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The Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression is Dead

SCIENCE IS ALIVE – Aug. 2, 2022 - They have done us a favour by corralling the evidence that says as much, even if we knew this to be the case. But the death of the chemical imbalance theory has no bearing o... Read More...

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OPINION: Recovery is Beautiful, Recovery is Hard, Choose Life Over Addiction

SINGING A SOBER SONG – Aug. 2, 2022 - For over 17 years, I not only struggled with an active substance abuse disorder, but a mental health disorder as well. If there is something I would like for you to get out... Read More...

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Perfectionism May Be Risk Factor for Severe Alcohol Use Disorder

YOU MEAN ALCOHOLISM? – Aug. 2, 2022 - In the study, researchers from Belgium recruited 65 adults with SAUD undergoing inpatient treatment and 65 adults without the condition. Each participant completed t... Read More...

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Low Addiction Risk with Medical Use of Ketamine

THE KET IS OUT OF THE BAG – Aug. 4, 2022 - Its effect is felt a few hours after the first dose, whereas traditional antidepressants take several weeks to act. Although its prescription is increasing for this ty... Read More...

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Medicating Complexity

TIED WITH PLACEBO – July 25, 2022 - A paper in the journal Molecular Psychiatry recently tried to examine the scientific evidence for the serotonin hypothesis of depression from several possible angles and fou... Read More...

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Dee Taylor-John Celebrating 5 Years Advocates for Education, Healing

VIDEO – WOUNDED HEALER AT WORK – July 29, 2022 - Harm reduction plays a major role in supporting community members experiencing a substance use disorder, said Brandon-based Solange Machado, network co-or... Read More...

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A Decisive Blow to the Serotonin Hypothesis of Depression

The Truth Hurts...BIG Pharma – July 19, 2022 - “There is no such thing as a scientifically established correct ‘balance’ of serotonin,” Lacasse and Leo cautioned more than a decade ago, joining numerous other ... Read More...

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At-Home Ketamine Therapy Shows Mental Health Benefits

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME – July 21, 2022 - Several sessions of at-home ketamine therapy supported by telehealth are a safe and effective way to treat moderate to severe anxiety and depression, a new study fou... Read More...

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Suicide Hotline # 988 Gets Over 96,000 Calls During First Week

VIDEO – SAVE A SOUL, SAVE THE WORLD – July 24, 2022 - The 988 system will build on an existing network of over 200 crisis centers nationwide staffed by counselors who answer millions of calls each year - about ... Read More...

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Doctors Urge Access To Psychedelics

THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, YOU HAVE TO WEAR SHADES – July 12, 2022 - A legislative panel on Tuesday listened to advocates who hope to broaden the scope of medical treatment and research assisted by psilocybin, th... Read More...

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Opinion: Why I Will Never Live Without a Dog Again

THE ULTIMATE GIFT – July 4, 2022 - I grieved hard for my Latte, who was the dog equivalent of St. Francis of Assisi — a little hairy mammal (Latte, not Francis) who radiated universal benevolence. She was a co... Read More...

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Ty Herndon On Being Suicidal After Drug Relapse

LIFE HAS A WAY – July 16, 2022 - Herndon ended up calling a friend for help that night, albeit he doesn’t remember the call. Twelve hours later, he remembers waking up in a Texas rehab facility and that’s when ... Read More...

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Investors See Far Out Profits in Psychedelic Medicine

AUDIO – WALLS Melt on Wall Street – July 13, 2022 - Empath has since raised $2.1 million of a $10 million target for its first fund and made 10 investments. Portfolio companies include Mindstate Design Labs, w... Read More...

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988 National Mental Distress Hotline NOW ACTIVE 988

VIDEO – TEXT FOR LIFE – July 16, 2022 - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress... more@SAMHSA ... Read More...

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Seven Adult Health Conditions Linked to Childhood Abuse

IF YOU FEEL, YOU HEAL – July 11, 2022 - “The association between CPA and 2 mental health and 5 physical health conditions remained significant, even after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, hea... Read More...

