“Placebo Power Hype” AND More on Best 5 Tuesday Reads

Hello and welcome to another edition of Best 5 Reads. Lets begin! 1) Placebo Power Hype Placebo has been hijacked and re-branded for its public relations value to alternative medicine. If your treatment isn’t evidence-based, no worries: you can still sell the power of placebo! 2) Prevalence of personality disorders in the general adult population … More “Placebo Power Hype” AND More on Best 5 Tuesday Reads

“Depression in Youth: Underdiagnosed and Deadly” AND More on Best 5 Wednesday Reads

Hello and welcome to another edition of Best 5 Reads. Lets begin! 1) Depression in Youth: Underdiagnosed and Deadly The mechanics of therapy look quite different for younger patients, whose experiences with depression vary by age, emotional vocabulary, cognitive development, and experiences with trauma. 2) The Last Undiscovered Organ in the Body Presenters of Psyched! … More “Depression in Youth: Underdiagnosed and Deadly” AND More on Best 5 Wednesday Reads

“Toronto Shooting Rekindles Familiar Debate: Terrorist? Mentally Ill? Both?” AND More on Best 5 Thursday Reads

Hello and welcome to another edition of Best 5 Reads. Lets begin! 1) Toronto Shooting Rekindles Familiar Debate: Terrorist? Mentally Ill? Both? Religious fanaticism or mental disorder? After the Islamic State claimed the gunman who shot 15 in Toronto as one of its one, the debate was rekindled. 2) Access to Care Remains Problematic for … More “Toronto Shooting Rekindles Familiar Debate: Terrorist? Mentally Ill? Both?” AND More on Best 5 Thursday Reads