Author Archive: Editorial

Expanding the social cure: a mixed-methods approach exploring the role of online group dance as support for young people (aged 16–24) living with anxiety

This research article has been published by Frontiers. It begins: “There is an increased interest in whether online arts interventions support mental health and social connections. This study explored eight weeks of online group dance as support for young people (aged 16–24)…
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Decline in Independent Activity as a Cause of Decline in Children’s Mental

“”Our thesis is that a primary cause of the rise in mental disorders is a decline over decades in opportunities for children and teens to play, roam, and engage in other activities independent of direct oversight and control by adults.”…
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UN community does not endorse biomedical psychiatry

This blog-post from Duncan Double has been published by Relational Psychiatry. It begins: “I’ve mentioned before reports produced by professor Dainius Pūras, when he was Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of…
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Beyond the Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression: An Interview with Prof. Joanna Moncrieff

This interview , conducted by Justin Garson, has been published in Psychology Today. It begins: “KEY POINTS In 2022, a large review led by Joanna Moncrieff showed the ‘serotonin theory of depression’ to be groundless. Her review puts into question our…
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The 7 Principles Of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

This 11 minute video (and accompanying transcript) has been produced by Picturing It With Elliot. It features Dr. Jonathan Shedler, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, creator of the Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP) for personality diagnosis and…
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Global Psychiatry’s Attempt to Excommunicate the Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health

This article by Susan McPherson and Jeppe Oute has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “Between 2014 and 2020, the UN published three reports on mental health, prepared by the special rapporteur on the right to health (Dainius Puras)….
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What Can Carl Rogers Teach Therapists About Trauma?

“Carl Rogers showed how people grow following adversity.” This article by Dr. Stephen Joseph has been published in Psychology Today. It begins: “KEY POINTS Posttraumatic growth refers to positive psychological changes following trauma. Carl Rogers described the process of breakdown and…
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W.H.O. and U.N. Join Calls to Transcend the Medical Model

“On June 10 the W.H.O. [World Health Organisation] called for a fundamental change in mental health services.” This article from Dr. John Read has been published in Psychology Today. It begins: “KEY POINTS The United Nations Special Rapporteur called for a…
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