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Psychiatry beyond the current paradigm

Author: Editorial 10th August 2022 0 Comments

This article – by several co-authors – was published in The British Journal of Psychiatry 2012. The summary says: “A series of editorials in this Journal have argued that psychiatry is in the midst of a crisis. The various solutions proposed…
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biomedical model, neuroscience, psychiatry, technological paradigm

The Matter With Things, Iain McGilchrist

Author: Editorial 8th July 2022 0 Comments

The themes of this video are relevant to how mainstream psychiatry – which dominates the current approach to mental ill-health and its treatment – has come to be shaped the way that it is. The video producers say: “In ‘The…
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consciousness, Culture & Society, Iain McGilchrist, neuroscience, philosophy, psychiatry, videos, wellbeing

The Divided Brain: Our brains are far more complex than a left/right split

Author: Editorial 23rd June 2022 0 Comments

This 11 minute video has been produced by Aeon Video. It concerns different ways in which we can look at and experience the world … ways that have profoundly shaped the kind of society and culture we live in, and…
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Culture & Society, Iain McGilchrist, neuroscience, philosophy, Royal Society of Arts, videos, wellbeing

Want to Understand Delusions? Listen to the People Who Have Them

Author: Editorial 20th June 2022 0 Comments

This article by Grace Huckins is subtitled “A small group of schizophrenia researchers thinks that personal narratives can tell us what test scores and brain scans can’t”. It has been published by Wired. It begins: “FOR THE FIRST decades of Sohee Park’s…
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delusions, Grace Huckins, neuroscience, personal narrative, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, psychosis, qualitative research, Research, Rosa Ritunnano, schizophrenia, Sohee Park, Wired

The Idea of the Brain: A History

Author: Editorial 1st June 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Prof. Mathew Cobb. The publishers say: “This is the story of our quest to understand the most mysterious object in the universe: the human brain. Today we tend to picture it as a computer. Earlier…
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artificial intelligence, books, brain, consciousness, evolution, evolutionary biology, Mathew Cobb, neuroscience, Research

Neuropolis: A Brain Science Survival Guide

Author: Editorial 26th May 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Robert Newman. The publishers say: “Are we our brains? How can you map the mind? Can brain scans read our minds? Based on Rob Newman’s live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 series, his…
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books, brain, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, New Approaches, reductionism, Robert Newman

Psychedelic frees up depressed brain, study shows

Author: Editorial 13th May 2022 0 Comments

Philippa Roxby reports for the BBC: “Psilocybin, a drug found in magic mushrooms, appears to free up the brains of people with severe depression in a way that other antidepressants do not, a study has found. The results, based on brain…
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antidepressants, BBC, Centre for Psychedelic Research, David Nutt, depression, Imperial College London, Nature Medicine, neuroscience, Philippa Roxby, psilocybin, Research

Medicating Preschoolers for ADHD: How “Evidence-Based” Psychiatry Has Led to a Tragic End

Author: Editorial 28th February 2022 0 Comments

This article by Robert Whitaker has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In its May 25, 2021 issue, JAMA published a report on the comparative efficacy of two medications for treating preschoolers diagnosed with ADHD. Both methylphenidate and guanfacine were deemed to…
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ADHD, children and adolescents, evidence-based, Genetics, Mad in America, neuroscience, preschoolers, psychiatry, Robert Whitaker

Twenty Billion Fails to “Move the Needle” on Mental Illness

Author: Editorial 21st February 2022 0 Comments

This report by Dr. Gregg Henriques has been published in Psychology Today. It begins: “ Former NIMH head Thomas Insel recently made a remarkable concession . He acknowledged that the biomedical framework he adopted while directing $20 billion dollars in NIMH research funds failed to “move the needle” in improving the lives of the millions…
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biomedical model, Genetics, Gregg Henriques, neuroscience, Psychology Today, Research, Thomas Insel

What Happens in Your Brain When You Walk Down the Street? Implications of Architectural Proportions, Biophilia, and Fractal Geometry for Urban Science

Author: Editorial 4th February 2022 0 Comments

This article – published in the Urban Science journal – looks at how urban architecture and design affects well-being and stress levels. The abstract says: “This article reviews current research in visual urban perception. The temporal sequence of the first few…
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aesthetics, Architectural Proportions, architecture, beauty, biophilia, Culture & Society, eye-tracking, fractal geometry, neuroscience, traditional architecture, urban architecture, urban planning, Urban Science, wellbeing