Thu.Nov 16, 2023

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How the Psychosocial Approach Provides an Alternative to the Biomedical Model

Mad in America

T rauma is situational. The situation in which a human being is unable to wind down for a long time because it has been continuously subjected to aversive circumstances is likely to result in distress. There is a growing body of literature that supports this thesis today. Yet the biomedical concepts of mental distress still seem to prevail in the public discourse.

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International Behavioural Trials Network Conference - Call for Abstracts

Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)

A poster session complements the plenary sessions and workshops that make up the IBTN Conference. Poster abstracts will be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The IBTN Conference will be held from May 16 to 18, 2024, and is open to anyone registering to attend. The conference will include a poster session. Authors whose posters have been selected will be asked to accept and confirm their attendance at the conference (either virtually or in person).

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Beyond Police and Psychiatrists: Chicago’s Plan to Transform Community Mental Health

Mad in America

From Jacobin : “Police violence and lack of access to essential care services have emerged as twinned hallmarks of American life. In a nation in which people with unmet mental health needs are 16 times more likely to be killed by police, about a quarter of all people killed by U.S. police since 2015 were suffering––or were perceived to be suffering––from a mental health crisis.