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When it comes to harassment, are federal judges above the law?

NPR - Mental Health

People who work for the federal court system don't have the same kinds of job protections that most other Americans do. A nearly year-long NPR investigation has found problems with the way the courts police sexual harassment and bullying.and a pervasive culture of fear about blowing the whistle. A warning to our listeners, this piece contains a description of sexual assault.

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ChatGPT on the couch? How to calm a stressed-out AI

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

Distressing news and traumatic stories can cause stress and anxiety -- not only in humans, but these stories can also affect AI language models, such as ChatGPT. Researchers have now shown that these models, like humans, respond to therapy: an elevated 'anxiety level' in GPT-4 can be 'calmed down' using mindfulness-based relaxation techniques.

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Why Holding Onto Fear Feels Safe (But Isn’t)

The Anxiety Guy

Holding onto fear, worry, over-analysis, and relying on ‘intellectualizing’ every problem can feel like you’re receiving some level of protection. However, what’s really happening is that your nervous system is becoming more fatigued and run down in the process. Let’s dive into exactly what you need to hear today, enjoy the podcast: If fear is overwhelming and exhausting, why do we cling to it?

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Brief Book Reviews: March 2025

Psychiatric Times

Check out 2 bite-sized reviews of books related to mental health.

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Everyone Is 'Getting Coffee With Their Younger Selves'—Why You Should, Too

Very Well Mind

This meditative exercise started as a poem, and has since become a social media trend. Learn all about how to perform it, and why you should.

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“I Nearly Destroyed Myself Mentally and Physically Working at the Wrong Jobs”

ADDitude

Wanted: The best jobs for ADHD brains. Applicant Requirements: Must be creative, energetic, hands-on, intensely engaged (aka hyperfocused), and demonstrate outside-the-box thinking and ingenious problem-solving skills. Sound like you? Sure, a persons ADHD-fueled passion can help them shine in that just-right job. The opposite is also true. When a workers skill set and job are mismatched say, a role that requires long hours at a desk, performing repetitive tasks day after day experts report tha

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Psychiatric Times Through the Years: The Last 5 Years in March Covers

Psychiatric Times

Celebrate Psychiatric Times 40th anniversary with a look back at some of our previous covers.

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Treatment of harmful gambling in the UK: new review highlights worrying lack of evidence

The Mental Elf

Clare Gerada and Ruby Wiltshire summarise a new scoping review of UK-based research on the treatment of harmful gambling, which finds a complete lack of high quality intervention studies to support decision making. The post Treatment of harmful gambling in the UK: new review highlights worrying lack of evidence appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Presenting Our March Theme: Schizophrenia

Psychiatric Times

Do you want to be featured in a future Special Report? Check out our March theme!

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Lawmakers Consider Massive Medicaid Cuts

Psychiatry Online

PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.

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What the 'Broken Jewelry Theory' Might Tell You About Your Relationship

Very Well Mind

Ever had a necklace randomly snap or a ring go missing? It might be more than just bad luck. Heres what the 'Broken Jewelry Theory' suggests about your relationships.

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Women Trailblazers in Mental Health

Anxiety & Depression Association of America

As part of Women's Health Month, ADAA's Women Mental Health SIG presents a series of blogs and videos showcasing women trailblazers in the mental health sector.

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Home-based brain stimulation (tDCS) for depression: ready for widespread use?

The Mental Elf

Julian Mutz discusses the results of a new 10-week RCT assessing home-based brain stimulation for depression, which suggests that tDCS may be a safe, acceptable and efficacious treatment for moderate depression. The post Home-based brain stimulation (tDCS) for depression: ready for widespread use? appeared first on National Elf Service.

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How Long Does It Take To Detox From Alcohol

Clear Behavioral Health

Alcohol is a substance that has been used for centuries for both celebrations and coping. Its an ingrained part of our history and society [3]. So much so, that it took a long time for people to understand the side effects alcohol has on people. After researching, alcohol was proven to have negative effects over time on the brain and body. Due to this, it also contributes to dependency and can potentially lead to full-on alcohol use disorder (AUD).

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March 5, Richardson Seminar: Jennifer Langham, Ph.D. on “London Kleinians in Los Angeles”

History Psychiatry

Please join us on March 5 for the next Richardson Seminar on the History of Psychiatry. We will be joined by Jennifer… Read more March 5, Richardson Seminar: Jennifer Langham, Ph.D.

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When Professors Fail Students

From Both Sides of the Couch

Personal Perspectivel: I dislike failing students, but sometimes they leave me no choice. Now I'm trying to be more proactive.

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Mental Health And The Gut-Brain Connection – It’s More Complicated Than You Think

The London Psychiatry Centre

If you work to look after your mental health, you may have heard about the gut-brain connection. You may be curious as to why the gut is often considered the second brain. You may be wondering: Is there a link between gut health and mental health? What is the connection between gut, brain and depression? For a long time, the gut might be the last place a person looked when concerned about their mental health.

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Fostering a Culture of Excellence at the Icahn School of Medicine

Psychiatric Times

Dennis S. Charney, MD, shared how he has fostered success during his tenure as the Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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Searching for Structure and Purpose in Disordered Behavior

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

The inevitability of variation in human behavior is a phenomenon psychologists have long recognized and developed statistical methods to account for in their analyses. Human behavior varies not only between people, but within separate instances for one individual as well. The study of that individual variability, called noise by many psychologists, is the topic of focus for articles that were published online in March and will be featured in a future issue of Perspectives on Psychological Scienc

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The Number of People With Chronic Conditions is Soaring. Are we Less Healthy Than we Used to be – or Overdiagnosing Illness?

Mad in America

From The Guardian. “Ihave been a doctor for more than 30 years and a neurologist for 25 of those. I have recently grown particularly worried about the large number of young people referred to me with four or five pre-existing diagnoses of chronic conditions, only some of which can be cured. Autism , Tourette syndrome, ADHD, migraines, fibromyalgia, polycystic ovary syndrome, depression, eating disorders, anxiety and many more.

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In Memoriam: Eulogies for Psychiatrists and Successful Work-Life Balance

Psychiatric Times

Remembering 2 psychiatrists who emphasized the importance of work-life balance

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Weight Loss Drugs: 82 Deaths Linked to Adverse Reactions, UK Data Show

Mad in America

From The BMJ. “Data submitted to the UK drugs regulator show a total of 82 deaths related to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, the class of drugs used for weight loss and type 2 diabetes. Data from the yellow card scheme for reporting adverse events to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) show that up to 31 January 2025 there were 22 deaths from adverse reactions associated with use of GLP-1 agonists for weight loss and 60 linked to use for treating type

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How to Support Your Loved One During a Manic Episode

Zencare

Published on March 3, 2025 by Zencare Team. A manic episode is a period of extreme changes in mood, energy, and behavior that can last for a short period of time or extend over several weeks. It is a key feature of bipolar disorder symptoms and can significantly impact a persons ability to function. Episodes of mania can be overwhelming for both the individual experiencing them and their family members and close friends.

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Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?

The New York Times -- Mental Health

President Trumps effort to remake the government is a direct challenge to a decades-long effort to build a civil service stocked with experts. Critics say it will backfire.