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News 2020
UCLA researchers lead study following effects of psychotherapy on trauma survivors
Study documents first case of coronavirus spread by a person showing no symptoms
Only the lonely: UC San Diego researchers look at risks, therapies for seniors
Antidepressant microbes in soil: how soil makes your brain happy
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Chronic Pain and Emotional State Every gram of alcohol consumed per day linked to 7 days of brain aging
Drug overdose-related deaths fall for the first time since 1999
New insight into how CBD changes the brains of people with psychosis
Low-tech solutions are the best tools we have to fight dementia
Dopamine fasting: a solution to social media and other addictions
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Results of five industry-funded antidepressant clinical trials kept secret
How depression might be related to your gut
Health fears as GPs wrongly give antidepressants to menopausal women
Inappropriate antipsychotic use in nursing homes by class and race
Popular supplement Resveratrol shown to inhibit previous epidemic coronavirus
Resveratrol has also been shown to inhibit a wide range of viruses, both in-vitro and in-vivo.
Famed psychiatrist learns life-coaching and natural supplements are better than drugs
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Brain Scans of Murderers Researchers: Antidepressant Withdrawal, not “Discontinuation Syndrome”
Study: Parent-set bedtimes linked to better mental health in teens
Five-fold increase in teachers taking antidepressants
Nasal spray medicine for treatment-resistant depression not recommended by NICE
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FDA approves drugs faster based on weaker evidence, researchers find
Propaganda hides risks and unknowns of puberty blockers
New policy reduces anti-psychotic medications in foster children
Second-generation antipsychotics increase risks of pregnancy complications
National suicide rates rose 40% from 2000 to 2017, with blue-collar workers most at risk
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Wendy Dolin – Making Akathisia a Household Word This week on MIA Radio, we interview Wendy Dolin founder of the MISSD foundation. MISSD stands for Medication-Induced Suicide Prevention and Education Foundation in Memory of Stewart Dolin. In 2010, Wendy’s husband Stewart Dolin was prescribed Paxil (paroxetine), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (“SSRI”) for mild situational anxiety. Within days, Stewart’s anxiety became worse. He felt restless and had trouble sleeping. On July 15, 2010, just six days after beginning the medication, following a regular lunch with a business associate, Stewart left his office and walked to a nearby train station, despite not being a regular commuter. A registered nurse who was also on the platform later reported seeing Stewart pacing back and forth and looking very agitated. As a train approached, Stewart ended his life. Mental health of school-aged children has worsened, according to national study
Can psychiatry respond to mad activism?
Tenuous links between late-life depression and mortality
10 drug-free ways to treat depression
Mental health-related ER visits are increasing among teens and young adults
More than a quarter of children not getting enough sleep
Study links kindergartners’ behavior, gut microbiome
★ Exposure to aluminum linked to familial Alzheimer’s Disease
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Empathic Therapy Training Film - A Psychotherapy Training DVD |
Living near major roads linked to risk of dementia, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and MS
An earlier study from 2017 found the same correlation, now corroborated Yet another earlier study from 2016 found the same, pointing to a causal pathway
Antidepressant use makes future recovery from depression less likely
Doctors urged to recognize post-antidepressant sexual dysfunction
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A look at the unpredictably mind-altering drugs you take every day
Self-compassion may protect veterans from suicidal behavior
Dirt microbiome may act as an antidepressant
The microbes in your gut could predict whether you’re likely to die in the next 15 years
Children used as guinea pigs for gender change drugs, ex-patient tells court
Most Americans are lonely, and our workplace culture may not be helping
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★ Researchers find link between child misbehavior and gut microbiome
Walnuts promote heart healthy microbiome
Are diet and mental health linked? Yes!
