NPR - Mental Health
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
2024 advisory. That leaves parents with less time for themselves, their partners and leisure activities.'/> Parenting can keep you on your toes all day. But if you find it so physically and mentally draining you can't enjoy family time, it may be a sign of burnout. Here's what you can do about it.
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 8, 2025
I t should be relatively easy in almost all cases to decide if a person has committed suicide or tried to commit suicide. But as with so much else in psychiatry, this can be negotiated, obscured, and influenced by commercial conflicts of interest. 1 Randomised trials Many suicides and suicide attempts have been omitted from published reports of the randomised trials, and the omissions are biased, favouring drugs over placebo. 1-3 Meta-analyses of suicidal events based on published reports will t
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The Online Therapist
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
I read a lot of self-help books and they are mostly all the same. Change your thinking and change your life. However, there is one book that I have returned to many times. It is not technically in the self-help genre, more technical, but it holds information essential to understanding how we see relationships.
Critical Psychiatry
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
I worry that the clash between Joanna Moncrieff and Awais Aftab about her new book Chemically imbalanced has become too personal (see eg. last post ). For example, Awais recent blog post criticises Jo for her methods rather than necessarily actually what she says. In many ways, how Jo expresses her critique is irrelevant. What matters is the content of what she says.
Department of Psychiatry News
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Drugs approved for diabetes and obesity might be useful for the treatment of cognitive and mental health disorders, according to a new paper published in Nature Mental Health.
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
A new study published in BMJ has found that antipsychotic use is associated with severe, life-threatening conditions in people with dementia. The research, led by Pearl L. H. Mok of the University of Manchester, highlights an increased risk of stroke, pneumonia, acute kidney injury, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and other serious outcomes. These risks are highest immediately after starting the medication, particularly within the first week of use.
Very Well Mind
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The Serenity Prayer has been widely adopted in 12-step programs and can be used to support mental health. Learn the origins of the prayer, its core components, and ways to apply it for better mental well-being.
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World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Recognising Excellence in Psychiatry The World Psychiatric Association and the World Association on Dual Disorders invite submissions for the prestigious Prof. Pedro Ruiz Recognition Awards. The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and the World Association on Dual Disorders (WADD) have come together to launch two prestigious awards in honour of the late Professor Pedro Ruiz, a pioneer in the field of psychiatry.
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Trigger warning: This story contains graphic details of domestic violence and sexual assault. I was at my girlfriend’s house, desperately searching for my phone and car keys. The only items that could provide me with the ability to flee. Two objects she had deliberately deprived me of, knowing that I would be trapped, her prisoner, without them.
Very Well Mind
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Need to cancel plans last-minute? Whether its with friends, family, or colleagues, these expert-approved strategies will help you cancel with care and consideration.
Department of Psychiatry News
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Twenty eight young people from the UK and Japan played a leading role in co-designing the research, interviewing other young people and adults, analysing the findings, and developing the recommendations for policy makers.
History Psychiatry
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Dear h-madness readers, here is a job opportunity in the history of medicine at the University College Dublin, School of… Read more Job contract: Ad Astra Fellow – Assistant Professor in One Health
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
From The Boston Globe. “A hearing is scheduled in Plymouth Superior Court Friday where Lindsay Clancy is being prosecuted for murdering her three children in her Duxbury home in 2023, records show. Clancy, 34, has pleaded not guilty to the Jan. 24, 2023, slayings of her daughter Cora, 5, and sons Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. In asking for Clancy to be held without bail during her October 2023 arraignment, Plymouth Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague said seven medications were
Very Well Mind
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Autistic and non-autistic people often experience breakdowns in communication, which is often framed as a deficit on the autistic person's part. The double empathy problem re-frames these breakdowns as differences rather than deficits.
Clear Behavioral Health
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
When having a stressful day, its normal to want to find something to relax and unwind with. Simply grabbing a glass of wine or beer seems harmless at firstuntil it leads to another glass and soon after, another. Something that seems like no big deal ends up being a bigger issue than anticipated. What is Gray Area Drinking? If you are concerned about your drinking or have even a slight suspicion that it might be getting out of hand, you might be in whats called the gray area.
Centre for Mental Health
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
In 2020, like a lot of UK charities, Centre for Mental Health made a public commitment to anti-racist practice in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in the United States. While the Centre has been dedicated to tackling mental health inequality for a long time, this was the first time we had made an organisation-wide commitment explicitly to anti-racism.
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
when theyre arresting, stifling, tranquilizing not standing for our backfire whats really wrong – can they answer that why cant they promise not to mire At first we believed them but they had it wrong Were dead on the inside on their medicine comply or else youll be forced thats what they said, thats what they said How the hell is that a choice when were strapped down to a bed Movin on, movin on cant become another automaton Just come clean, give it up theyre guilty and, Were not settling
Very Well Mind
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Research shows that tea has myriad health benefits including mood boosts and higher energy levels. Experts explain how swapping your daily coffee for black tea impacts your mental health.
