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The role of serotonin, psychodynamic therapy and mind-melding

Well, it turns out that the role played by serotonin in the brain is not as simple as was first supposed. Researchers have now discovered that depression and anxiety are associated with high levels of serotonin in certain parts of the brain. It had been...

Published 23 Aug 2010 2:32 PM by Mad World

Filed under: adults, antidepressants, armed forces, Human Brain, Mental Health, psychotherapy, serotonin, yoga
The paradox of choice, new early years blogs and autism

I really like this photo - it's from Dominic's Pics on Flickr and I'm using it to represent "choice". I chose to do that. Anyway, perhaps I should just get on with some interesting links: Choice has been a big idea in public services...

Published 9 Aug 2010 1:15 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, autism, children, choice, foster carers, Mental Health, Politics
Can psychiatry be a science?

There's an excellent and intelligent article in the New Yorke r examining depression, psychiatry and its critics. Read More...

Published 3 Mar 2010 4:42 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, depression, Mental Health, new yorker, psychiatry
Newsweek roundup on antidepressants

Newsweek has a piece looking at some recent studies into antidepressants which is worth a read. Read More...

Published 1 Feb 2010 2:36 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, Mental Health
Prescription of psychiatric drugs to children "rocketing"

The Guardian reports that prescription of antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs to children increased rapidly from 2005 to 2007. Read More...

Published 30 Oct 2009 12:21 PM by Mad World

Filed under: adhd, antidepressants, children, medication, Mental Health
Gordon Brown and the pill question taboo

I'm not sure what I think about the whole Gordon Brown - Andrew Marr pill question debate. You can check out the video below, in which Marr asks Brown whether he uses pills to help him "get through". Read More...

Published 29 Sep 2009 2:09 PM by Mad World

Filed under: andrew marr, antidepressants, depression, gordon brown, Mental Health
Gordon Brown on antidepressants? So what?

Progress reports on rumours that Gordon Brown is taking antidepressants and associated claims that this would somehow undermine his leadership. Read More...

Published 18 Sep 2009 4:05 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, depression, gordon brown, Mental Health
Being sad and talking to strangers

First up - it's not necessarily bad to be sad, according to a piece in New Scientist. Read More...

Published 15 Jan 2009 3:26 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, depression, Mental Health, talking to strangers
Antidepressants - psychiatrists question research findings

2008 was a significant year for antidepressants, with major studies suggesting their effect had been exaggerated by selective reporting of trials or that for all but the most severe cases they were little better than placebo. However, such research findings...

Published 8 Jan 2009 2:23 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, clinical trials, depression, Mental Health, placebo
Antidepressants, children and safety

There's an article in the Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings about the efficacy and safety of treating children with antidepressants. Read More...

Published 15 Jul 2008 12:44 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, anxiety, cbt, children, depression, fluoxetine, Mental Health
ADHD, depression and drugs

ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, antidepressants and sex. Mad World has it all today. Read More...

Published 12 Jun 2008 5:23 PM by Mad World

Filed under: adhd, antidepressants, bipolar disorder, depression, Mental Health, sex, simeon brody
Antidepressants - the state of play

I did a feature in this month's edition of Community Care about antidepressants - what the current research tells us and what the experts think. Read More...

Published 13 Mar 2008 12:21 PM by Mad World

Filed under: alcohol, antidepressants, budget, Mental Health, sainsbury centre for mental health, simeon brody
Seroxat company criticised

GlaxoSmithKline has been criticised for not raising the alarm quicker over the suicide risk associated with its antidepressant Seroxat, when used by young people. Read More...

Published 6 Mar 2008 10:26 AM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, clare allen, glaxosmithkline, Mental Health, poppy, seroxat, simeon brody
Antidepressants debate continues

The fallout from last month's study by Kirsch et al into antidepressants continues. Read More...

Published 5 Mar 2008 4:30 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, chemical imbalance theory, Mental Health, mental illness, shyness, simeon brody
Psychotropic medication: good or bad?

Well neither really, as it's not that simple, according to Ron Pies, writing in the Psych Central blog . The “Angel or Devil” dichotomy does nobody any favors, and certainly does not help patients with serious emotional disturbances. Read More...

Published 4 Mar 2008 11:24 AM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, brain carnival, Mental Health, psychotropic medication, ron pies, simeon brody
Bye bye antidepressants, hello online therapy

Now the usefulness of antidepressants has been challenged it seems we may begin to look increasingly to online therapy to tackle depression and anxiety, according to a story in the Times . Read More...

Published 3 Mar 2008 11:57 AM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, Mental Health, online therapy, simeon brody
Antidepressant research: the responses

I thought it might be useful to have a look round for some of the reactions to this week's research on the effectiveness of antidepressants . Particularly interesting is the response from the US, which is generally more favourable to medication than...

Published 28 Feb 2008 3:14 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, Mental Health, placebo, simeon brody
Spending must shift from antidepressants to talking therapy

After the huge news of the antidepressants research yesterday , it was always going to be a bit of a comedown news-wise today. However, Rethink points out that the government is still spending ten times more on antidepressants than it is on its new talking...

Published 27 Feb 2008 12:19 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, carespace, city bankers, depression, Mental Health, rethink, simeon brody, talking therapies
Antidepressants no better than placebo

Research published today confirms what many have suspected for some time, that antidepressants are no better than placebo for most people suffering from depression. Read More...

Published 26 Feb 2008 10:25 AM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, chemical imbalance theory, marjorie wallace, Mental Health, PLoS Medicine, prozac, simeon brody, SSRIs, university of hull
Media coverage of mental health

The media has probably improved the way it covers mental health but there are still examples of where it does it very badly. Take this letter to the Herald Newspaper in Scotland pointing out the inappropriateness of the newspaper joining together a story...

Published 25 Feb 2008 3:29 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, bournemouth, community care, herald, lsd, media, Mental Health, schizophrenia, simeon brody
Prozac nation - the follow up

There's a great piece on the Washington Post about how drugs and the medical model do not hold all the answers when it comes to mental illness. Read More...

Published 11 Feb 2008 10:56 AM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, depression, Mental Health, simeon brody
Britain: A prozac nation?

by Keith Sellick Lib dem leader Nick Clegg thinks so . He points to the lack of services, long waiting lists and over-reliance on pills. “Pills must not be a crutch for the wider issues in our society which cause mental health problems." Read More...

Published 8 Feb 2008 2:18 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, capitalism, cbt, happiness theory, iain ferguson, Keith Sellick, layard, Mental Health, neo-liberalism, nick clegg, prozac, social class
Is the Britney issue bad for mental health?

Britney Spears - is the whole Britney episode good or bad for the cause of mental health? Read More...

Published 24 Jan 2008 2:25 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, Britney Spears, loneliness, media, Mental Health, simeon brody, solitude
Mental health in the news

Here are the headlines: A new study, reported on Medical News Today , shows that only about half of children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, exhibit the cognitive defects commonly associated with the condition. Read More...

Published 23 Jan 2008 4:20 PM by Mad World

Filed under: adhd, Amy Winehouse, antidepressants, depression, Gps, Mental Health, music therapy, simeon brody
Antidepressants: unfavourable studies not reported

The effectiveness of antidepressants may have been exaggerated because the results of unfavourable studies have simply not been published, researchers have found. Read More...

Published 17 Jan 2008 2:27 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, clinical trials, depression, fda, Mental Health, new england journal of medicine, simeon brody

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