Inside the Neuroscience Community: Peter Sterling Responds to Awais Aftab – Mad In America

Dr. Aftab objects to my “tirade against psychiatric neuroscience.” What Dr. Aftab does not do is address any of my substantive conclusions.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/09/inside-neuroscience-community-peter-sterling-responds-awais-aftab/

Lifting Families out of Poverty May Prevent Psychosis

Researchers controlled for family history of SMI, which “lends credence to a causal interpretation” of the link between poverty and psychosis.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/09/jama-psychiatry-lifting-families-out-of-poverty-may-prevent-psychosis/

Pieces of Shattered Memories – Mad In America

If the sum of my experience exists only as fractured memories that never happened, who am I? It has led me to a near-constant questioning of every aspect in my life. If the sum of my experience exists only as fractured memories that never happened, who am I?
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/09/pieces-of-shattered-memories/

Global Mental Health: Beyond Pills and Psychotherapy

The interplay of economic, environmental, and societal factors in mental health, demands a deeper, wider perspective in addressing global mental health.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/09/social-determinants-in-global-mental-health-beyond-pills-and-psychotherapy/

Pieces of Shattered Memories – Mad In America

If the sum of my experience exists only as fractured memories that never happened, who am I? It has led me to a near-constant questioning of every aspect in my life. If the sum of my experience exists only as fractured memories that never happened, who am I?
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/09/pieces-of-shattered-memories/

Global Mental Health: Beyond Pills and Psychotherapy

The interplay of economic, environmental, and societal factors in mental health, demands a deeper, wider perspective in addressing global mental health.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/09/social-determinants-in-global-mental-health-beyond-pills-and-psychotherapy/

Trauma and Life Stress Drive Depression in Pakistani Women

Bingo !

Enhanced social support, along with increased levels of extraversion and conscientiousness, may act as buffers against depression in this group.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/09/childhood-trauma-and-stressful-life-events-linked-to-depression-in-pakistani-women/

What Does Social Inclusion for Psychosocial Disabilities Mean in Diverse Contexts?

A new study explores the complexities of social inclusion in mental health across Ghana and the occupied Palestinian territory.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/09/what-does-social-inclusion-for-psychosocial-disabilities-mean-in-diverse-contexts/