Dr. Deb
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
While Random Acts of Kindness Week highlights the importance of kindness at this time of year, we can all benefit from the simple acts of kindness every day. Making small, thoughtful gestures to others, as well as practicing self-kindness, transcends us from the challenging times and fractured discord of the world. Read more here at Psychology Today.
Lightwork
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
As Valentine’s Day approaches, many focus on expressing love to others, yet the most profound relationship we’ll ever have is with ourselves. Self-love isn’t mere vanity or self-indulgenceit’s the foundation of emotional well-being and mental health. Self-love means accepting yourself completely and embracing both strengths and imperfections.
Clear Behavioral Health
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Life constantly changes, and entering High School is considered one of the biggest changes for teens. Its not easy transitioning to a new social environment, especially with so much outside pressure and all the emotions that come along on the journey to finding yourself. Embracing the following parenting tips can help your child achieve teen success and improve their mental health during this time. 1.
Very Well Mind
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
This mythological theory posits that a metaphorical string connects us to the people destined to be in our lives. Learn how to use it to your advantage, but maybe don't take it too seriously.
Therapy for Black Girls
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
We have been fortunate to have such amazing guests on the show, which makes it all the more exciting when we get to have them return!Today, Im rejoined by my dear friend, Dr. LaKeysha Hallmon, founder of The Village Market, to discuss some of the themes of her new book, No One Is Self-Made. From community care in entrepreneurship to the response and responsibility of small business owners in the wake of corporations repealing DEI, we get into the idea of building out by first building within.
College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Pictured above, Prof Geraldine McCarthy delivered a talk titled ‘Nursing Home Liaison and Hospital Liaison Demonstration Sites, Where We Are, and Where We Need to Be.’ Last week, the College Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age held its annual residential meeting at the Glasson Lakehouse Hotel. Above, Prof Siobhn Ni Bhriain delivered a talk titled ‘Integrated Care in Health Services in Ireland.’ The day featured a number of talks by academics and experts from the faculty and
From Both Sides of the Couch
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Personal Perspective: I'm in my sixties and I've never been in love. Am I really missing out on something?
Very Well Mind
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Texting after the first date can be tricky. In this article, we ask relationship experts to weigh in on what you should text after a first dateand when.
Judy Tsafrir, MD Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
INTERVIEW WITH JUDY TSAFRIR I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Judy Tsafrir, MD. This 17 min video offers a glimpse into who she is and some of the components she brings to her work. Outside of her conventional training she has become knowledgeable and skilled with nutrition, micronutrients, spirituality, archetypal psychology and astrology.
College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Despite a plan to open 20 new specialist beds for eating disorders by 2023, there remain just 3 beds to cover the entire country. The leaves patients having to be treated in hospitals with no specialist experience. Listen to the full interview on the Newstalk website here Dr Art Malone, a consultant psychiatrist specialising in eating disorders and chair of the College’s Special Interest Group for eating disorders discussed the consequences of the lack of specialist care: ‘There are
The Mental Elf
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Nora Skjerdingstad presents a recent study that the explores the constant feedback we encounter on social media platforms, and the impact that 'likes' can have on adults and young people. The post Adolescents are more sensitive to social media feedback appeared first on National Elf Service.
Very Well Mind
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Anxious attachment refers to a style of attachment marked by fear of abandonment, clinginess, and low self-esteem. Learn about what anxious attachment looks like from these media examples.
MGH Center for Women's Mental Health
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Blood levels of neuroactive steroids during the third trimester of pregnancy may predict increased risk of postpartum depression, offering possibility for early intervention.
College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
‘Like everyone who comes into contact with the criminal justice system, people with mental illness have rights and responsibilities. In reality, however, people with mental illness are more likely to be imprisoned’ ‘We are all potential victims of crime and we can all develop mental illness. We must do better’ Prof Gautam Gulati and Prof Brendan Kelly co-wrote an article in the Irish Examiner on 12 February entitled ‘Prison and Mental Illness: 5 Myths and 5 Solution
International Society for Interpersonal Psychother
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Dear ISIPT colleagues We are delighted to now be taking nominations for Vice President/President Elect of ISIPT. The Vice President is a 2 year term, after which that officer becomes ISIPT President. Candidates for the office of Vice President must be members of the Society, ideally people with experience of the Executive Council, but this is not essential.
Very Well Mind
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
An alpha male is someone who identifies as powerful, successful, and a great leader, but can often manifest in toxic ways. Find out what to do if you're in a relationship with one.
Psychiatry Online
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
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.
History Psychiatry
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Dear Hmadness readers, I am sharing with you an exciting opportunity: a three-year doctoral contract on the history of mental… Read more Job: Doctoral Contract on Mental Health Prevention
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
B rent Dean Robbins is a psychologist, scholar, and all-around thoughtful human whose work has profoundly shaped existential and humanistic psychology not to mention my own path as a clinician, writer, and, frankly, as a person just trying to make sense of things. Dr. Robbins is one of those rare thinkers who makes psychology feel alivenot just a collection of theories and data, but a field full of urgent, deeply human questions.
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