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“Clear evidence” for serotonin hypothesis of depression?

Author: Editorial 7th November 2022 0 Comments

This post by Dr. Eiko Fried has been published on his blog site Measurement, modeling & complexity of mental health. It begins: “There has been a 60 year long discussion on the role of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the pathophysiology of…
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antidepressants, depression, Eiko Fried, Joanna Moncrieff, Research, serotonin, serotonin hypothesis, SSRI, statistics

Despite More Treatments for Depression, Prevalence Doesn’t Decrease—Why?

Author: Editorial 4th November 2022 1 Comment

This article by Peter Simons has been published on the Mad in the UK website. It begins: “Between 1987 and 2007, the number of people receiving treatment for depression in the United States increased fourfold (and has continued to rise more…
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Clinical Psychology Review, depression, evidence-based practice, Johan Ormel, Mad in the UK, Peter Simons, Research, treatment-prevalence paradox

Methodological Flaws, Conflicts of Interest, and Scientific Fallacies: Implications for the Evaluation of Antidepressants’ Efficacy and Harm

Author: Editorial 2nd November 2022 0 Comments

This paper by Michael Hengartner has been published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. The abstract says: “Background In current psychiatric practice, antidepressants are widely and with ever-increasing frequency prescribed to patients. However, several scientific biases obfuscate estimates of antidepressants’ efficacy…
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antidepressants, bias, depression, efficacy, evidence-based practice, Frontiers in Psychiatry, harms, Michael Hengartner, Research, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serious adverse events, SSRIs, suicide

Indicative Trauma Impact Manual 2023

Author: Editorial 31st October 2022 0 Comments

This manual is currently on pre-order, with a release date of 1st March 2023. The publishers say: “A non-diagnostic, trauma-informed guide to emotion, thought, and behaviour. This must-have manual presents the first trauma-informed, non-diagnostic alternative to other manuals of mental health…
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anti-oppressive practice, books, New Approaches, non-diagnostic approaches, trauma, trauma-informed approaches, victim focus

Celexa, Lexapro & the Death of Evidence-Based Medicine

Author: Editorial 28th October 2022 0 Comments

This article has been published on the website of American legal firm Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman. It begins: “‘Oh, what a tangled web we weave. When first we practise to deceive!” From Walter Scott’s epic poem, Marmion. This is the story of…
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antidepressants, Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman, celexa, citalopram, evidence-based medicine, Lexapro, pharmaceutical industry, SSRIs, USA

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

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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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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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

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