# psychiatric (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 10 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover psychiatric. Page: Feed: --- ## [Mental Health Cooperative brings back former leader as CEO](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/hospital-executive-moves/mental-health-cooperative-brings-back-former-leader-as-ceo/) _2026-08-21 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Nashville, Tenn.-based Mental Health Cooperative named Andrea Westerfield CEO, effective Sept. 8. Ms. Westerfield will return to the organization after previously serving in senior leadership roles there, including as COO, according to an Aug. 21 news release shared with Becker’s. She began her career at Mental Health Cooperative as a care manager and spent over \[…\] The post Mental Health… ## [Millions turn to AI chatbots for mental health advice. Talkspace built a ‘safe alternative’](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/ai-2/millions-turn-to-ai-chatbots-for-mental-health-advice-talkspace-built-a-safe-alternative/) _2026-08-21 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Talkspace is using AI across its clinical workflow and patient-facing services, including through Tee, its AI-powered mental health guide, according to an Aug. 18 CO— by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce report. The digital mental health platform provides access to online therapy and psychiatry services for approximately 220 million Americans through insurance plans, including Medicare. \[…\] The post… ## [53 behavioral health executive moves to know](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-executive-moves/3-behavioral-health-executive-moves-to-know/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ As the push to integrate behavioral health into primary and specialty care gains momentum, a number of health systems are appointing new leaders to oversee this transformation. These executives are tasked with aligning behavioral health strategies across clinical settings, building out service lines and ensuring consistent care delivery. Here are 53 executive moves to know: \[…\] The post 53… ## [The ‘biggest risk’ facing outpatient behavioral healthcare, per UHS’ CEO](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health/the-biggest-risk-facing-outpatient-behavioral-healthcare-per-uhs-ceo/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has moved to expand its behavioral health continuum, including its acquisition of virtual therapy and psychiatry platform Talkspace. Marc Miller, president and CEO of UHS, told Becker’s about what is driving the surge in behavioral health demand, how UHS is adapting its outpatient strategy, and the risks health \[…\] The post The ‘biggest risk’… ## [North Dakota health system expands mental healthcare for older adults](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-news/north-dakota-health-system-expands-mental-healthcare-for-older-adults/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Bismarck, N.D.-based CHI St. Alexius Health collaborated with Senior Life Solutions to bring outpatient mental health services to older adults at the system’s Williston location. The Senior Life Solutions program provides group and individual therapy, psychiatric evaluation and medication management for individuals typically 65 and older who are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety or… ## [New York plans $300M replacement for psychiatric hospital once slated to close](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-capital-investment/new-york-builds-300m-replacement-for-psychiatric-hospital-once-slated-to-close/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ New York is constructing a roughly 340,000-square-foot replacement hospital at New Hampton-based Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center in an investment topping $300 million, News12 reported Aug. 19. The hospital is being built on the existing Mid-Hudson campus and is expected to house hundreds of forensic psychiatric patients. The project is expected to be completed in 2028. \[…\] The post New York… ## [Northwell hospital names psychiatry chair](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/hospital-executive-moves/northwell-hospital-names-psychiatry-chair/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Northwell’s Northern Westchester Hospital, based in Mount Kisco, N.Y., named Jason Andrus, MD, as chair of psychiatry. Dr. Andrus will oversee inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services, focusing on clinical quality, programmatic growth and an academic environment dedicated to evidence-based practices, according to an Aug. 18 news release from the health system. Most recently, Dr. Andrus \[…\]… ## [UPMC Children’s Hospital invests $10M to expand behavioral health services](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-capital-investment/upmc-childrens-hospital-invests-10m-to-expand-behavioral-health-services/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has plans for a $10 million expansion of pediatric behavioral health and subspecialty services at its Children’s South campus, NPR affiliate WESA reported Aug. 20. The expansion will add services to a previously unused fourth floor of the building, with the renovation expected to finish by mid-2027. Plans include nine \[…\] The post UPMC Children’s Hospital… ## [Arizona provider opens its 1st primary care clinic for patients with autism](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-news/arizona-provider-opens-1st-primary-care-clinic-for-patients-with-autism/) _2026-08-20 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Phoenix-based Arizona Autism Family Medicine: A Valle del Sol Clinic opened a primary care clinic to serve children and young adults across the autism spectrum, according to an Aug. 18 report from KTAR News. The clinic is on Arizona Autism Charter Schools’ (AZACS) Phoenix campus and is a partnership between AZACS and Phoenix-based Mercy Care. \[…\] The post Arizona provider opens its 1st primary… ## [Trump touts 1994 ibogaine application as next step in psychedelic