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Stop Using Antidepressants Except for “the Most Severe Depression,” Experts Say

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In a new article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), 30+ prominent figures in critical psychiatry call on the UK government to acknowledge the evidence that antidepressants are no better than placebos for most patients and to increase funding of social and psychological interventions while decreasing drug prescriptions.

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Irish Psychiatry Says Chemical Imbalance Is a Figure of Speech—So, What Now?

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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in Ireland. The reason we say “gobsmacking” is because it’s not something that Irish psychiatrists have said publicly before, although a representative for the College did say in a 2015 media article that people didn’t really believe it anyway.

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These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

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A cognitive-behavioral-therapy program for teens had similarly disappointing results—it proved no better than regular classwork. ” Article → Back to Around the Web The post These Teens Got Therapy. The kids are not all right, and frustratingly, we don’t really know how to help them. Then They Got Worse.

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Placebo Effect—Not Antidepressants—Responsible for Depression Improvement

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In that article , researchers found that in three different studies of neuromodulation for depression, participants’ beliefs that they would improve after using the devices was a significant predictor of outcome, but the actual use of the devices was not, compared to placebo. The psychotherapy groups were not able to be blinded.

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How the Medical Profession Pathologizes Emotions and the Damage to Patients

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While these doctors make a point of not pathologizing anxious patients, this article is about those doctors who are lacking in this department and who, therefore, cause patients to feel invalidated. For the sake of this article, let us assume that the opposite of pathologization is humanization.

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Conveying Hope, Empowering Teens: An Interview With Jessica Schleider

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On her own and with colleagues, she’s published a wide array of articles and book chapters and co-wrote a self-help book, The Growth Mindset Workbook for Teens. Schleider : So I can walk through one of our digital self-guided single-sessions for teens, one that teaches about behavioral activation. It is like a combination.

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Observational Studies Confirm Trial Results That Antidepressants Double Suicides

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4 In his 2001 article, Laughren didnt comment on the fact that hits us in the face, that the suicide rate was four times greater on drug than on placebo, which was a statistically significant difference (P = 0.03, my calculation). Deadly psychiatry and organised denial. Copenhagen: Peoples Press; 2015. 2 Hughes S, Cohen D, Jaggi R.