health system relates to capitalism.

The network approach to mental disorders prioritizes treating interconnected symptoms rather than singular diagnoses.

With the chemical imbalance theory falling out of fashion, researchers examine the claim that psychiatry never truly endorsed it.

A new study found that taking antidepressants did not improve quality of life.

Behind the scenes, Global Mental Health experts disagree on the universality and cross-cultural applicability of current approaches.

A new article examines progress related to increased inclusion of principles from Humanistic Psychology in mental health outcome measures.

The report identifies direct and indirect methods to reduce, prevent, and eliminate coercive practices in mental health treatment.

According to patient reports, SSRI antidepressants most frequently lead to the subjective experience of emotional blunting.

Researchers point out how the field of psychology often manipulates studies to support theories rather than revising theories in light of new results.