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Plus: mourning and neurodivergence; intimate partner violence and mental health; and why psychiatrists need better obituaries
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Can anti-inflammatories really treat depression?
Plus: from "dementia praecox" to "delirium praecox"; why mental health needs to prioritise smoking cessation; and a Christmas wish from the Head of…
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Back to reality
The truth about cyberbullying. Plus: nitrous oxide for depression; creative arts for PTSD; and a major gap in suicide prevention research
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New, old medication for schizophrenia
Plus: ketamine versus ECT; ChatGPT and mental health; and a Lacanian ending
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The side-effects of antidepressants
Plus: A step backwards in public attitudes to mental health; lead exposure, anxiety, and depression; and the problem with being an expert by experience
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Towards precision treatment for depression. Plus: hearing voices in Thailand, mental health in Europe, and unusually-positioned mitochondria in skin…
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Mental health and lung disease
Plus: taking aim at "pseudoscience"; acetaminophen and autism; and a case report of neutropenia with xanomeline/trospium
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First thoughts on new mental health research.
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