Four symptom-free weeks, rather than eight, may signal the end of a major depressive episode — which would mark a departure from current diagnostic practice.
Research Digest: What the textbooks don’t tell you about psychology’s most famous case study
Psychology textbooks may be misrepresenting one of their best-known case studies, that of Phineas Gage.
http://digest.bps.org.uk/2015/06/what-textbooks-dont-tell-you-about.html
The Times of Israel: Israeli scientists tout new method for battling depression
New research focuses on the role of microglia — rather than neurons or neurotransmitters — in clinical depression. Article written by Times of Israel staff.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientists-tout-new-method-for-battling-depression/
Psychiatric Times: The Neurobiology of Psychotherapy
How to understand some key psychoanalytic principles in neurological terms. Article written by Randon Welton, MD and Jerald Kay, MD.
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/neuropsychiatry/neurobiology-psychotherapy
PsychCentral: 5 Ways Of Coping With Your Anxiety That Are Actually Making It Worse
An infographic identifying five typical responses to anxiety — dreading it, blaming oneself for it, avoiding it — that don’t actually help in the long run. Article written by Renee Jain, MAPP and infographic by Megan Bruneau, M.A. RCC.