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Lamar Odom Says The Ghost Of Kobe Bryant Inspires Him To Maintain Sobriety

FROM POINT GUARD TO GUARDIAN ANGEL – July 4, 2022 - Odom has battled drug addiction and depression. Not only did it cost him his NBA career, but it also ruined his marriage to Khloé Kardashian. At one point it ... Read More...

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How Going Gluten-Free Cured My Depression

FEELING BETTER WITH LESS – July 7, 2022 - Except that every time I ate a bagel, I felt sad. It took me a year to be able to conceptualize what wheat-free would look like as a lifestyle. Wheat was such... Read More...

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Father Says Son’s High School Prescribed Him Anti-Depressants Without Notifying Him

VIDEO – BRAVE NEW WORLD IS HERE – July 3, 2022 - In a viral TikTok, a father shares his shock and frustration that his 15-year-old son’s high school was supplying him with antidepressants without his knowledge... Read More...

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San Francisco Opens a Psychiatric Center Without Stigma

STOP THE MADNESS – June 27, 2022 - The five-story, 150,000-square-foot building represents a visible departure from older psychiatric facilities that are located in secluded places with obscured facades. “We... Read More...

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Less Than 25% with Depression Respond to Treatment

THAT’S DEPRESSING – June 27, 2022 - Their rationale for conducting the study was their belief that “Despite plenty of effective antidepressant (AD) treatments, the outcome of major depressive disorder (MDD) is... Read More...

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‘Dangerous’ Electro Convulsive Therapy Disproportionately Prescribed to Women

IT’S SHOCKING! – June 19, 2022 - The scale of which ECT is being used in England has been laid bare, and found to be disproportionately prescribed to women who make up two thirds of patients. NHS da... Read More...

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‘Dial 988’ Suicide Prevention Hotline to Launch on July 16 Already Needs Significant Improvements

DIAL WHAT? – June 10, 2022 - The RAND report confirms what many mental health experts already know — there’s more work to be done to create a comprehensive mental health crisis system that can serve everyone’s ... Read More...

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The Medical Model Traumatizes, Retraumatizes & Perverts Healing

AT LEAST IT’S IN NETWORK – June 7, 2022 - It would surprise many people who are hostile to psychiatry’s chemical and electrical “treatments” to discover that they too may embrace a medical model if their approa... Read More...

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Did the Pandemic Cause Mental Illness in Kids or Just Make it Worse?

VIDEO – THE OTHER PANDEMIC WITHIN A PANDEMIC – June 3, 2022 - There is probably a small group of kids who get long Covid where you might say that there is some direct impact of the Covid virus on the brain, but... Read More...

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Theft, Gambling & Infidelity are Unusual Signs of Depression

LIKE WHACK-A-MOLE – May 25, 2022 - In 2002, Lejoyeux noted that patients with kleptomania and pyromania had significant numbers of depressive episodes. In fact, there’s a body of research concerning gambling. R... Read More...

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Can Psychedelics Rewire a Depressed or Anxious Brain?

AUDIO – FINDING A NEW WAY TO HEAL – May 27, 2022 - In the latest episode of our In Conversation podcast, we discuss the newest research into the neuroscience of anxiety and depression and how this may change th... Read More...

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7 Books to Read for Mental Health Awareness Month

ONLY 7? – May 17, 2022 - ...but in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I talked to a range of mental health advocates about the books they felt accurately, and empathetically, built characters who navigate... Read More...

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A Reason to Stick Around – Suicide Isn’t Painless

IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME – May 19, 2022 - It’s one of the darkest and most sensitive subjects in Stoicism: Suicide. Cato took his own life rather than submit to Caesar. Seneca took his, under duress from Nero. The ... Read More...

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I Am So Much More Than a Diagnosis

DEBATING THE DSM – MAY 19, 2022 - It was the reason for my distressing thoughts, overwhelming emotions, and undesirable behaviors. All other aspects of my life were secondary. If a mental disorder was me... Read More...

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