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.

Existentialist positive psychology offers a new integrative framework through which to conceptualize and treat psychological distress.

Two years after APA's apology, research highlights the need for genuine progress in eradicating racism from psychological discourse.

Researchers reveal the often-overlooked impact of personal relationships on court decisions, affecting the rights and autonomy of those with psychosocial disabilities.

Almost half of those treated for bipolar disorder who died by suicide did so by overdosing on their psychiatric drugs.

Scholars reveal concerns about biomedical psychiatry, calling for a more scientific, unique, and effective approach to mental health care.

A new study explores why people think some 'mental disorders' are biologically based, and why this belief could be keeping people from therapy.

Moderate nut consumption may decrease the risk of depression among adults, according to a large-scale cohort study in the UK.

Research points to an urgent need for inclusivity, broader perspectives, and a deeper understanding of the global disability experience.

Researchers find that SSRIs increase suicide attempts up to age 24, and have no preventative effect at any age, even for those at high risk of suicide.

Patric Plesa's 'ethical ecology' urges us to rethink therapeutic environments, bridging mental health with environmental ethics.

Highlighting the dissonance between clinical diagnosis and the human experience of grief, new research sheds light on the controversial inclusion of Prolonged Grief Disorder in DSM-5-TR

Although primarily seen as a benevolent profession, social work has contributed to harmful and coercive practices of psychiatric oppression.

Researchers find supernatural beliefs and social factors play crucial roles in understanding mental illness, stressing the need for a less Eurocentric approach.

For those with severe depression, inpatient CBT was effective but the adding antidepressants did not improve treatment outcomes.

Researcher Ben Berners-Lee scrutinizes a digital psychiatry trial, revealing the "neoliberal paradox" within.

Daniel J. Dunleavy probes into the power imbalances and social control issues prevalent in managing antidepressant withdrawal.

The initial study, which has been used to promote antidepressants, employed outcome switching to hide poor results.

A new review finds limited benefits and increased risks associated with antidepressant use in the elderly population.

Evidence suggests that SSRI and SNRI antidepressants significantly impact the psychedelic properties of psilocybin.

Using the work of William Glasser on “positive addiction,” Joyzy Pius Egunjobi examines addiction to prayer and its possible benefits.

A shift in perspective from seeing depression as a disease to recognizing it as a helpful warning sign can promote a healthier understanding and lessen self-stigma, researchers find.

Recent investigations on case studies of kratom use illuminate novel insights into addiction, dependence, and potential treatment approaches.

In therapy for psychosis, most patients prioritize non-psychosis issues; over 20% didn't mention psychosis at all.

Response and remission rates were the same in the drug versus placebo groups, and Lexapro increased suicidality sixfold.

Danish psychiatrists argue that the concept of psychiatric comorbidity has been carelessly applied in psychiatry and should be re-thought.

Multinational research team advocates for mutuality and challenges existing power hierarchies in Global Mental Health.