Eiko Fried – 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

“Clear evidence” for serotonin hypothesis of depression?

Author: Editorial 7th November 2022 0 Comments

This post by Dr. Eiko Fried has been published on his blog site Measurement, modeling & complexity of mental health. It begins: “There has been a 60 year long discussion on the role of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the pathophysiology of…
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antidepressants, depression, Eiko Fried, Joanna Moncrieff, Research, serotonin, serotonin hypothesis, SSRI, statistics

Studying Mental Health Problems as Systems, Not Syndromes

Author: Editorial 19th October 2022 0 Comments

This article by Eiko I. Fried has been published in Sage Journals. The abstract says: “Despite decades of clinical, sociopolitical, and research efforts, progress in understanding and treating mental health problems remains disappointing. I discuss two barriers that have contributed to…
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complexity science, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, diagnostic labelling, DSM, Eiko Fried, history of psychiatry, reductionism, Sage Journals, syndromes, system thinking

Systems all the way down: embracing complexity in mental health research

Author: Editorial 7th April 2022 0 Comments

This editorial by Eiko Fried and Donald Robinaugh has been published in BMC Medicine. The abstract says: “In this editorial for the collection on complexity in mental health research, we introduce and summarize the inaugural contributions to this collection: a series…
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BMC Medicine, complex adaptive systems, complexity, complexity science, complexity-based practice, Donald Robinaugh, Eiko Fried, system thinking