Link found between maternal depression and atopic dermatitis in children
Lack of sleep linked to poor physical and mental health, new study suggests
Studies show pet ownership can improve health
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★ First-of-its-kind study links unhealthy diet to depression in youth
Soybean oil alters genes in the male brain for the worse
Marijuana may hurt your heart & tea lowers depression in seniors Why I resigned from Tavistock: Trans-identified children need therapy
★ Risk of self-harm increases after psychiatric diagnoses are given
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Reclaiming Our Children - A Healing Plan for a Nation in Crisis, by Peter Breggin, MD |
Amanda Burrill: Self-Advocacy and Self-Belief – Escaping Psychiatric Drugs
Implications of ideological bias in social psychology on clinical practice
Blue Monday and the nine drug-free ways to boost your frame of mind
Do certain medications increase dementia risk?
Benzodiazepines might be a 'hidden element' of the US' overdose epidemic
Swimming instructor's brain tumour misdiagnosed as mental illness
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Talking Back To Ritalin, What Doctors Aren’t Telling You About Stimulants and ADHD, by Peter R Breggin, MD |
The Management of Captive Populations with Psychiatric Drugs
CDC: Benzodiazepines prescribed at 27 office visits per 100 adults
Clinically proven ways to beat seasonal affective disorder
Study: U.S. alcohol deaths have doubled since 1997
★ Family-focused therapy vs enhanced usual care for Bipolar Disorder
A skeptic tries ‘forest bathing’
Researchers address dangers of polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use
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Psychosocial Approaches to Deeply Disturbed Persons, by Peter R Breggin, MD |
Limiting screen time & reading more may boost child brain development
Psychotropic medications cause weight gain in psychiatric patients, study finds
Can using the pill in adolescence increase depression risk?
Antipsychotics linked to more head & brain injuries among Alzheimer's patients
Mix of stress and air pollution may lead to cognitive difficulties in children
Benzodiazepine prescriptions reach ‘disturbing’ levels in the US
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Concussions in high school athletes may be a risk factor for suicide
Veterans view mindfulness meditation as helpful for mental health
Teenagers, screens and social media: a narrative review of reviews and key studies
Concept creep: psychology’s expanding concepts of harm and pathology
Surprise: 28-year study finds no correlation between sleep duration and brain health
Dogs: Our best friends in sickness and in health
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Mindfulness for Hypertension Diet quality could be a key treatment target for patients with depression
How to be more spiritual in 2020
Innovative use of virtual reality to aid drug withdrawal
Man's face 'peels off' after rare condition triggered by his antidepressant
More and more ‘transgender’ people regret surgery, want to return to a normal life
Gut inflammation linked to Parkinson Disease
Study shows the devastating impact of low-income on mental health
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Science Says: Religion is Good For Your Health
Is strength or cardio better for mental health?
Cardiorespiratory exercise improves brain health, decelerates decline in gray matter
'Realistic relationship goals': Experts explain what it takes for love to last
Scientists discover why anxious people smoke marijuana
Music triggers 13 key emotions, says new study
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Bonnie Burstow on The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour, November 27, 2019 Overuse of sleeping pills among the elderly raises concerns
Baby and adult brains sync up during play time
Vitamin D deficiency symptoms: Experiencing this mood disorder could mean you’re at risk
Lonely in a crowd: Overcoming loneliness with acceptance and wisdom
Instagram selfie photo manipulation linked to depressive symptoms in women
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A Menace So Horrific, It Surpasses Psychiatry!
★ ‘Hallucinations’ or ‘spiritual experiences’ are surprisingly common
Study offers a mixed bag for opioid users taking benzos
We can’t ignore the effects of antidepressants on our sex lives
Antipsychotics and the risk of mortality or cardiopulmonary arrest in hospitalized adults
Antidepressant prescribing for Canadian youth has increased: study
Women may be more prone to video game addiction, says study
How to make exercise a habit in a way that makes you feel good
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Podcast: Polarization, Social Media and its Effects on Society
How antidepressants can impact your sleep
Study links social media use to anxiety, depression among teens
Study: relaxation can induce anxiety in some with generalized anxiety disorder
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Medication Madness - The Role of Psychiatric Drugs in Cases of Violence, Suicide and Crime |
Sci-Fi Short Film “Regulation” ★ Their kids died on the psych ward. They were far from alone, a Times investigation found
New study links smoking with increased rates of depression among young adults
Brain injury risk spikes when Alzheimer’s patients are treated with antipsychotics
People’s Pharmacy: Antidepressant has ruined woman’s sex life
The medications that change who we are
How US sewage plants can remove medicines from wastewater
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Study: children, adults overusing devices
Implicit bias training doesn't work
Can tea cut depression symptoms in older people?
