Critical Psychiatry

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

People are being misled about the nature of mental illness. Of course brain abnormalities can cause organic mental illness, such as delirium or dementia. But most presentations of mental health problems are not caused by brain abnormalities. Using depression as an example, people have been encouraged to see depression as a chemical imbalance in the brain.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

B efore the industrial revolution, humanity’s relationship with labor, nature, and autonomy was markedly different. Most people lived in rural areas, their lives intertwined with the rhythms of nature. Families often worked together, and individuals were their own bosses, answering primarily to the dictates of the seasons and their immediate communities.

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Very Well Mind

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Functional mushrooms supplements have become very popular due to their potential cognitive and neurological benefits. More clinical research is needed, but this article will help you decide if they could be right for you.

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Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Researchers develop machine learning tools that screen for co-morbid anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder using acoustic voice signals. The team spoke to participants with and without co-morbid AD/MDD and recorded them using a secure telehealth platform. The participants were given a semantic verbal fluency test, in which they were required to name as many animals as possible within a time limit.

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Very Well Mind

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Hidden tensions are silent stressors that can put a strain on a relationship. Learn how to identify and work through them in your romantic and other relationships.

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