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Intensive Home Treatment for Acute Mental Disorders: An Alternative to Hospitalization

Author: Editorial 18th March 2022 0 Comments

This article by David Heath has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In 1978, I became the medical director of a general hospital psychiatric unit serving the twin cities of Kitchener/Waterloo in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Over the next four…
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a coherent system

acute mental illness, affective psychosis, David Heath, intensive home treatment (IHT), Mad in America, psychosis, Research, schizophrenia, severe depression

Researchers Outline Coproduction Framework for Inpatient Mental Health

Author: Editorial 11th March 2022 0 Comments

This report by Richard Sears has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In a new article published in Academic Quarter, Michael John Norton and Calvin Swords explore coproduction in acute inpatient mental health services. The authors examine the dominance of the…
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collaborative practice

acute inpatient mental health services, capabilities model, coproduction, Mad in America, Research, Richard Sears, service users, social constructionism

Medicating Preschoolers for ADHD: How “Evidence-Based” Psychiatry Has Led to a Tragic End

Author: Editorial 28th February 2022 0 Comments

This article by Robert Whitaker has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In its May 25, 2021 issue, JAMA published a report on the comparative efficacy of two medications for treating preschoolers diagnosed with ADHD. Both methylphenidate and guanfacine were deemed to…
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ADHD, children and adolescents, evidence-based, Genetics, Mad in America, neuroscience, preschoolers, psychiatry, Robert Whitaker

Unraveling the Bundles of Research Bias

Author: Editorial 13th January 2022 0 Comments

This free course (from Mad in America Continuing Education) includes a lecture video from Dr. Erick Turner (associate professor of psychiatry at the Oregon Health & Science University), together with downloadable slides and more. The organisers say that the course: “… describes the…
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Erick Turner, Mad in America, online course, Research, research bias, videos

ADHD as Cargo Cult Science

Author: Editorial 20th December 2021 0 Comments

“[Richard] Feynman argued that Cargo Cult Science involves cherry-picking evidence to support an assumed conclusion, ignoring contradictory evidence, and giving the appearance of science while failing to actually follow the scientific method.” This article by Sheelah Mills has been published by…
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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Cargo Cult Science, executive functioning, impulsivity, Mad in America, neuroscience, Richard Feynman, Russel Barkley, Sami Timimi, Sheelah Mills

Psychiatry Past & Present

Author: Editorial 15th December 2021 0 Comments

This free course (from Mad in America Continuing Education) includes two lecture videos from Dr. David Healy (professor of Psychiatry at Bangor University in Wales and a former secretary of the British Psychopharmacology Association), together with downloadable slides and more. The organisers…
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collaborative practice

antidepressants, David Healy, history of psychiatry, Mad in America, psychiatry, psychosis, videos

Art, Music, Exercise, and More: What Are the Recommended Doses for Improving Mental Health?

Author: Editorial 13th December 2021 0 Comments

This article has been written by Amy Biancolli and published by Mad in America. It begins: “Those in the psychiatric profession are accustomed to talking about dose-response in terms of prescribed treatment — so many sessions per week, so many milligrams…
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a wellbeing society

Amy Biancolli, art, dance, exercise, gratitude, humor, humour, kindness, laughter, Mad in America, music, nature, reading, sleep, social integration, sunshine, wellbeing

The Emperor’s New Drugs : Antidepressants and the Placebo Effect

Author: Editorial 29th November 2021 0 Comments

This free course (from Mad in America Continuing Education) includes a lecture video from Prof. Irving Kirsch (Associate Director of the Program in Placebo Studies and lecturer in medicine at the Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), together with…
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antidepressants, depression, drug trials, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Irving Kirsch, Mad in America, placebo effect, videos

The Visual Illusion of Efficacy in Psychiatric Drug Trials

Author: Editorial 11th November 2021 0 Comments

This article by Robert Whitaker has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “Published reports of clinical trials of psychiatric drugs typically include a graphic showing the efficacy of the study drug in reducing symptoms of the disorder compared with…
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efficacy, Mad in America, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatric drugs trials, Robert Whitaker

Combatting Structural Racism and Classism in Psychiatry: An Interview with Helena Hansen

Author: Editorial 18th October 2021 0 Comments

In this interview , published on Mad in America (and relating more to an American context), Richard Sears talks to psychiatrist and anthropologist Helena Hansen about bringing structural competency to psychiatry while rebuilding communities through activism and mutual aid. Here is…
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audio, black people, gender, Helena Hansen, Mad in America, neuroscience, psychiatry, racism, Richard Sears, social prescribing, socio-economic class, stigma, structural competency, USA