Editorial

ADHD Diagnosis Leads to Worse Quality of Life, Increased Self-Harm in Kids

Author: Editorial 26th October 2022 0 Comments

“When comparing kids with the same symptoms who were either diagnosed with ADHD or not, those who received the diagnosis had worse outcomes.” This report by Peter Simmons has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In a new study,…
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ADHD, children and adolescents, diagnostic labelling, JAMA Network Open, Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, Luise Kazda, Mad in America, Peter Simmons, quality of life, self-harm

More treatment but no less depression: The treatment-prevalence paradox

Author: Editorial 24th October 2022 0 Comments

This article – by Johan Orme, Steven D. Hollon, Ronald C. Kessler, Pim Cuijpers, and Scott M. Monroe – has been published in the Clinical Psychology Review. The abstract says: “Treatments for depression have improved, and their availability has markedly increased…
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a coherent system

antidepressants, Clinical Psychology Review, depression, Johan Orme, Pim Cuijpers, Ronald Kessler, Scott Monroe, Steven Hollon, treatment-prevalence paradox

Most people on antidepressants don’t need them: time to wean them off

Author: Editorial 21st October 2022 0 Comments

This leader-article comes from The Economist. It begins: “Almost 35 years ago American drug regulators approved Prozac, the first in a series of blockbuster antidepressants known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Prozac and its cousins were lauded by patients and…
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a wellbeing society

antidepressants, drug trials, placebo effect, Prozac, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, SSRI, The Economist

Why being by the sea is good for our mental wellbeing?

Author: Editorial 20th October 2022 0 Comments

This article by Claire Watt has been published on the Sea Sanctuary website. It begins: “ Blue Health is becoming a popular topic all over the world, gaining momentum as studies uncover exactly how blue spaces – such as the sea can improve…
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a wellbeing society

blue health, Claire Watt, exercise, nature, Sea Sanctuary, wellbeing

Studying Mental Health Problems as Systems, Not Syndromes

Author: Editorial 19th October 2022 0 Comments

This article by Eiko I. Fried has been published in Sage Journals. The abstract says: “Despite decades of clinical, sociopolitical, and research efforts, progress in understanding and treating mental health problems remains disappointing. I discuss two barriers that have contributed to…
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a coherent system

complexity science, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, diagnostic labelling, DSM, Eiko Fried, history of psychiatry, reductionism, Sage Journals, syndromes, system thinking

The illusion of evidence based medicine

Author: Editorial 17th October 2022 0 Comments

“Evidence based medicine has been corrupted by corporate interests, failed regulation, and commercialisation of academia, argue these authors” This article by Jon Jureidini and Leemon B. McHenry has been published in the British Medical Journal. It begins (with footnotes excluded, but…
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British Medical Journal, clinical drugs trials, evidence-based medicine, Jon Jureidini, Leemon B. McHenry, pharmaceutical industry, Research

Madness: A Philosophical Exploration

Author: Editorial 14th October 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Justin Garson. The publishers say: “Reframes philosophical debates about the nature of mental disorderOffers an innovative reading of the history of madnessDevelops alternative paradigm for thinking about what it means to be mad” “Since the…
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a coherent system

books, Culture & Society, history of madness, Justin Garson, madness, philosophy

Do adult mental health services identify child abuse and neglect? A systematic review

Author: Editorial 13th October 2022 0 Comments

This review – by John Read, David Harper, Ian Tucker, and Angela Kennedy – has been published on the PubMed website. The abstract says: “Child abuse and neglect play a causal role in many mental health problems. Knowing whether users of…
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Angela Kennedy, child abuse, child neglect, children and adolescents, David Harper, Ian Tucker, John Read, Mental health services, PubMed

Critical Suicidology: Transforming Suicide Research and Prevention for the 21st Century

Author: Editorial 12th October 2022 0 Comments

This book has been co-authored by Jennifer White, Ian Marsh, Michael J. Kral, and Jonathan Morris. The publishers say: “In Critical Suicidology, a team of international scholars, practitioners, and people directly affected by suicide argue that the field of suicidology has…
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biomedical model, books, Ian Marsh, Jennifer White, Jonathan Morris, Michael J. Kral, Research, suicide, suicide prevention, suicidology

On Madness: Understanding the Psychotic Mind

Author: Editorial 10th October 2022 0 Comments

This book comes from Richard G.T. Gipps. The publishers say: “Can we reach the psychotic subject in their delusion? Psychopathological theorists often try to find a way to characterise this subject’s inner predicament so that their opaque utterances and actions will…
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books, delusions, madness, philosophy, psychiatry, psychopathology, psychosis, rationality, Richard Gipps

Author Archive: Editorial

ADHD Diagnosis Leads to Worse Quality of Life, Increased Self-Harm in Kids

More treatment but no less depression: The treatment-prevalence paradox

Most people on antidepressants don’t need them: time to wean them off

Why being by the sea is good for our mental wellbeing?

Studying Mental Health Problems as Systems, Not Syndromes

The illusion of evidence based medicine

Madness: A Philosophical Exploration

Do adult mental health services identify child abuse and neglect? A systematic review

Critical Suicidology: Transforming Suicide Research and Prevention for the 21st Century

On Madness: Understanding the Psychotic Mind

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