Science News: No Link Between Serotonin and Depression - What Does That Mean for Antidepressants?
Science News: No Link Between Serotonin and Depression - What Does That Mean for Antidepressants?
In this 30-minute podcast, Peter Simons reports on the latest scientific articles in psychiatry. The goal is to provide ... Read more
4 Aug 2022
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31mins
Science News: Pharma Corruption, Dangers of Antidepressants, And More
Science News: Pharma Corruption, Dangers of Antidepressants, And More
In this 30-minute podcast, Peter Simons reports on the latest scientific articles in psychiatry. The goal is to provide ... Read more
2 Jun 2022
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31mins
Science News: Psychology: Flawed as a Science and as Evidence-Based Medicine
Science News: Psychology: Flawed as a Science and as Evidence-Based Medicine
In this 30-minute podcast, Peter Simons reports on the latest scientific articles in psychiatry. The goal is to provide ... Read more
5 May 2022
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32mins
Science News: Brain Imaging Results False; Unpublished and Missing Trials; Why Meditation May Not Work for You
Science News: Brain Imaging Results False; Unpublished and Missing Trials; Why Meditation May Not Work for You
Peter Simons covers a study in Nature finding that the positive results of psychiatry’s brain imaging studies are false;... Read more
7 Apr 2022
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27mins
Science News: How Effective Are Therapy and Medication, and What Do They Treat?
Science News: How Effective Are Therapy and Medication, and What Do They Treat?
Peter Simons covers a study that found both therapy and medication to have very limited effectiveness; an article sugges... Read more
3 Mar 2022
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29mins
Science News: Lithium, Antidepressants, Esketamine—All No Better Than Placebo?
Science News: Lithium, Antidepressants, Esketamine—All No Better Than Placebo?
Peter Simons covers a clinical trial that found lithium ineffective at preventing suicide attempts, an essay by Allen Fr... Read more
10 Feb 2022
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32mins
Science News: Unscientific Diagnoses Medicalize Normal Human Experiences
Science News: Unscientific Diagnoses Medicalize Normal Human Experiences
Peter Simons covers articles about the validity of psychiatric diagnoses, the medicalization of normal human experiences... Read more
5 Jan 2022
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32mins
Science News: Antidepressant Research - Placebos and Withdrawal
Science News: Antidepressant Research - Placebos and Withdrawal
This week, Peter Simons covers a study about the controversial practice of placebo run-in periods in antidepressant stud... Read more
23 Nov 2021
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11mins
Science News: Reducing Stigma/Psychotherapy for Depression in Children
Science News: Reducing Stigma/Psychotherapy for Depression in Children
This week, Peter Simons covers studies examining whether mental health literacy and essentialist thinking are associated... Read more
9 Nov 2021
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9mins
Science News: Antipsychotics and Cancer, Screening for Depression, and Alzheimer's Drug Controversy
Science News: Antipsychotics and Cancer, Screening for Depression, and Alzheimer's Drug Controversy
This week, Peter Simons covers a study that found prolactin-increasing antipsychotics associated with increased breast c... Read more
26 Oct 2021
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16mins