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2018 Newsletter

Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP)

SRP Newsletter 2018

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SBM Releases New Position Statement: Reach 80% Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates by 2018

Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)

In response to the significant colorectal cancer (CRC) burden and persistent underutilization of screening, the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtables (NCCRT) 80% by 2018 initiative sets an important goal for CRC screening in older Americans.

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Risks of Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Veterans

Mad in America

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require warnings for persistent sexual dysfunction, for example, and today the agency is attempting to defend itself from a lawsuit by the consumer advocacy nonprofit Public Citizen, which claims that it failed to respond to a 2018 petition to do so.

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Eleanor Maccoby, PhD (1917-2018): Early Pioneer in Gender Studies and Child Development

Anxiety & Depression Association of America

As part of Women's Health Month, ADAA's Women Mental Health SIG presents a series of blogs and videos showcasing women trailblazers in the mental health sector.

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The Influence of Paid Opinion Leaders on Antidepressant Prescribing in the UK

Mad in America

In October 2018, the Editor-in-Chief of the BMJ, Fiona Godlee said: ‘We don’t let judges or journalists take money from the people they are judging or reporting on: we shouldn’t let doctors do this either.

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How Psychiatrists Responded to the Launch of Our New ECT Survey

Mad in America

Beliefs of people taking antidepressants about causes of depression and reasons for increased prescribing rates. Journal of Affective Disorders, 168, 236-242. CARTWRIGHT, C., Personal agency in women’s recovery from depression: The impact of antidepressants and women’s personal efforts. Clinical Psychologist, 22, 72-82. GIBSON, K., WILLIAMS, J.

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Algorithm Poem #1 by Steven T. Licardi

Mad in America

His second collection of poetry, ‘a billion burning dreams’ (STL, 2018) traces his own mental health journey. His ever-evolving performance work in community with others has been creating (im)possible worlds in service of collective liberation.

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