Trauma and stress, not chemical imbalance, likely cause of depression - stu
Conservative and Liberal Brains Might Have Some Real Differences - Scientif
Scanners try to watch the red-blue divide play out underneath the skull
An exhaustive new review debunks the “chemical imbalance” theory of depression.
An exhaustive, well-powered review may have conclusively debunked the “chemical imbalance” theory of depression.
The affordable housing solution nobody is talking about
I propose a portion of every rent payment be considered an “investment” in the property. The consequences would be far-reaching.
Where are the Missing Generation of Autistic & NeuroDivergent Adults? – Neu
The missing generation is Autistic/NeuroDivergent adults, typically growing up in the 1980s or earlier, who were not discovered to be NeuroDivergent as children (because of diagnostic limitations of the time).
Autism was not even in the DSM until 1980. So prior to 1980, Autistic People weren't even listed in the diagnostic manual. That generation, and generations prior grew up when understanding was very limited, leaving generations of Autistic People undiscovered, or missed.
Frontiers | Treating Depression with Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve S
Depression is a highly prevalent disorder, and its treatment is far from satisfactory. There is an urgent need to develop a new treatment for depression. Alt...
Maslow's Hierarchy is Bullshit
The elite capture of a Blackfoot belief system
Do You Still Believe in the “Chemical Imbalance Theory of Mental Illness”? - CounterPunch.org
It continues to come as a great surprise for many people to learn that psychiatry’s leading authorities, including the former longtime director of the
Stop Trying to Manage Stress and Start Adapting to It
https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/well/mind/anxiety-benefits.amp.html
The 7 types of rest that every person needs
Are you getting your seven or eight hours of sleep a night — yet you still feel exhausted? Here’s why that could be happening, according to physician Saundra Dalton-Smith.
Is That All There Is? Why Burnout Is A Broken Promise
What comes after being thoroughly disillusioned with your job?
NHS could give therapy before anti-depressants, under new guidelines - BBC News
Group exercise and mindfulness are also to be recommended before medication, according to new advice.
https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/nov/17/grandmothers-may-be-more-connected-to-grandchildren-than-to-own-offspring
Depression is more than low mood – it’s a change of consciousness | Psyche Ideas
Understanding depression as an altered state of consciousness, like a dream or drug trip, could help people awaken from it
Post-traumatic stress disorder: alleviating flashbacks by playing Tetris
A behavioral intervention procedure including the computer game Tetris could help people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to alleviate involuntarily recurring visual memories of traumatic experiences. Following an intervention involving playing Tetris, the number of flashbacks for the stressful events decreased.
Young people experiencing 'widespread' anxiety over climate crisis, researc
Toronto set to ask Health Canada to decriminalize all drugs for personal us
The City of Toronto is moving ahead with its plan to decriminalize all street drugs in quantities considered to be for personal use only, and is now …
https://aor.ca/arthritis-and-mental-health-what-is-the-connection/
Investors and entrepreneurs need to address the mental health crisis in sta
The most brilliant and creative amongst us are sometimes the most troubled, and nowhere is that clearer than in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Startup Founder Mental Health: Why It Matters And How To Boost It
The tumultuous experience of being an entrepreneur can lead to self-doubt, imposter syndrome and burnout. Proactive care of your mental wellbeing can help to optimize your talents as an innovator and leader.
Healing-Oriented Versus Insight-Oriented Psychotherapy
Think all psychotherapy is the same? Learn how interventions differ between methods.
Follow-up study finds a single dose of one drug can ease anxiety and depres
Participants “rated it among the most personally meaningful and spiritually significant experiences of their lives,” according to the study.
https://www-rollingstone-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/psilocybin-psychedelic-mushroom-depression-study-mental-health-1156446/amp/
To Achieve Mental Health Equity, Dismantle Social Injustice
Substance use disorders and other problems cannot be addressed from a position of willful ignorance about our society’s inequalities
Interesting article on Medscape
Schizophrenia-related genes in the placenta, coupled with a complicated pregnancy, may alter baby's brain growth and raise the risk for schizophrenia.
#fromtraumatotriumph | Alexandra Galviz (Authentic Alex) | 47 comments
Sophie Kirk has been working as a therapist for over 5 years, specialising in supporting people’s mental health through Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture and CBT.
MSN
https://www-dazeddigital-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.dazeddigital.com/science-tech/article/44494/1/living-without-inner-speech-voice-inside-head-psychology-science?amp=1
The 'Shared Psychosis' of Donald Trump and His Loyalists
Forensic psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee explains the outgoing president’s pathological appeal and how to wean people from it