5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1820+ words) A conversation about cruel experiments, ambitious treatments, and the neuroscience metaphors that have come to define mental distress. Her latest book is Go/No-Go: A Journey Into the Research and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders, which has been called “required…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (565+ words) What is striking about The Lost Art of Healing (1996) is that its author Bernard Lown (1921-2021), the renowned cardiologist who pioneered life-saving technological advances, makes clear that vital to heart health and recovery are human relationships that are being increasingly ignored…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1138+ words) Richard Sears teaches psychology at West Georgia Technical College and works as a counseling psychologist in private practice, specializing in person-centered therapy. Earlier in his career, Richard worked in a psychiatric crisis stabilization unit, an experience that exposed him to…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1782+ words) Before I was a psychiatrist, I was a psychiatric patient. I remember sitting in waiting rooms, waiting to see the next psychiatrist with a pit in my stomach, not knowing whether my suffering would be seen or heard. Watching as…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (196+ words) People seeking help for mental problems should be offered true informed consent about the benefits and harms of different treatment options. Everyone should have the opportunity to choose an effective, evidence-based drug-free treatment method, regardless of the nature of the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1099+ words) Karine is a scholar-activist and founder of the Rooted Global Village, a relational practice and unlearning space devoted to cultivating ecologies of care and collective world-building. She is a PhD candidate at Pacifica Graduate Institute studying decolonial depth psychology, focusing…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (479+ words) Three recent studies examine the long-term harms of psychiatric detention, identify ward environments as a major driver of coercive interventions, and explore why some psychiatric staff are more likely to support coercive practices. In the article, Ferreira, herself a survivor…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (275+ words) When Treatment Becomes the Problem – Robert Whitaker on the Psychophobia Podcast Mad In America Robert Whitaker appears on the Psychophobia podcast hosted by Dr. Michael Montgomery. “The former head of the American Psychiatric Association once called Robert Whitaker “a menace…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (390+ words) The mainstream psychiatry literature contains the common and mostly unchallenged claim that schizophrenia is roughly 80% heritable. This figure is reported largely uncritically in the media, on trusted websites, and by influential bloggers. To cite one of countless examples, the WebMD…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (770+ words) Genetic testing to guide antidepressant selection is already being sold to the public, but the evidence is less than convincing. A new study failed to show efficacy in its primary outcome, its secondary outcomes imply a potential benefit for only…...