In our book Demystifying Psychiatry, we define psychiatry as “the medical specialty that deals with disorders affecting the ...

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Explore Jane Kotze's transformative journey from medication dependency to empowerment, as she shares her insights and practical strategies for safely tapering off psychiatric medications in her new ...

Florida’s current step therapy for those on Medicaid prioritizes potential cost savings over patient needs, critics say. John Roberge KRT As a longtime advocate for mental health, working alongside ...

While players were in the battle of the NFL season, Braden Smith was fighting a different one: the one going on inside his ...

Families should have truthful conversations with children to help process feelings related to ongoing immigration raids.

Although the evidence is limited, some psychologists are increasingly using ketogenic diets to treat psychiatric disorders.

The widespread acceptance of chlorpromazine (Thorazine) as a treatment for psychoses in the 1950s represented a change in ...

Between 2009 and 2022, both medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids significantly declined among older adolescents.

Coercive psychiatry shifts from institutional asylums to mobile clinics, extending control over vulnerable populations under the guise of “treatment.” ...