Semyon Gluzman, Soviet psychiatrist sent to the gulag for exposing bogus diagnoses of mental illness
Semyon Gluzman, who has died aged 79, was the first Soviet psychiatrist to blow the whistle on the…
New review calls for biologically grounded approach to psychiatric diagnosis
A comprehensive invited review published today in Brain Medicine confronts one of the most persistent paradoxes in modern…
‘Unexpected’ deaths in aged care are rising. One brother demanded to see the coroner
Attila’s shaky phone video of his brother lying dead in aged care documented bruises and blood. It was…
Scientists call for integration of physical activity into psychiatric care
People with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder die on average ten to 20 years…
Detecting major neurological disorders via saliva
A team of Korean researchers has, for the first time in the world, developed a technology capable of…
Three Moms Fight for Their Sons With Schizophrenia
A story in Atavist Magazine follows the plight of three moms in Colorado Springs who have fought…
Bondi Junction inquest saw recommendation for supported housing for homeless, some are already benefitting
One of the key recommendations of the Bondi Junction Inquest already exists in a nondescript building tucked away…
Splitting schizophrenia: divergent cognitive and educational outcomes revealed by genomic structural equation modelling
Weye N, Santomauro DF, Agerbo E, Christensen MK, Iburg KM, Momen NC, et al. Register-based metrics of years…
Improving survival in people with severe psychiatric disorders
An expert editorial suggests that widely used diabetes and obesity drugs may help close the long-standing mortality gap…
Science shows different psychiatric disorders might have same cause
A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of…
Nick Reiner placed in mental health conservatorship in 2020: report – National
New details have come to light about Nick Reiner’s mental health in the years before he was charged…
Associations between mosaic loss and schizophrenia or bipolar disorder of young age
Robinson N, Bergen SE. Environmental Risk Factors for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder and Their Relationship to Genetic Risk:…