Antidepressants have destroyed my sexual function and range of emotions
I’m Simon, a 33-year-old male from the UK. Back in 2012 after I graduated from university I had a period of low mood and...
Campaign against ECT gains traction
Country music legend Naomi Judd died by suicide on April 30, 2022 after a public struggle to find relief from the deep distress and suicidal...
Lancet Psychiatry: We are undervaluing the placebo effect
In a new article in Lancet Psychiatry, researcher Matt Burke at the University of Toronto draws attention to powerful results in the placebo group in psychiatric...
Breaking blind: antipsychotic drug efficacy may be overestimated
A new study in BMJ Mental Health found that antipsychotic drug researchers rarely bother to assess whether they successfully blinded participants and researchers in their studies....
The hidden risks of school mental health programmes
In a recent article published in the BJPsych Bulletin, researchers argue that school mental health interventions may inadvertently harm some adolescents. As the United...