The State of Mental Health in America
Mental Health USA: How Are We Doing? Mental Health USA Facts, Stats, and Data: Key Findings (2016) 1 in 5 Adults have a mental health condition.That’s over 40 million Americans; more than the populations of New
What’s the Harm in Taking an Antidepressant?
By Kelly Brogan, MD, ABIHM Side Effects are explained clearly in this article. We know that all drugs have side effects. That’s just part of the deal right? But is it really possible that an antidepressant
Our Fear of Psychic Phenomena
Spiritist Medical Congress I just returned from a fantastic conference: the 2nd International Spiritist Medical Congress, “The Dawn of a New Era in Medicine”, October 1-2, 2016, at George Washington University in Washington, DC. The roster
The Epidemic of Drug Overdoses in the USA: Ibogaine Can Help If We Allow It
“From 2000 to 2014 nearly half a million persons in the United States have died from drug overdoses. In 2014, there were approximately one and a half times more drug overdose deaths in the United
Transgenerational Memory
People experiencing extreme states of consciousness, sometimes labeled psychosis, often wonder why they have content in their minds that doesn’t seem to belong to them. These might include fears, anxieties, grief and anger. An adage
Mysticism and Psychosis
The following article is about mysticism, spiritual experiences, spiritual emergence and extreme states of consciousness, aka psychotic process. It was originally published in Seeds of Unfolding, Vol. VI, No. 4, Fall 1989. It is one of
India Uses Peer Support for Mental Health
Dr Vikram Patel is on Time magazine’s annual list of 100 most influential people in the world. He has been revolutionizing the way mental health issues are approached and treated, not just in India but across the world Dr Vikram Patel, a
Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Failing?
Researchers have found that CBT is roughly half as effective in treating depression as it used to be. Everybody loves cognitive behavioral therapy It’s the no-nonsense, quick and relatively cheap approach to mental suffering – with
Gut, Mood & Mental Health
Beneficial bacteria may serve the same role as antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs. In one study, people who took a multi-strain probiotic for at least four weeks reported a lessening of rumination—recurring, persistent thoughts about something
Define Mental Health
(Excerpted from World Psychiatry, June, 2015) The concept that mental health is not merely the absence of mental illness [1, 2] was unanimously endorsed, while the equivalence between mental health and well-being/ functioning was not, and