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New Guidelines on How to Accurately Convey ADHD Information

Mad in America

A vivid example is that healthcare professionals tend do classify the youngest in a classroom as having ADHD up to twice as often as their older classmates—due to their normal age-appropriate behavior: a stunning but long-known research finding that has insufficiently found its way to a broader audience.

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2023 ABMR ESI Program Mentors

Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)

Thank you to the ABMR members who offered guidance and wisdom and served as mentors to the early-stage investigators (ESIs) for the 2023 Banff conference: Mustafa alAbsi, PhD Matthew M. Burg, PhD Drew Busch, PhD Sue Everson-Rose, PhD Ten T. Lewis, PhD Judy Moskowitz, PhD Shari Waldstein, PhD Richard P.

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Why Facilities Work with Healthcare Staffing Agencies

PsychStaffing Blog

In 2023, 77% of employers reported problems with filling job vacancies. A medical staffing agency uses a large network of qualified candidates to fill open positions at healthcare facilities. But what is different about staffing agencies that specialize in healthcare? The streamlining of your hiring process. Time and money.

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So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides

Mad in America

22] In 2023, the “experts” failed us badly again. In September 2023, I did a Google search in Danish on suicide and antidepressants , which confirmed that the public is being massively and systematically misinformed. [25] 51] Can anything be worse than this in healthcare? BMJ 2023;April 26. [25] BMJ 2023;381:e070630. [24]

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Bridging the Gap: Why Black Voices Must Shape Mental Health Research

NAMI

In the fall of 2023, I came across a LinkedIn post calling for volunteers to participate in a study on neurodevelopmental disorders in historically minoritized communities. In 2023, I decided to undergo an extensive neuropsychological assessment, and when I finally received an ADHD diagnosis, everything clicked.

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Congratulations to the Newly Elected 2023 Fellows

Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)

Busch , Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute Eric B. Baskin , University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Rinad Sary Beidas , Northwestern University Andrew M. Hekler , University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Sciences Adam T.

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Antipsychotics Lead to Worse Outcomes in First-Episode Psychosis

Mad in America

The researchers note that these services are provided to the entire population as needed and recorded in the registry based on their universal healthcare system. Next, the researchers wanted to see if those who eventually did end up on antipsychotics fared worse if there was a delay. Bergström, T., & Gauffin, T.