Nurse accuses NHS of prescribing 'experimental' drugs to kids
Mind Matters: Dealing with loneliness
Severe deprivation during childhood may cause a smaller brain
Surviving psychiatry: A typical case of serious psychiatric drug harms
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I spent half my life on antidepressants. Today, I’m off them and feel fine. At age 30, I found myself hanging halfway out my Manhattan high-rise window, calculating the time it would take to hit the ground. Still depressed despite my antidepressants — possibly caused by the possible decrease in antidepressants’ efficacy over time or because I’d never properly dealt with loss and trauma — I regularly considered suicide. As I looked for breaks in the pedestrian traffic patterns, a thought dawned on me: I’ve spent half my life — and my entire adult life — on antidepressants. Who might I be without them? The suicidal gears in my mind came to a screeching halt. I pulled myself back inside my apartment, scheduled an appointment with a new psychiatrist and made the decision to get off all the drugs before deciding whether to take my life. I needed to figure out my true baseline. If I didn’t like what I found, well, the window was always open.Study explores the effect of antipsychotics on older hospitalized patients Delirium (sudden confusion or a rapid change in mental state) remains a serious challenge for our health care system. Delirium affects 15 to 26 percent of hospitalized older adults and can be particularly problematic because those experiencing the condition may interfere with medical care or directly harm themselves or others. Besides behavioral therapy and physical restraints, antipsychotic medicines are among the few therapeutic options healthcare providers can use to ease delirium and protect patients and caregivers--but antipsychotics also come with risks of their own. [...] The researchers learned that adults taking "first-generation" or "typical" antipsychotic medications (medicines first developed around the 1950s) were significantly more likely to experience death or cardiopulmonary arrest, compared to people who did not take those drugs. Taking "atypical" or "second-generation" antipsychotics (so named because they were developed later) raised the risk for death or cardiopulmonary arrest only for people aged 65 or older. Mindfulness makes it easier to forget your fears
New study indicates pursuing evolutionary-relevant goals provides purpose in life
The influence of religiosity/spirituality on sex satisfaction and frequency
Epigenetic considerations around antidepressant exposure
Nurse to take legal action to stop ‘experimental’ puberty blockers
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Psychosocial Approaches to Deeply Disturbed Persons, by Peter R Breggin, MD |
Medicating Normal Trailer
★ Researchers fail to predict antidepressant treatment success
One easy choice can help anxious people manage their worries — study
Just 10 minutes of mindfulness meditation improves learning and memory, study finds
This 3-minute, $3 habit could lower your stress and anxiety at work
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Reclaiming Our Children - A Healing Plan for a Nation in Crisis, by Peter Breggin, MD |
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Frequent Alert 130: Overcoming the Madness in Us All
Drop-out rates in antidepressant drugs trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Video: How to treat seasonal affective disorder
Your brain will thank you for these morning exercises
These 100 benefits of meditation will finally convince you to try it
Ecotherapy aims to tap into nature to improve your wellbeing
The benefits of travel on your mental health
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Empathic Therapy Training Film - A Psychotherapy Training DVD |
The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - Jan 1, 2020
After decades of research, Professor Frans de Waal argues animals are just as emotional as we are
Experiences of depression connected to declining sense of purpose
New Year’s resolutions that cut your risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Biogen pushes FDA to approve failed Alzheimer’s drug
The Japanese way to cleaning up your mind and home in 2020
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Frequent Alert 129: The Best Stuff I’ve Learned from Life
Safe spaces are stifling vigorous intellectual debate Study finds deep sleep ‘rewires’ the brain to eliminate anxiety
What 12 studies told us about family life in 2019
Mental health: which is better – team sports or solo exercise?
Volunteering and other altruistic acts can ease physical pain, study suggests
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