bipolar – A New Vision for Mental Health

Which depression measure is best?

Author: Editorial 15th March 2024 0 Comments

“In the systematic review of 450 clinical trials on unipolar & bipolar depression, we identify 388 outcomes & compares their performance. Which measure performs best?” Eiko Fried reports : “A new paper published today in Lancet Psychiatry, led by Christopher Veal, reports findings from a…
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Astrid Chevance, bipolar, Christopher Veal, depression, Eiko Fried, HAM-D depression scale, Lancet Psychiatry, outcome measurement, psychiatry, Randomised Control Trials (RCTs), Research, unipolar

The power of love in mental health

Author: Editorial 7th February 2024 0 Comments

“Oliver Seligman on how his therapist’s approach helped him turn a corner; with Tone Fagerli’s response.” This article by Oliver Seligman has been published in The Psychologist. It begins: “Most people have no desire to be an inpatient in a mental…
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bipolar, depression, lithium, love, Oliver Seligman, psychotherapy, Talking Therapies, The Psychologist, Tone Fagerli

Misreporting Results and Publication Bias Common in Psychiatry Research

Author: Editorial 10th March 2023 0 Comments

This report by Zenobia Morrill has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “A new paper in Schizophrenia Bulletin presents evidence that publication bias and outcome reporting bias in psychiatry research are common and concerning. These biases overestimate the efficacy of psychiatric…
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bipolar, Mad in America, Outcome reporting bias, psychiatry, publication bias, Randomised Control Trials (RCTs), Research, schizophrenia, Stanley Medical Research Institute, Zenobia Morrill

Doctor knows best, poisoned chalices, and beings on drugs: Young people’s accounts of getting the diagnosis of bipolar disorder

Author: Editorial 21st November 2022 0 Comments

This account by JP Marshall of part of a research study has been published by Mad in the UK. It begins: “Not long ago, as part of a research study, I asked six young people how it was for them to…
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antidepressants, biomedical model, bipolar, diagnostic labelling, JP Marshall, Mad in the UK, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatry

Coming off lithium ‘lifted the veil’ of tranquillising medication for a more fulfilling life

Author: Editorial 24th August 2022 0 Comments

This article by John Kelly has been published by Mad in Ireland. It begins: “You have bipolar disorder? No need to be so bloody sheepish about it!’ Insisted Mattias bullishly, on hearing why I had an appointment that required me to take time…
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bipolar, drug tapering, Ireland, John Kelly, lithium, Mad in Ireland, psychiatry, Sweden

Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of Corruption

Author: Editorial 18th July 2022 0 Comments

This article (published on the medicinehitchiker blog) has been written by Dr. Marcia Angell, former Editor in Chief of The New England Journal of Medicine. It begins: “Recently Senator Charles Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, has been looking…
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Alan Schatzberg, bipolar, Charles Grassley, corruption, Dr. Marcia Angell, Joseph Biederman, medicinehitchiker, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatry

Anxiety – The Inside Story: How Biological Psychiatry Got it Wrong

Author: Editorial 6th July 2022 0 Comments

This book comes from psychiatrist Dr. Nial McLaren: “In Anxiety–The Inside Story, the author takes a critical look at modern psychiatry’s twin notions that all mental disorders are biological in nature, but anxiety is hardly worth worrying about. By the simple process…
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anxiety, Australia, bipolar, books, depression, Niall McLaren, psychiatry

The Zyprexa Papers

Author: Editorial 5th May 2021 0 Comments

According to mainstream psychiatry (and the pharmaceutical companies that provide funding to psychiatry, especially in the USA’s mainly privatised system of healthcare), some prescribed drugs treat alleged chemical imbalances in the brain – imbalances which, it is claimed, are a…
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Bill Bigley, bipolar, books, diabetes, Eli Lilly, Jim Gottstein, olanzapine, pharmaceutical industry, prescription drug side-effects, psychosis, schizophrenia, zyprexa

Sleep and mental health

Author: Editorial 25th January 2021 0 Comments

This article , written within an American context, has been published in the Harvard Mental Health Newsletter: “Sleep and mental health are closely connected. Sleep deprivation affects your psychological state and mental health. And those with mental health problems are more…
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ADHD, anxiety, bipolar, depression, Harvard Mental Health Newsletter, insomnia, sleep

Kanye proves mental health is messier than just talking about your feelings

Author: Editorial 5th August 2020 0 Comments

“Mental illness is not an excuse for bad behaviour. But we need to acknowledge that it is very often the cause of it.” Writing in the Daily Telegraph , Bryony Gordon says: “A few years ago, when I had first plucked up the courage to…
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addiction, bipolar, Bryony Gordon, Daily Telegraph, Kayne West, psychosis, schizophrenia, severe and complex mental health problems