Why Do These New England States Have Starkly Different Suicide Rates?

Kerry Shaw In New Hampshire, twice as many people take their own lives than in Massachusetts. Massachusetts and New Hampshire share more than a border, Puritan heritage, and the New England Patriots. Both states are prosperous, with median household incomes and state health…

Is Substance Abuse or Addiction Considered a VA Disability?

American Addiction Center The VA recognizes substance use disorders as a disability because the use of alcohol, tobacco, street drugs, and prescription drugs is so prevalent among veterans. Without treatment, substance use disorders can cause other health problems—both physical and…

A Single Dose of Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Leah Kuntz A single dose of psilocybin could help patients with treatment-resistant depression, according to a new study. According to the results of a phase 2b trial of COMP360 psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), the largest study of its…

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The Courtroom in Your Head: Psychiatry Evaluates the Sovereign Citizen Movement

“Sovereign citizen” is a catchall phrase referring to a variety of anti-government individuals andgroups who share some common beliefs and behaviors. The organizations to which many sovereigncitizens belong have a variety of names: Moorish Nation, The Aware Group, Washitaw Nation,…

Serotonin and Depression: Is there really a relationship?

Bill White – Chipur Controversy: we’ve never shied away from it here. Popular belief is there’s a cause and effect relationship between serotonin and depression. But wait, is there really a relationship at all? Serotonin and depression: a supposed one…

Pregnancy And Postpartum Disorders

Birth-related severe PTSD Mental Health America Pregnancy and the birth of a child can be a joyous and exciting time, but some women may struggle with their mental health as they transition to motherhood. Mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive…

Aaron Carter, singer, dead at 34

Chloe Melas and Emma Tucker, CNN Aaron Carter, a former child pop singer and younger brother of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, has died, a source close to the family told CNN. He was 34. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s…

Mindfulness

Kayla Zawislak, MSW, CADCAddiction Policy Forum Mindfulness is a tool that can benefit nearly anyone, whether in recovery or not. But for those of us in recovery, it is a particularly helpful tool that can reshape how our brain works…

L.A. Times report that Tom Petty’s death is still a hard reminder for aging rockers and opioid addiction.

BY RANDY LEWIS (This original article has paragraphs that have been omitted for context to opioid addiction) When Tom Petty was rushed to a hospital one year ago in full cardiac arrest, two words immediately sprang to many minds: Not again….

CDC issues new guidelines for opioid prescriptions

Will Stone & Pien Huang The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance for clinicians on how and when to prescribe opioids for pain. Released Thursday, this revamps the agency’s 2016 recommendations which some doctors and patients have criticized…

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