Richard Prather asks fellow researchers in cognitive psychology to incorporate critical models and approaches into their practices.

A new study explores how training and education centered on human rights facilitates increased awareness and advocacy for change to psychiatry in medical students.

Why Does Research Focus on Treating Depression Rather Than Preventing It?

Genetic testing may help reduce the length of time people experience the harmful effects of antidepressant drugs, but it is not helpful for predicting efficacy.

Despite their similarities, psychedelic experiences are often met with care and compassion, while psychosis is treated with coercion.

Peter Beresford and Diana Rose explore the influence of Mad Studies, survivor movements, and experiential knowledge in global mental health discourse.

In a new clinical trial, researchers found psychodynamic psychotherapy to be a promising treatment for the reduction of PTSD symptoms in LGBTQ individuals.

By using data from digital devices to diagnose and treat mental illness, digital phenotyping could fundamentally change how we understand ourselves.

Ketamine “may actually be ineffective for the short-term treatment of MDD.”

Calls to decolonize mental health and replace the current DSM-5 diagnostic model gain momentum.

Research finds that downward social mobility leads to distress but the pressure to move up in a neoliberal society also causes distress.

Psychiatric staff in Switzerland express concerns about loss of authority and power if implementing recovery orientation in forensic settings.

World Psychiatry article challenges conventional antidepressant prescription practices.

Amid growing mental health crisis, research raises questions about the mass rollout of brief psychotherapies in Australia.

A new Cochrane review details the lack of evidence for antidepressants in the treatment of chronic pain.

An in-depth analysis of personal narratives of mental health recovery aims to improve treatment for marginalized communities.

Disability scholar Joanne Hunt’s call for structural competence training around disability counters neoliberal ideologies in clinical training.

New research by Jim van Os and Peter Groot finds that using hyperbolic tapering to discontinue antidepressants reduces withdrawal effects.

New study highlights connection between racism and psychosis in the United States.

Despite unproven efficacy, antidepressants are increasingly being put forward as an alternative to opioids for chronic pain patients.

Research highlights the need for more unsupervised play and activities to foster resilience and mental health in kids.

A newly published review of internal documents finds that pharma uses many tactics to ensure profit without regard for health.

Males taking antidepressants were at 100 times the risk of erectile dysfunction compared with the healthy population and more than three times the risk even after controlling for other variables.

Scoping review highlights policy-level initiatives to promote voluntary care and human rights in mental healthcare.

Activists and researchers urge the adoption of alternative frameworks to better understand and support transgender experiences.

A recent study highlights the tensions and limitations of the dominant notions of "inclusion" within mental health peer support research.

Systematic review uncovers the detrimental effects of unpaid work on employed women's mental health.

Only 4 of 188 antipsychotic trials assessed blinding, and in all 4 cases, the blind was broken, potentially leading to an overestimation of the drug effect.

An international team of researchers uncovers the transformative potential of locally-driven participatory mental health research in the Global South.

Deep-rooted distrust of healthcare systems is linked to past injustices and ongoing discrimination for Native populations.

Scholar-activist Jasna Russo examines the consequences of psychiatrization on mental health discourse, individual agency, and epistemic injustice.

People with symptoms of personality disorders, anxiety, and depression are more likely to volunteer for psychological research.

A new study in JAMA Pediatrics found a robust link between lithium levels in drinking water and autism diagnosis.

Researchers identify key barriers to meaningful lived experience collaboration in mental health services research n the US.

Unintended consequences arise as AI programs implemented without stakeholder input risk exacerbating homelessness issues.

Medically enforced opioid tapering can lead to an increased risk of mental and physical health issues.

Researchers point to overlooked dangers as school mental health programs exacerbate adolescent distress.

A recent study of brain stimulation for depression found that the placebo group (sham treatment) showed more improvement than the group that received actual brain stimulation.

Study explores the experiences of discrimination and stigma of prosumers,” psychologists with lived experiences of mental distress.

Music therapy found to be an effective tool in improving mental health and daily life functioning in young people with ADHD.

Study finds Open Dialogue-inspired support intervention reduces symptoms and improves functioning.

Study identifies best practices for co-designing eMental Health interventions with practitioners and people with lived experience.

Researchers discover a link between anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drugs and brain shrinkage.

Critical review finds lack of data hinders understanding and treatment of severe psychosocial disabilities, including psychoses and bipolar disorder, in sub-Saharan Africa.

Mental health apps may offer increased accessibility but unregulated private sector involvement could lead to abuse of power and coercion.

Study reveals most patients are dissatisfied with prescribers' support when discontinuing antidepressants.

Researchers warn of potential harms of psychedelic-assisted therapy as hype outstrips evidence.

Authors draw on the works of Anton Chekhov to illustrate how the psychological humanities can shed light on the social and cultural factors in mental health.

Leading psychiatrists propose a cultural-ecosocial systemic approach to counter biological reductionism in the field.

Researchers raise concerns over the potential negative effects of direct-to-consumer antidepressant advertisements.