@chrisaikenmd.bsky.social#Therapy is first-line for compulsive sexuality, with SSRIs and naltrexone as possible medications. This randomized trial compares them head-to-head, with similar outcomes, but personal factors decide between them:
psych-partners.com/ssri-vs-nalt...
@tenuretracker.bsky.social@chrisaikenmd.bsky.socialA handful of nuts a day is a simple way to improve #mentalhealth.
Walnuts worked in a new randomized trial, joining about a dozen similar trials testing everything from almonds to pistachios:
psych-partners.com/walnuts-impr...
Limitation: Unblinded
@excalipsych.bsky.socialSupporting a teen who is self-harming can feel overwhelming; you don’t have to navigate this alone. With the right support, teens can learn safer, healthier ways to manage their intense feelings. Getting support early can make a meaningful difference. Call today! #mentalhealth #psychiatry #iowa
@shrinksinsneakers.bsky.socialWhy does hydroxyzine feel like it does NOTHING for anxiety?
Because sedation and anxiety relief aren't the same thing
Hydroxyzine helps some patients
Others just get sleepy
Safer doesn't always mean effective
🎥 youtu.be/dzce5WMySts
#Psychiatry #Anxiety #Depression #GAD #medical #medication
@shrinksinsneakers.bsky.socialCan you have depression without feeling sad ?
Absolutely. Depression isn't always crying, hopelessness, or obvious sadness
#Depression #Anhedonia #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #PsychiatryUnfiltered #depressiontreatment #depressiontips
@jmirlatestresearch.bsky.socialJMIR Formative Res: Content, Engagement, and Information Quality of Borderline Personality Disorder Videos on TikTok: Mixed Methods Analysis #MentalHealth #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPD #TikTokMentalHealth #Psychiatry
@sucede-uva.bsky.socialHow does the brain predict self-generated speech? 🧠🗣️
In our latest session, Rosa Beño shared DTI/EEG data in schizophrenia: disrupted frontotemporal white matter integrity directly tracks with impaired preparatory signals.
📝 summary: youtu.be/SRLrj0kQFLA
#Neuroscience #Psychiatry #DTI #EEG
@sucede-uva.bsky.socialHow should we stratify psychosis in early stages? 🧠
In our latest journal club, Emma Osorio reviewed key studies from Copenhagen on cognitive profiling, EEG connectivity, and onset biotypes.
📝 Summary and discussion: youtu.be/drAML9GYKZo
#Psychiatry #Neuroscience #EEG
@sucede-uva.bsky.socialIs cognitive impairment in psychosis linked to cellular aging? 🧬
In our latest journal club, we reviewed a study exploring cognitive clusters and telomere length across the spectrum.
📝 Read the summary & discussion: youtu.be/65RdDcExm14
#Psychiatry #Neuroscience #Research
@chrisaikenmd.bsky.social1. The self-medication hypothesis comes up short:
psych-partners.com/self-medicat...
2. Hitting rock bottom is not a reliable route to recovery:
psych-partners.com/dont-wait-fo...
@madintheuk.bsky.socialGetting Rid of the Pain Before Answering Its Questions: Psychiatry’s Damage to Self and Culture
By Bruce Levine
madintheuk.com/2026/10/gett...
#Psychiatry #MentalHealth #PsychiatricDrugs #Antipsychiatry #MentalHealthAwareness #MedicalHarm #HumanFlourishing #Healing #MentalHealthCare
@icmhn.bsky.socialAlone, we care for individual patients. Together, we transform the global landscape of behavioral healthcare. 💙
Looking forward to Barcelona this November for the ICMHN Summit: "What can we do together that we cannot do alone?"
Who else is attending? 🇪🇸✈️
@500ways.bsky.socialDo you know the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist? Find out at 500ways.com/psychiatrist... ( #psychologist, #psychology, #psychiatrist, #psychiatry, #counselor, #therapist, #therapy)
@excalipsych.bsky.socialBurned out? Taken for granted? You deserve time for yourself, too. You deserve to grow and thrive and love yourself as much as you love others. Call today! #mentalhealth #psychiatry #youmatter #Iowa #cedarrapids
@shrinksinsneakers.bsky.socialDepression isn't always sadness, hopelessness, or low motivation
In severe cases, it can involve delusions or hallucinations
#psychiatry #psychiatrist #doctor #youtube #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthishealth #depression
@longevitytech.bsky.socialBetter U and Evernow have joined forces to pair menopause specialists with psychiatry in a nationwide telehealth service.
Link as first comment.
@chrisaikenmd.bsky.socialLonger delay in starting lithium = lower response in this 25 yr uncontrolled study of bipolar:
▪ Under 3 yr delay: 69%
▪ 3-8 yr: 50%
▪ 8-17 yr: 44%
▪ Over 17 yr: 40%
Learn how to recognize #bipolar and use #lithium early
psych-partners.com/start-lithiu...
@ecnp.eu📖 Accepted abstracts from #ECNP2026 will be published in Neuroscience Applied (ECNP’s open access journal).
📅 Online mid-December 2026!
@shrinksinsneakers.bsky.socialNot every delusion points to schizophrenia. Delusional guilt, grandiosity, and persecution can provide clues about underlying psychiatric illness
but none is diagnostic by itself
youtube.com/shorts/pcinA...
#psychiatry #psychiatrist #mentalhealth #schizophrenia #psychosis