Richard Sears – A New Vision for Mental Health

Mindfulness as Effective as Antidepressant for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

Author: Editorial 15th December 2023 0 Comments

This report from Richard Sears has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “A new article published in JAMA Psychiatry finds that mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) is as effective in treating anxiety disorders as the antidepressant escitalopram. According to the current…
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antidepressants, anxiety, Elizabeth Hoge, JAMA Psychiatry, Mad in America, MBSR, mindfulness, mindfulness based stress reduction, New Approaches, Research, Richard Sears

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

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

Overuse of Psychiatric Drugs is Worsening Public Mental Health, Doctor Argues

Author: Editorial 5th May 2022 0 Comments

This article by Richard Sears has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In a new article published in the Journal of Addictive Disorders and Mental Health, Jose Luis Turabian, a professor of medicine at Complutense University in Spain, explores the biological…
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Jose Luis Turabian, Journal of Addictive Disorders and Mental Health, Mad in America, neurobiology, psychiatry, psychotropic drugs, Research, Richard Sears

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

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