The question surrounding GLP-1RAs is not simply whether they can change the brain, but whether that is enough to change the ...

It’s easy to cling to my diagnosis for comfort. In fact, externalizing obsessions the way you would an alien invasion or a metastasized tumor is a foundational part of OCD’s gold standard of treatment ...

When people protest too much, their over-explaining usually comes from insecurity, low self-esteem, or a threat to their ...

Reflecting on the experiences of helping to organize and attending the Mad in Norway International Film Festival in ...

As the biomedical model of psychiatry is increasingly criticized for its narrow focus and lack of acknowledging the social ...

The American Psychiatric Association is hard at work planning their next edition of psychiatry's "Bible," the DSM. According ...

This was a weekend of movies, art, conversation, and camaraderie. But more than that, it was an infusion of strength.

A protagonist named Simon finds his lover dead, is accused of her murder and imprisoned in a mental asylum. "The Mind ...

This week, Mad in America examines four new studies around harms linked to psychiatric drug use. The first finds that ...

Brief mention of rape and suicide. Thighs soaked in period blood I spent eight hours, free bleeding Part of it in restraints, ...

At the Mad in Norway film festival, it struck me that people agreed that mental health needs to be systematically reformed.

In this evocative essay, Trijita traces the moments that render the body a living, sensing presence, inhabiting the uncertain ...