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The Science on Social Media and Youth Mental Health Is Incomplete — So What Can Parents Do?

Child Mind Intitute

This conversation is part of the Child Mind Institutes webinar series on Technology and Youth Mental Health , which asks how tech might be used to improve mental health outcomes for all young people. So, it doesn’t seem like we can jump to the conclusion that technology is the cause. You cant deny this!

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The Clinical, Social, and Cultural Harm of an Iatrogenic Psychiatry

Mad in America

Similarly, “ Myth: Reframing Mental Illness as a ‘Brain Disease’ Reduces Stigma ” (2012), the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) concluded: “Biological explanations can also instill an ‘us vs. them’ attitude, defining individuals with mental illness as fundamentally different.”

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Investing in our mental health: Priorities for the NHS ten-year plan

Centre for Mental Health

million referrals to NHS Talking Therapies more than double the figure in 2012/13 In 2021/22, a total cost of 596.8 Early economic analysis by NICE suggests that these technologies could be cost-effective based on current prices and evidence. This is highly likely to be excellent value for public money. million appointments.

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The Long-Disputed Science of Twin Studies

Mad in America

Portions of my 2015 book The Trouble with Twin Studies attempted to counter claims found in Segal’s 2012 book about the MISTRA, Born Together―Reared Apart: The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study. Segal did not address the critics’ arguments in her brief CounterPunch article.