Mad in America – Page 4 – A New Vision for Mental Health

Can Listening to Heavy Metal Be Therapeutic?

Author: Editorial 27th April 2023 0 Comments

This article by Kate Quinn and Matt Sweeney has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “Heavy metal music comes with a bit of a reputation. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, there were many media reports that teenagers who listened to metal music…
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Heavy Metal, Kate Quinn, Mad in America, Matt Sweeney, music, music therapy, New Approaches

Lost Poetry: Psychiatry and Creativity

Author: Editorial 24th April 2023 0 Comments

This article by Karin Jervert has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “As a poet, I think the most valuable thing we can lose in this life is a poem. A poem that comes from our deepest, most authentic…
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creativity, Mad in America, poetry, psychiatry, psychosis

Lancet Psychiatry: We Are Undervaluing the Placebo Effect

Author: Editorial 21st April 2023 0 Comments

“A recent study of brain stimulation for depression found that the placebo group (sham treatment) showed more improvement than the group that received actual brain stimulation.“ This report by Peter Simons has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “ In a new article in Lancet Psychiatry…
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Mad in America, Matt Burke, Peter Simons, placebo effect, Research, Richard Morriss, The Lancet Psychiatry Journal

Answering Awais Aftab: When it Comes to Misleading the Public, Who is the Culprit?

Author: Editorial 12th April 2023 0 Comments

This article by Robert Whitaker has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “On March 27, Mad in America published a review of a ‘viewpoint ‘ in JAMA Psychiatry that told of how psychiatry did not have evidence of ‘successful outcomes.’ This prompted psychiatrist Awais…
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Awais Aftab, Mad in America, psychiatry, Robert Whitaker

Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 7: Psychosis (Part Three)

Author: Editorial 7th April 2023 0 Comments

Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Peter Gøtzsche’s book, Critical Psychiatry Textbook . In this blog, he discusses the lack of evidence for benefit, and the evidence of harms, of psychosis drugs used for early…
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Mad in America, Peter Gøtzsche, psychiatry, psychosis, schizophrenia

Breathwork May be Accessible Alternative for Anxiety Treatment

Author: Editorial 29th March 2023 0 Comments

“A new review suggests breathwork interventions may be a useful but under-researched non-drug alternative for anxiety treatment.“ This report by Woanjun Lee has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “Breathwork is often seen as a method to alleviate distress…
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anxiety, Blerida Banushi, Brain Sciences, breathwork, Holotropic breathwork, Klein’s false-suffocation theory, Ley’s Hyperventilation theory, Mad in America, panic, Research, Woanjun Lee

Martin Harrow: The Galileo of Modern Psychiatry (1933 – 2023)

Author: Editorial 16th March 2023 0 Comments

“I conclude that schizophrenia patients not on antipsychotic medication for a long period of time have significantly better global functioning than those on antipsychotics” This article by Robert Whitaker has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “The first time…
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antipsychotics, Mad in America, Martin Harrow, psychiatry, psychosis, Research, Robert Whitaker, schizophrenia

Childhood Trauma Is Not a Mental Illness

Author: Editorial 15th March 2023 0 Comments

This article by Tabitha Ferguson has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “I was born in 1982 into a divided family and grew up below the poverty level. My mom and dad divorced before I was a year old,…
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Childhood trauma, children and adolescents, Mad in America, psychiatry, Tabitha Ferguson, trauma

Misreporting Results and Publication Bias Common in Psychiatry Research

Author: Editorial 10th March 2023 0 Comments

This report by Zenobia Morrill has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “A new paper in Schizophrenia Bulletin presents evidence that publication bias and outcome reporting bias in psychiatry research are common and concerning. These biases overestimate the efficacy of psychiatric…
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bipolar, Mad in America, Outcome reporting bias, psychiatry, publication bias, Randomised Control Trials (RCTs), Research, schizophrenia, Stanley Medical Research Institute, Zenobia Morrill

Running Therapy For Depression as Effective as Antidepressants Without the Health Risks

Author: Editorial 3rd March 2023 0 Comments

This report by Richard Sears has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “An article soon to be published in the Journal of Affective Disorders finds that while running therapy and antidepressants have similar effects on depressive symptoms, running therapy is much…
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antidepressants, depression, Journal of Affective Disorders, Mad in America, physical exercise, psychiatry, Richard Sears, running therapy