Research – Page 2 – A New Vision for Mental Health

How did mental health become so biomedical? The progressive erosion of social determinants in historical psychiatric admission registers

Author: Editorial 24th July 2023 0 Comments

This paper – available via Research Gate in the ‘History of Psychiatry’ category – is co-authored by Fritz Handerer, Peter Kinderman, Carsten Timmermann, and Sara J Tai. The abstract says: “This paper explores the historical developments of admission registers of psychiatric…
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Are antidepressants effective in the treatment of depression in the elderly? A critical umbrella review on reviews, methods, and future perspectives

Author: Editorial 21st July 2023 0 Comments

This umbrella review from Dr. Michael F. Hvidberg has been published in the journal Mental Health Science. The abstract says: “The elderly are currently the most frequent users of antidepressants across ages, despite having a high risk of adverse effects (AEs). This literature…
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antidepressants, depression, Dr. Michael Hvidberg, Mental Health Science, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, placebo, Research, the elderly

Beyond Symptom Reduction: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Gets Empirical Backing

Author: Editorial 20th July 2023 0 Comments

This article by José Giovanni Luiggi-Hernández has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a therapeutic approach that dives deep into a person’s unconscious thoughts and feelings. It doesn’t just aim to ease symptoms but also foster…
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José Giovanni Luiggi-Hernández, Mad in America, psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychotherapy, Research, Talking Therapies

The art-gallery as a resource for recovery for people who have experienced psychosis

Author: Editorial 12th July 2023 0 Comments

This paper from Susannah Colbert, Anne Cooke, Paul M. Camic, and Neil Springham has been published in The Arts in Psychotherapy. The abstract says: “Dominant personal and community narratives of psychosis can often be experienced as oppressive and stigmatising. An important…
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Anne Cooke, art gallery, art museum, Neil Springham, New Approaches, Paul Camic, psychosis, recovery, Research, social context narrative analysis, stigma, Susannah Colbert, The Arts in Psychotherapy

Expert-by-experience in psychiatric research and abstract science

Author: Editorial 6th July 2023 0 Comments

This 1 hour video come from Sam Fellowes, who says: “‘How the lived experience of experts-by-experience relates to the abstract nature of science’. I consider how we should understand lived experience in psychiatric research given that science involves abstractions which…
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autism, experts by experience, lived experiences, psychiatry, Research, Sam Fellowes, videos

Response to Criticism of Our Serotonin Paper

Author: Editorial 19th June 2023 0 Comments

This article by Joanna Moncrieff and Mark Horowitz has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “We recently published a paper finding that the serotonin hypothesis of depression (the idea that depression is caused by low serotonin or reduced serotonin activity)…
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antidepressants, chemical imbalance theory, Joanna Moncrieff, Mad in America, Mark Horowitz, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatry, Research, serotonin

The Tyranny of Time: How Long Does Effective Therapy Really Take?

Author: Editorial 16th June 2023 0 Comments

This article by Jonathan Shedler & Enrico Gnaulati has been published in Psychotherapy Networker. It begins: “It’s been a long time since a systematic study asked clients whether they were actually getting what they needed from their psychotherapy. To be precise,…
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Clients & Patients, Consumer Reports, counseling, counselling, Enrico Gnaulati, Jonathan Shedler, long-termism, psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Networker, Research, short-termism, Talking Therapies

Children and young people’s social prescribing: new evidence review

Author: Editorial 15th June 2023 0 Comments

This review has been published by the National Academy for Social Prescribing. The overview says: “We have published a new evidence review about social prescribing for children and young people, alongside the results of a survey with professionals. Social prescribing can…
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Trauma-Informed Care and PTMF reduce self-harm, seclusion, and restraint in acute inpatient psychiatric setting

Author: Editorial 14th June 2023 0 Comments

This article by Richard Sears has been published by Mad in the UK. It begins: “A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that adopting a Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) approach in inpatient psychiatric settings can significantly reduce self-harm and the use of seclusion…
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acute inpatient psychiatric units, Faye Nikopaschos, Frontiers in Psychology, Mad in the UK, Power Threat Meaning Framework, Research, Richard Sears, trauma-informed care

Framing depression as a functional signal, not a disease: Rationale and initial randomized controlled trial

Author: Editorial 12th June 2023 0 Comments

This research paper – published in Social Science & Medicine – comes from Hans S. Schroder, Andrew Devendorf, and Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher. “Highlights Depression is often discussed as a medical disorder. This framework has some benefits but also has some drawbacks. We…
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