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Do not prescribe antidepressants for mild to moderate depression or at first visit

This article by Peter Simons has been published by Mad in the UK. It begins: “In a new article in World Psychiatry, researchers suggest doctors shouldn’t be so quick to hand out antidepressants. They focus on primary care, which is where most…
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What did the scientific literature learn from internal company documents in the pharmaceutical industry? A scoping review

This review by Marc-André Gagnon and Miaoran Dong has been published in Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods. The abstract says: “Objective To identify all scientific papers that used internal industry documents in the pharmaceutical sector and analyze what and how the…
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Is Your Emotional Wellbeing Related to Your Gut Health? New Study Reveals Possible Link in Women

“Summary: Gut bacteria have been linked to positive emotions, such as happiness and hopefulness, and good emotion management skills. Researchers have discovered that people who suppress their emotions have a less diverse gut microbiome, while people who report happier emotions have lower levels of…
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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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Lancet Psychiatry: We Are Undervaluing the Placebo Effect

“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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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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Antidepressants increase the risk of suicide for some patients, scientists warn

“Research into reports of people taking their own life showed drugs can be the motive and also give them the means” This report by Sarah Knapton has been published in The Telegraph. It begins: “Antidepressants  raise the risk of suicide  while also giving people the means…
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Services for People Withdrawing From Antidepressants

“New study documents what antidepressant users need to help them come off safely.” Key Points: One in four people will experience severe withdrawal symptoms when trying to reduce or come off antidepressants. There are no specialized services to support people…
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Breathwork May be Accessible Alternative for Anxiety Treatment

“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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Forget regret! How to have a happy life – according to the world’s leading expert

“relationships … don’t just make us happy; they also help us weather the unhappy times, the challenges.” This article by Emine Saner is about an interview with Dr. Robert Waldinger (director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, which has been…
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