In the study, 44% of people who stopped taking their antidepressants didn’t experience a relapse within a year.
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While most children still had some level of developmental difficulties, the therapy boosted their social communication skills, leaving them less likely to meet the criteria for an autism diagnosis.
Structural stigma is in the rules, policies and procedures of organizations and society. It’s reflected in systems that treat people with mental illness as less treatable or less deserving of care.
Drugs like ketamine can relieve depression symptoms, including suicidal thoughts, within hours, but they also carry risks that patients need to understand.
Is the distinction between insanity and religion a mere semantic quibble?
The pandemic has exposed some truths about human psychology and behaviour.
Drugs like MDMA, ketamine, LSD and psylocibin may help heal the wounds of trauma - but more research is needed.
A new study finds no evidence of diagnostic inflation in the last four editions of the DSM.
With most therapy sessions now online, a psychologist explores whether more self-disclosure by therapists – sharing more about their own lives – might help their patients.
Behaviors that would have been seen as pathological a few months ago are now applauded as adaptive and resourceful. Where do doctors draw the line?
You might need to visit a few therapists to find one you can connect and engage with. If cost or access are issues, you might even like to go online.
Participants of both virtual reality-based and Skype-based therapy sessions voted greatly in favour of using VR, reporting high levels of engagement and realism.
The risk of developing psychosis is 77% higher in urban than rural dwellers. But there are positives.
Some antipsychotics with the worst side-effects are the best at treating symptoms.
Dance therapy is effective in treating depression, improving memory and neuroplasticity in older adults and improving executive function in those with Parkinson’s disease.
Discussing the mental health of leaders such as Donald Trump is controversial. But it’s vital to understanding how disordered leaders rise to power.
Singer Bilie Eilish has spoken about her Tourette’s. We need more people like her to speak out.
Researchers are trying to distinguish the signal from the noise.
First robust confirmation of an old theory that links a fall in oestrogen with worsening mental health.
People with borderline personality disorder are often treated as if they have a personality flaw, rather than mental health issues stemming from trauma. It’s time we changed its name.
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry, UCL
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Scientia Professor of Psychiatry, UNSW
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Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool
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PhD Researcher, Cardiff University
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Visiting Clinical Research Fellow in Psychiatry, UCL
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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Associate Professor, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney; University of Canberra
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Professor of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Psychological Medicine, King's College London
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