1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (37+ words) Despite the popular name "antidepressants", serotonin reuptake inhibitors (IRS) are a class of medications widely prescribed for psychiatric and non-psychiatric conditions, such as anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depression, chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, among others....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (896+ words) Justin Garson is a philosopher and historian of science at the City University of New York. He has published several books and articles on biology, the mind, and madness, including Madness: A Philosophical Exploration in 2022. He also contributes to Psychology…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (520+ words) In the summer of 1973, my dad was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is the technical term for what most of us call madness'a more or less total break from reality. I was two months old. From the moment he returned…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (336+ words) We believe that the current biological and diagnostically-based philosophy of care does not meet the needs of individuals and families experiencing emotional distress, and that the alternative lies in a Recovery Oriented System Of Care which emphasizes the pivotal role…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1258+ words) If patients are willing to bring these thoughts into treatment, psychiatry should be better prepared to receive them. Violence is not simply a mental health issue. It is, and has always been, a societal one shaped by culture, institutions, access,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (66+ words) Mad In America A Grand Rounds psychiatry talk at UC Berkeley by neuroscientist Peter Stirling. [Click the image below to play the video] LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next…...

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (438+ words) A large body of research demonstrates that exercise is at least as good as antidepressants and psychotherapy for treating depression. Exercise lacks the harms of drug treatment and comes with other benefits for overall health. While antidepressant drugs worsen cardiometabolic…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (484+ words) Research highlights exercise as a promising intervention for depression, inpatient distress, and overall quality of life. This week Mad in America explores three studies related to exercise as a treatment for mental health problems. The first finds that exercise reduces…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1843+ words) I wrote this poem five months after Ginny's passing: Every day I wake up And remember she's not there 5 times a night I wake up And lose her yet again Sometimes In my dreams She comes to me It seems…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (196+ words) Mad in America - Science, Psychiatry and Social Justice From Aeon: "Virtually everything you think you know about psychopathy has been thoroughly debunked. Why does this zombie idea live on? In modern science, psychopaths are typically described with reference to concrete…...