Canada Delays Killing Mentally Ill People amid Widespread Public Disgust
Canada has indefinitely delayed its plan to expand Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) to patients with only mental illness.
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‘Horrifying’: NC Child Psychiatrist Gets 40 Years for Using AI to Make Child Porn
A child psychiatrist in Charlotte, North Carolina, used artificial intelligence (AI) to make child porn, and he is now facing the consequences.
Study: Abortion During First Pregnancy Linked to Higher Use of Mental Health Services
Women whose first pregnancies end in abortion are associated with a higher risk and likelihood of mental health issues than women whose pregnancies ended in live births, a peer-reviewed study found.
Woman Sues Psychiatrist Who Approved Gender Transition After One Meeting
An Australian woman who regrets attempting to transition into a man is suing the psychiatrist who approved her taking cross-sex hormones after just one meeting.
Report: China Routinely Using Psychiatric Hospitals to Torture Dissidents
A human rights organization called Safeguard Defenders published a report on Tuesday charging the Chinese Communist Party with using psychiatric hospitals to imprison political dissidents.
Exclusive– Psychiatrist Dr. Miriam Grossman: Trans Teens Told They Can ‘Deny Biology and Not Pay a Big Price’
The mental health profession is engaged in a “total departure from reality,” says psychiatrist Miriam Grossman, M.D., who argues that those who should be helping gender dysphoric children and teens live in reality — even when reality is painful — are teaching them they can “deny biology and not pay a big price for it.”
The Nuclear Option — Democrats’ Best Hope for 2020: The No-Information Voter
These sure are boom times for the psychiatry industry.
Psychiatrist Proposes Ban on ‘Hurtful’ Words Like Lazy, Boring, and Spoiled
A leading psychiatrist has identified six words people should not use, because they are “accompanied by feelings of moral judgment, hatred and utter rejection,” Business Insider revealed Monday.
Psychiatrist Who Told Democrats Trump Unstable Backs Away from Claims
Dr. Bandy X. Lee, the Yale professor and clinical psychiatrist who reportedly briefed members of Congress last month about President Donald Trump’s supposed mental instability, backed away from those claims on Monday.
Yale Professor Says Trump Could Cause ‘Extinction of the Human Species’
Yale professor and clinical psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X. Lee has warned that President Donald Trump may bring about the “extinction of the human species” because of his mental instability.
Texas Defends Mental Standards in SCOTUS Death Penalty Case
Another Texas death penalty case was argued at the United States Supreme Court this week. The two questions presented was whether executing someone 35 years after the imposition of a death sentence, and allegedly using outdated medical standards to determine intellectual disability, is cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the U.S. Constitution. The Eighth Amendment prohibits executing those who are intellectually disabled.
App Aims to Detect Teenagers at Risk of Suicide
An app aims to analyse the writing patterns of teenagers in order to predict possible depression and suicide risks.
BMJ: Labelling Terrorists as ‘Mentally Ill’ Stigmatises Legitimate Patients
Blaming terrorism atrocities on mental health issues is counterproductive, psychiatrists have warned, as the term does not explain the attackers’ motives and stigmatises those with genuine mental health problems. While terrorists are motivated by a vast range of causes mental
Study: Religion Is Beneficial To Mental Health
In a recent article in the Psychiatric Times, Rob Whitley, Ph.D. and Eric Jarvis, M.D. aim to teach some of their less than religious colleagues how to utilize the faith of their patients as a means for recovery. The authors observe, “Religiosity has consistently been identified as a factor that can promote healing and facilitate recovery amongst those with various physical and mental illnesses.”
