JAMA Psychiatry: No evidence that psychiatric treatments produce “successful outcomes”
Mad in the UK
Prescribers often fail to support patients discontinuing antidepressants, study finds
This report by Ashley Bobak has been published by Mad in the UK. It begins: “A majority of patients seeking medical support when discontinuing antidepressants found their prescribing doctors to be unhelpful, according to the results of the second-largest international…
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Researchers question the foundational assumptions of neuropsychology
This article by Peter Simons has been published by Mad in the UK. It begins: “Why does psychology struggle so much to achieve meaningful findings? In what has been termed the “replication crisis,” psychology’s much-hyped positive findings typically fail to replicate in later studies , leaving uncertainty about…
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The importance of empathic listening for making meaning of distress
Mental health awareness campaigns may actually increase distress
Unconventional Views About Mental Health
Doctor knows best, poisoned chalices, and beings on drugs: Young people’s accounts of getting the diagnosis of bipolar disorder
Calling someone ‘anti-psychiatry’ is not an argument – and for many it feels abusive
Despite More Treatments for Depression, Prevalence Doesn’t Decrease—Why?
Top 10 Myths about the critics of psychiatry
Charlotte Taylor-Page reports for Mad in the UK. “Following the publication of Joanna Moncrieff and Mark Horowitz’s Chemical Imbalance review last month we at MITUK have been increasingly aware of the strongly held and often opposing opinions on social media. There are multiple voices…
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