People who frequently use social media like Twitter and FAcebook were recently found to feel twice as much social isolation as people who spend relatively little time on social media. Article written by Katherine Hobson.
Mad in America: Most Off-Label Prescribing of Antidepressants Lacks Strong Scientific Evidence
Antidepressant medications are frequently prescribed in ways that the FDA hasn’t approved. Article written by Shannon Peters.
Most Off-Label Prescribing of Antidepressants Lacks Strong Scientific Evidence
ScienceDaily: Patients more likely to refuse drug therapy than psychotherapy for mental health
Patients entering drugs-only mental health treatment are more likely to drop out.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170306092731.htm
Genetic Literacy Project: Psychotherapy revival
Several new studies provide evidence for the benefits of psychotherapy, and for its different effects on people with differing genotypes. Article written by Andrew Porterfield.
iNews.com: Psychotherapy can change your personality
A course of psychotherapy can reduce levels of trait neuroticism, a personality component that often leads to psychopathology. Article written by Serina Sandhu.
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/psychotherapy-can-change-personality-reducing-neuroticism/