Suicidal Thoughts 101
Psychology Today
OCTOBER 5, 2023
The who, what, where, and how of suicidal thinking.
October, 2023
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The American Journal of Psychiatry’s Answer to MIA: A Silence that Speaks Volumes
Mad in America
OCTOBER 28, 2023
O n September 9, Mad in America set up a petition on change.org urging the American Journal of Psychiatry to retract its 2006 article that told of a 67% remission rate in the STAR*D trial. The case for doing so was straightforward: In August, Ed Pigott and colleagues, having obtained patient-level data through the “Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials” initiative, published a paper in BMJ Open that told of how the remission rate in that trial was actually 35%.
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BHCOE Introduces School Accreditation Program for ABA Services in Educational Settings
Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE)
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE) is proud to announce an exciting initiative in the field of education that is set to enhance the quality of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services provided in school settings. This specialized school accreditation program is tailored to meet the unique needs of ABA services in educational environments.
How EMDR Healed My Trauma
NAMI
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Youve been doing it all along. These were the words of my startled, excited therapist years ago in her office. I had come to her desperate to unlock and heal traumas that had built up over time. I was about a year into a romantic relationship that would become my marriage; a relationship so healthy, stable and functional that I was trying to self-sabotage.
HIPAA-compliant email revisited
Reidbord's Reflections
OCTOBER 23, 2023
In January 2021, I described my search for a HIPAA-compliant email provider for my practice, and reviewed several options. In the end I chose Hushmail for Healthcare. It was, and is, a good service: thoughtfully featured, reasonably priced (with minor changes since then), and fast support when needed. But the truth is, I didn’t [.] The post HIPAA-compliant email revisited first appeared on Reidbord's Reflections.
NCI-funded T32 Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships in Behavioral and Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer Prevention and Control
Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The two-year training program prepares fellows for academic and related careers. Fellows will hold appointments at the Feinberg School of Medicine and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, a top 10 nationally ranked cancer center. An appointment provides postdoctoral trainees with a comfortable salary, tuition funds for classwork related to research training, and funds to defray research expenses and travel to scientific meetings.
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Anna Bullard Appointed VP of Strategy and Development
Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE)
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Bullard as the Vice President of Strategy and Development. In her new role, Anna will play a pivotal part in building strategic partnerships for the company's various organizational services and initiatives. Anna is a beacon of light in the quest for quality care for autistic individuals.
BOOK TOUR: Living with Depression by Deborah Serani
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OCTOBER 8, 2023
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How Research Is Advancing Our Understanding of OCD
NAMI
OCTOBER 20, 2023
As NAMI and the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) come together to celebrate the accomplishments of Sabine Wilhelm, PhD, the winner of NAMI’s 2023 Scientific Research Award, we are reminded of the intricate nature of OCD and the critical importance of research in unraveling its complexities. By selecting Dr. Sabine Wilhelm as the honoree, NAMI underscores the vital role that OCD research plays in the broader mental health landscape.
A Framework for Public Health’s Role in Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention
Mental Health America (MHA)
OCTOBER 5, 2023
A Framework for Public Healths Role in Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention October 05, 2023 MHA Admin Thu, 10/05/2023 - 17:01 Download the framework Download supplemental framework document In 2023, Mental Health America, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Center for Law and Social Justice Policy (CLASP) created an equity-centered framework to characterize public health's unique role in suici
Day # 150: Eating Disorders Review Quiz
Bullet Psych
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Today will be our review quiz for the eating disorders theme. Take a few minutes and check your learning. 1) Which of the following are not recommended admission criteria for patients with anorexia nervosa? a) Heart rate < 50 b) Blood pressure < 80/60 c) Cardiac arrhythmia d) BMI < 15 or weight <70% of ideal body weight 2) For which eating disorder is fluoxetine considered the first-line medication option?
Global Psychiatry’s Attempt to Excommunicate the Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
Mad in America
OCTOBER 5, 2023
B etween 2014 and 2020, the UN published three reports on mental health, prepared by the special rapporteur on the right to health (Dainius Puras). These called for a radical change in the practice and organization of mental health care across the world. The UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights declared the work “groundbreaking”: In 2017, the Special Rapporteur issued a ground-breaking report addressing the “global burden of obstacles” in mental health settings and in the field o
BHCOE 2023 Third Quarter Accreditation Announcement
Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE)
OCTOBER 13, 2023
We are excited to announce BHCOE's newly accredited and reaccredited organizations.
Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)
OCTOBER 14, 2023
Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, beginning mid-October 2023. The Department of Psychology in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program, with a start date of September 1, 2024. The program is dually accredited by the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) and the American Psychological Association (APA).
