Mad in America

MARCH 28, 2024

W hile going through a divorce in 2012, award-winning documentary filmmaker Katinka Blackford Newman from London was prescribed escitalopram (Cipralex or Lexapro, from Lundbeck). This is a depression pill, but Katinka was not depressed, only distressed, with sleepless nights, when she needed to leave the family home after a 12-year marriage. The pill nearly killed her and took her away from her kids, which Katinka has described in her book, “ The pill that steals lives.

Hospitality 145

Hospitality Insurance 145

Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)

MARCH 29, 2024

Nancy Adler, PhD Dr. Adler, the visionary who co-authored the foundational textbook of health psychology in 1979 and dedicated her life to understanding the profound link between social factors and health, died peacefully at her home on January 4, 2024, at the age of 77. "Nancy Adler is one of the most impactful psychological researchers of our era," said Elissa Epel, PhD, professor and vice chair for adult psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and co-director of the

52

52

Psychiatry Advisor

MARCH 26, 2024

Researchers evaluated whether tobacco product use was associated with an increased risk for suicidality among children, using Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development data. The post Increased Risk for Suicide Attempts Among Children Who Use Tobacco Products appeared first on Psychiatry Advisor.

52

52

The Anxiety Guy

MARCH 25, 2024

In today’s episode of Anxiety Guy, I’m excited to share a straightforward change in perspective that can transform your anxiety. It’s frequently the correct mindset that fosters significant healing from anxiety and the actionable steps necessary for addressing anxiety as it arises. Hope you enjoy it! In the fast-paced world we live in, anxiety has become increasingly prevalent, and its grip on our minds can be paralyzing.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 52

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Self-awareness Construction Anxiety disorders 52

Mad in America

MARCH 27, 2024

Stopping antipsychotic drugs is associated with better outcomes for people diagnosed with schizophrenia, according to a new study. In the long run, those who stopped taking antipsychotics had better social functioning and quality of life and were more likely to be employed than those who continued the drugs. The study was a meta-analysis of short-term, medium-term, and long-term trials.

Pharmaceuticals 145

Pharmaceuticals 145

Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE)

MARCH 28, 2024

The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence is pleased to announce the appointment of Anya Perea to the role of Chief Executive Officer.

40

40

Now Psych

MARCH 25, 2024

Brief overview of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that causes significant instability in emotions, behavior, relationships, and self-image. People with BPD often experience intense mood swings, difficulty regulating emotions, and make impulsive choices, which can lead to difficulties in relationships and self-destructive behaviors.

Personality disorders 52

Personality disorders Genetics and mental health Dialectical Behavior Therapy Self-awareness 52

Mad in America

MARCH 23, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Mad in Brasil. The author, Mariana Witte Lins, is a psychiatric survivor and moderator of an online peer support group for women in the process of withdrawing from psychiatric drugs. I spent years of my life thinking that mental disorders were illnesses like any other, and that this idea was unquestionable by anyone from a scientific point of view.

Hospitality 118

Hospitality Construction 118

Mad in America

MARCH 29, 2024

T here are books that change your life… drastically, whether you want to or not. I certainly had that experience and it made me question ‘everything.’ I was a holistic psychiatrist and wanted to offer the best services to my clients, but this book made me realize that in spite of, or because of my best intentions and efforts, I was keeping my clients trapped in the client role.

Self-awareness 111

Self-awareness 111

Mad in America

MARCH 26, 2024

One day I got so smart that I built my own time machine. Right away I went back and un-kissed the girl who broke my heart, I made friends who did not get into so much trouble, and I saved myself the embarrassment of fighting through all the battles I never won. When I came back I realized that though it takes a smart man to build a time machine, a wise man knows very well that the best thing such a machine can offer anyone is the opportunity to go back and make more mistakes, not fewer.

54

54

Mad in America

MARCH 26, 2024

From Psychiatric Times: Two psychiatrists write in the Psychiatric Times that the response of the STAR*D investigators to a reanalysis of STAR*D data by Ed Pigott and colleagues, which told of how the STAR*D investigators violated the protocol in various ways to inflate the reported remission rate, “remain entirely insufficient.” They write: It is our opinion that the importance of STAR*D and its ramifications for the field of psychiatry are too serious to be dismissed.

Aging and mental health 52

Aging and mental health 52

Mad in America

MARCH 26, 2024

O ne of the most important elements of the Szaszian worldview is that liberty and responsibility are two sides of the same coin. His writings are clear that with the liberation of the mental “patient” should come responsibility for his or her actions, reactions, productivity, failings, and crimes. This manifested most clearly in Szasz’s opposition not only to civil commitment, but to the insanity defense as well.

Manufacturing 121

Manufacturing Bipolar disorder Technology Hospitality 121