Tue.Jul 23, 2024

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The Power of Suggestion and the Problematic Insignificance of Significance 

Mad in America

B ased upon the 2022 meta-analysis by Stone, et al. , a difference of 1.8 points on a measure of depression between placebo (average depression score reduction of 8.0 points) and antidepressant (average depression score reduction of 9.8 points) was found. This statistically significant difference is so small it is undetectable in real life; it is not even an average small, clinically insignificant difference.

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Four Decades of Resilience: One Family’s Perspective on Our Mental Health System

NAMI

My daily work keeps me busy with priorities focused on developing strategies and initiatives launching and commercializing holistic therapies that have vast potential to impact lives in the mental health space. Healthcare has always been endlessly fascinating to me, but this work is especially close to my heart. Over the last four decades, my family has supported my older brother, who lives with schizophrenia.

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Mending Mind and Spirit: The Path of Sacred Psychiatry

Judy Tsafrir, MD Blog

PODCAST Back from the Borderline Podcast In this episode, Dr. Tsafrir discusses her transition from traditional to holistic psychiatry, integrating spiritual, environmental, and physical healing practices. She shares insights on the limitations of conventional psychiatry, which often relies heavily on pharmaceuticals and overlooks the holistic integration of the spiritual, emotional, and physical dimensions of… The post Mending Mind and Spirit: The Path of Sacred Psychiatry first appeared