Finding Treatment and Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Depression
NAMI
OCTOBER 16, 2023
My great-grandmother lost her husband, both sons and both grandsons to depression and suicide. And she almost lost me. Grandma Fishel was my constant supporter during my tumultuous youth and adolescence. Her home became my refuge, my safe space away from the house I lived in and the school I attended — places where I struggled to fit in and knew I was different.
Disability Rights Connecticut
Kids Mental Health Info
OCTOBER 2, 2023
A statewide non-profit organization with a mission to advocate for the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities, including mental and behavioral health disabilities, in CT. The post Disability Rights Connecticut appeared first on Kids Mental Health Info.
Ten Years Later: Still Shooting the Odds
Mad in America
OCTOBER 4, 2023
I t was about 10 years ago I wrote in a MIA blog post that if I thought that it was possible, I would have opened a string of clinics all over the country to help get people off of antidepressants. Unfortunately, the problems that sometimes occur when people try to stop an SSRI antidepressant are still much more severe and long-lasting than the medical profession acknowledges, and there is no antidote to these problems.
Reflections on the RADAR Study
Mad in America
OCTOBER 14, 2023
A fter decades of prescribing antipsychotic drugs, I seem to know less about them at the end of my career than I did (or thought I did) at the beginning. Nevertheless, I arrived at an approach to practice that was based on both my understanding of the literature and experience working with and listening to people who took these drugs. Early in my career, leading academic psychiatrists were promoting the idea that many people were on higher doses than was required to control symptoms and reduce t
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 15: Withdrawal of Psychiatric Drugs
Mad in America
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Peter Gøtzsche’s book, Critical Psychiatry Textbook. In this blog, he discusses withdrawal and how to taper off psychiatric drugs. Each Monday, a new section of the book is published, and all chapters are archived here. P sychiatrists and other doctors know very little about abstinence symptoms, which they mainly reject, and about how to taper off psychiatric drugs safely. 135 One should never sta
Mental Health Staff Reluctant to Support Service Users in Tapering Antipsychotics, Study Finds
Mad in America
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Many individuals with schizophrenia often express a desire to reduce or even halt their antipsychotic medications, primarily due to the severe side effects associated with long-term use. However, a recent study reveals that these service users find little support from mental health professionals in this endeavor. A new research article authored by Kickan Roed, Niels Buus, Julie Midtgaard, and colleagues, published in Qualitative Health Research, finds that there is reluctance among mental health
Dostoevsky: A Psychologist We Can All Learn From
Mad in America
OCTOBER 24, 2023
N ietzsche famously said of Dostoevsky that he was the only psychologist he had anything to learn from. In a letter to the Danish literary critic Georg Brandes in 1888 , Nietzsche exclaimed how Dostoevsky had provided, “the most valuable psychological material I know. I owe him a debt of gratitude.” Regarded as one of the original 19 th century existentialists along with Nietzsche and Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky’s novels are known for wrestling with the deepest issues concerning human existence.
Beyond the “Chemical Imbalance” Theory: An Interview With Prof. Joanna Moncrieff
Mad in America
OCTOBER 13, 2023
From Psychology Today/Justin Garson, PhD : “I talked with Prof. Moncrieff about her history of advocacy, the future of mental health, and a report that rattled the medical establishment. Justin Garson (JG): The initial reactions to your paper ranged from, ‘we already knew that the serotonin theory was false,’ to ‘serotonin is one small part of the puzzle but not the whole thing,’ to ‘your paper is harming suffering patients.’ Which of the reactions to yo
“Functional Disorders”: One of Medicine’s Biggest Failures | Marion Brown
Mad in America
OCTOBER 12, 2023
From The BMJ : “Richard Smith introduces a thoughtful discussion of ‘Functional Disorders’ prompted by reading Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery Illness: ‘About a third of patients attending neurological and gastrointestinal, or almost every outpatient clinic—have functional disorders, meaning that they do not have a physical cause that can be detected with a microscope, scanners, or blood or genetic tests. … When no physical ca
Not Before Time: Lived Experience Led Justice and Repair
Mad in America
OCTOBER 7, 2023
A landmark report has been released exploring possibilities for acknowledging the harms people experience in mental health systems. The report can be accessed as a visually stunning website , the full report (87 pages) and an Easy English version (16 pages). The report has already been viewed by over five thousand people and cited by the Peruvian delegation to the United Nations.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Four)
Mad in America
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Peter Gøtzsche’s book, Critical Psychiatry Textbook. In this blog, he discusses the failures of the publicly funded long-term studies, CATIE and STAR*D, and psychiatry’s fraudulent reporting of these results. Each Monday, a new section of the book is published, and all chapters are archived here.
Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Clinician’s Middle View
Mad in America
OCTOBER 31, 2023
I n the current debates about antidepressant withdrawal, it seems there are two sides—and no middle. On one side there’s psychiatry, particularly academic psychiatry, minimizing the problem. And on the other, psychologists and Mad in America authors and readers, declaring a near emergency. Every new essay prompts yet more objections from the other camp.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Three)
Mad in America
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Peter Gøtzsche’s book, Critical Psychiatry Textbook. In this blog, he discusses the delusions of psychiatry. Each Monday, a new section of the book is published, and all chapters are archived here. More issues with unreliable diagnoses and poor drugs A textbook called it a psychopharmacological revolution that we can alleviate or cure 80-90% of people with severe depression, and it claimed that pa
A History of Pernicious Anemia and Psychiatric Misdiagnosis
Mad in America
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Katrina Burchell, chief executive officer of the Pernicious Anaemia Society, writes about the history of pernicious anemia, which produces symptoms that are often misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder. First, she defines the physical illness: “What I am not talking about is dietary B12 deficiency but rather the often misdiagnosed and under-treated condition brought about by an auto-immune condition which inhibits the ability of the body to absorb B12 through the traditional digestion rout
The Mental Health Crisis of Today’s Youth—The Hidden Culprit Every Parent and Therapist Should Know About
Mad in America
OCTOBER 6, 2023
E yes blurry and staring at his class notes, he was frozen. Fleeting thoughts of not wanting to live darted across his mind. Patrick couldn’t stop obsessing about the test a week away. He had been an honor student throughout high school, but the pressure of college triggered his panic — which he described to me, afterward, during a therapy session. In my practice, this is a situation I have seen many times.
Neuroscientist Argues the Left Side of Our Brains Have Taken Over Our Minds
Mad in America
OCTOBER 15, 2023
From CBC : “Science has long known that the human brain has a left and right hemisphere. ‘The two hemispheres have styles — takes, if you like, on the world. They see things differently. They prioritize different things. They have different values,’ said [Scottish psychiatrist Iain] McGilchrist in The Divided Brain , a television documentary. ‘The left hemisphere’s goal is to enable us to manipulate things, whereas the goal of the right hemisphere is to relate to th
On Psychotherapeutic Literacy
Mad in America
OCTOBER 13, 2023
“There are experiences that transcend words, those that elude the grasp of language. For instance, when a child enters a therapist’s office for the very first time, he may find himself unable to respond to any inquiries, his voice rendered mute. He struggles to comprehend the therapist’s probing questions, as these queries delve into realms he has never explored before in his young life.
The Connection Between ‘Bipolar Disorder’ and Migraine: Unraveling the History of a Family Line
Mad in America
OCTOBER 27, 2023
W hile researching migraines, I stumbled upon the connection between them and a bipolar diagnosis I received as a young adult. On this journey to find answers about my health a realization occurred — I have been having ocular and abdominal migraines since I was a child. My research has helped me understand the bizarre actions of my father, whose behavior has been the topic of discussion in the family for many years.
The Feeling Child | An Interview With Alice Miller
Mad in America
OCTOBER 14, 2023
Interview with Alice Miller by Diane Connors for OMNI Publications International March 1987 : “Alice Miller’s stories portray abused and silenced children who later become destructive to themselves and to others. ‘The way we were treated as small children is the way we treat ourselves the rest of our lives: with cruelty or with tenderness and protection,’ [Miller says]. ‘We often impose our most agonizing suffering upon ourselves and, later, on our children.’ In 197
In the Name of ‘Modernization,’ Newsom Admin. Wants to Disappear Unhoused and Disabled People From the Streets
Mad in America
OCTOBER 17, 2023
From Disability Visibility Project : “On October 1, over the vehement objections of disabled activists, housing justice activists, and human rights organizations , the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act went into effect in seven California counties. The law empowers family members, social service providers, police, and first responders to refer primarily unhoused people diagnosed with schizophrenia or other severe mental illnesses to a regime of civil courts th
People Not Professionals
Mad in America
OCTOBER 19, 2023
From Aeon : “A question that is often posed is whether peer support is comparable to professional mental health services. Are the two approaches effectively the same, substitutes of each other, complementary or completely opposed? An answer can be found in the seminal paper ‘Peer Support: A Theoretical Perspective’ (2001) by Shery Mead, David Hilton and Laurie Curtis, where they define peer support as ‘a system of giving and receiving help founded on key principles of respect, shared resp
Reality According to Whom? Listening to My Wife—and The Problems with ‘Psychosis’
Mad in America
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The following is an adapted excerpt from Healing Companions , a book by the MIA author Sam Ruck (his pen name) that describes his life with, and love for, his wife and her “alters.” M y wife and I had been married for 20 years when she started to experience some extreme stuff, to put it mildly: panic attacks, flashbacks, comatose episodes, extreme dissociation, hearing voices, mini-seizures, and more.
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