Side Effects

SSRIs

Antidepressant Withdrawal and Scientific Consensus

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on August 26, 2019

Why did academic psychiatry take two decades to recognize the condition?

Why did academic psychiatry take two decades to recognize the condition?

Health

The Day My Medical Data Was Hacked

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on July 31, 2019

Are data breaches becoming a new normal?

Are data breaches becoming a new normal?

SSRIs

Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction Recognized as Medical Condition

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on June 14, 2019

European regulators recognize a medical condition. Will their U.S. counterparts?

European regulators recognize a medical condition. Will their U.S. counterparts?

SSRIs

Antidepressant Guidelines to Tighten in the UK

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on May 31, 2019

Prescribing guidelines for antidepressants are about to be tightened in the UK. Why the changes? And why did they take decades to implement?

Prescribing guidelines for antidepressants are about to be tightened in the UK. Why the changes? And why did they take decades to implement?

ADHD

Can a New Medical Device Help Treat ADHD?

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on April 23, 2019

The FDA recently approved a medical device to treat ADHD. But does it actually modify behavior—and was the single study leading to its approval sufficiently rigorous?

The FDA recently approved a medical device to treat ADHD. But does it actually modify behavior—and was the single study leading to its approval sufficiently rigorous?

Health

On the Biology of Mental Disorders

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on March 18, 2019

A major new study questions whether mental disorders are brain disorders.

A major new study questions whether mental disorders are brain disorders.

Psychiatry

Our Psychiatric Future

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on February 26, 2019

A compelling, vitally important new book lays out the controversies facing those in mental health and proposes how best to resolve them.

A compelling, vitally important new book lays out the controversies facing those in mental health and proposes how best to resolve them.

Psychopharmacology

Antipsychotics Tied to Higher Risk of Death in Children

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on December 28, 2018

A large new study finds an increased risk of unexpected deaths in patients aged 5 to 24 who received antipsychotics.

A large new study finds an increased risk of unexpected deaths in patients aged 5 to 24 who received antipsychotics.

SSRIs

Antidepressant Withdrawal and Patient Safety

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on October 15, 2018

A new survey of withdrawal from psychiatric drugs points to symptoms that are often incapacitating but poorly understood by those prescribing.

A new survey of withdrawal from psychiatric drugs points to symptoms that are often incapacitating but poorly understood by those prescribing.

SSRIs

Antidepressant Withdrawal Said to Affect “Millions”

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on October 6, 2018

A major new study finds that antidepressant withdrawal is much more widespread, chronic, and longer-lasting than national guidelines suggest.

A major new study finds that antidepressant withdrawal is much more widespread, chronic, and longer-lasting than national guidelines suggest.

Health

Digital Health and the Rise of Mental Health Apps

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on August 11, 2018

New research warns that self-diagnosing apps are unreliable and encourage overtreatment.

New research warns that self-diagnosing apps are unreliable and encourage overtreatment.

Anxiety

As Child Anxiety Rises, Effective Treatment Proves Elusive

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on July 14, 2018

With child and teen anxiety on the rise, new research shows that preferred treatments often have poor long-term outcomes.

With child and teen anxiety on the rise, new research shows that preferred treatments often have poor long-term outcomes.

Depression

National Well-Being and Rates of Depression

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on May 19, 2018

Our well-being and that of our neighbors is more interlinked than we realize.

Our well-being and that of our neighbors is more interlinked than we realize.

Media

Flaws in the Algo: How Social Media Fuel Political Extremism

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on February 9, 2018

New research documents just how forcefully social media algorithms are driving polarization.

New research documents just how forcefully social media algorithms are driving polarization.

Media

How “Manipulation Armies” Are Undermining Democracies

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on November 18, 2017

A new report on the closed loops of disinformation stoking chaos and confusion.

A new report on the closed loops of disinformation stoking chaos and confusion.

ADHD

ADHD Is Now Widely Overdiagnosed and for Multiple Reasons

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on October 20, 2017

In the U.S. and other developed countries, there are now clear signs that child and adolescent mental disorders are overdiagnosed.

In the U.S. and other developed countries, there are now clear signs that child and adolescent mental disorders are overdiagnosed.

Happiness

The U.S. Is Not Doing Well Socially

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on June 24, 2017

The U.S. shows growing signs of being an unhappy, divided country, according to a string of indexes measuring national happiness and well-being.

The U.S. shows growing signs of being an unhappy, divided country, according to a string of indexes measuring national happiness and well-being.

Genetics

The Gene Machine: An Interview with Bonnie Rochman

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on May 6, 2017

The expanding influence of genomics on our lives.

The expanding influence of genomics on our lives.

Religion

Fervor and Fanaticism

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on March 12, 2017

On the parallels between Trumpism and other mass movements.

On the parallels between Trumpism and other mass movements.

Personality

Authoritarianism in America

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on February 11, 2017

On rereading “The Authoritarian Personality” in 2017.

On rereading “The Authoritarian Personality” in 2017.