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Research
The Serotonin Zombie: Authors of New Study Try to Breathe New Life into the Dead
Depression Not So “Treatment-Resistant” After Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
“Researcher finds Intensive Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy reduced depressive symptoms in patients who did not improve with pharmacological treatment.“ This report by Dr. José Giovanni Luiggi-Hernández has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “A recent study published in Psychotherapy suggests that Intensive…
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Study highlights growing diversity of mental health models
Seven lifestyle changes that lower risk of depression
Beyond the Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression: An Interview with Prof. Joanna Moncrieff
RELEASE (REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE): protocol for a 3-arm pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial effectiveness-implementation hybrid type-1 in general practice
The abstract for this research protocol (published by BMC) says: “Background Many people experience withdrawal symptoms when they attempt to stop antidepressants. Withdrawal symptoms are readily misconstrued for relapse or ongoing need for medication, contributing to long-term use (> 12 months). Long-term antidepressant use…
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Early Intervention in Ultrahigh Risk for Psychosis Ineffective
“Few transition to psychosis anyway, relapse rates were high after treatment, maintenance therapy was ineffective, and no treatment was more effective than any other.“ This report from Peter Simons has has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In…
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Psychobiotics and the need for better interventional data
Prenatal Antidepressant Exposure and Offspring Brain Morphologic Trajectory
This research paper has been published in JAMA Psychiatry. Key Points: Question: Is intrauterine exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and prenatal or postnatal depressive symptoms associated with brain morphologic trajectory in offspring? Findings: In this cohort study of 3198 mother-infant…
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