push](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/interventional-psychiatry/university-of-miami-hands-over-ibogaine-application-to-us/) _2026-08-19 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ President Donald Trump said the University of Miami has given the federal government its original 1994 ibogaine Investigational New Drug application. The application will give “everyone direct access to the foundational FDA authorization to accelerate its development as a medical treatment in the U.S.,” according to an Aug. 18 post on Truth Social. The drug \[…\] The post Trump touts 1994 ibogaine… ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/erybesN1PouF) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [25 new behavioral health projects to know](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-capital-investment/7-behavioral-health-projects-representing-nearly-1b-in-investment/) _2026-08-19 · Ella Ruder · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ From a 292-bed state-funded psychiatric hospital in Texas to New Mexico’s only children’s emergency psychiatric unit, hospitals and health systems are expanding behavioral health access as demand continues to grow, representing more than $730 million in investment. Here are 25 behavioral health projects Becker’s has reported on in recent weeks: The post 25 new behavioral health projects to know… ## [Mass General Brigham launches nation’s 1st psychiatric Home Hospital trial](https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-news/mass-general-brigham-launches-nations-1st-psychiatric-home-hospital-trial-2/) _2026-08-19 · Naomi Diaz · Becker’s Behavioral Health_ Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has launched the first clinical trial in the country testing a Home Hospital model for patients with primary psychiatric conditions, alongside a second trial extending Home Hospital care to patients with dementia. The pilot trial, funded by the Thompson Family Foundation, has enrolled all 20 patients in its initial phase, according to \[…\] The post Mass… ## [When mothers kill: Isolation, psychiatric drugs, and the need for real support](https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/when-mothers-kill-isolation-psychiatric) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin · Breggin Alerts! Exposing Global Predators_ The predictable human cost of our psychiatric system... ## [The injustice of it all: playing the psychiatric game.](https://www.madintheuk.com/2026/08/the-injustice-of-it-all-playing-the-psychiatric-game/) _2026-08-17 · Caroline Schuster · Mad in the UK_ Don is shuffling around the ward again with his belly stuck out and it is too big for his tee shirt and so I can see quite a lot of hairy, pink flesh; his trousers which are pyjama bottoms in a green and white stripe are too big even for him and look like they \[…\] The post The injustice of it all: playing the psychiatric game. appeared first on Mad in the UK . ## [Awakenings of a Different Kind](https://michaelhalassa.substack.com/p/awakenings-of-a-different-kind) _2026-08-15 · Michael Halassa · Michael Halassa_ How response heterogeneity may be a window into precision psychiatry ## [The sex change industry is built on lies and suffering](https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/the-sex-change-industry-is-built) _2026-08-14 · Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin · Breggin Alerts! Exposing Global Predators_ We owe the young better than this.... ## [A Story of Bad Science: How Defenders of Antidepressant Efficacy Make Their Case](https://www.madintheuk.com/2026/08/a-story-of-bad-science-how-defenders-of-antidepressant-efficacy-make-their-case/) _2026-08-14 · Peter Gøtzsche · Mad in the UK_ Editor’s note: first published on Mad in America on July 28th 2026 As you will see in this article, antidepressants don’t work for depression despite their misleading name. The story psychiatric leaders have told to the public is the opposite, that these drugs are highly effective. I shall debunk this claim and give advice about \[…\] The post A Story of Bad Science: How Defenders of Antidepressant… ## [Times Rocked by Journalism Scandal Described as Possibly UK’s Worst](https://www.freedommag.org/news/times-rocked-by-journalism-scandal-described-as-possibly-uks-worst-1e40d2) _2026-08-14 · Freedom Magazine News_ He lied to a church. He lied to its members. And now he is lying to the public. ## [In Today’s Least Shocking News: Daily Mail Reporter Eliana Silver Ignores the Facts to Report Bigoted Lies](https://www.freedommag.org/news/in-todays-least-shocking-news-daily-mail-reporter-eliana-silver-ignores-the-facts-to-report-bigoted-lies-4087c9) _2026-08-14 · Freedom Magazine News_ Eliana Silver had the facts, the contradictions and the warnings before publication—then built a sensational story around false allegations dating back half a century anyway. Perhaps that’s why she works at the Daily Mail. ## [Defending Against the Assault on Community Integration](https://robwipond.substack.com/p/defending-against-the-assault-on) _2026-08-13 · Rob Wipond · PsychForce Report_ Disability groups are organizing against the DOJ's legal memo that promotes re-institutionalization ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FFvUHEBwMkIh) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Good Riddance, "Deemed Consent"](https://robwipond.substack.com/p/good-riddance-deemed-consent) _2026-08-08 · Rob Wipond · PsychForce Report_ The darkest, hardest, leading edge of forced treatment law in North America has been turned back ## [Psychiatric drugs and the still urgent call to reclaim our children](https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/psychiatric-drugs-and-the-still-urgent) _2026-08-07 · Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin · Breggin Alerts! Exposing Global Predators_ Columbine High School ## [A New ADHD Drug Just Got Approved. Will It Make a Difference?](https://michaelhalassa.substack.com/p/a-new-adhd-drug-just-got-approved) _2026-08-07 · Michael Halassa · Michael Halassa_ Analysis of Simtriyo, the first triple reuptake inhibitor in psychiatry ## [“Assault” and “Torture”: Patients Recall the Institutional Violence of Forced Drugging](https://www.madintheuk.com/2026/08/assault-and-torture-patients-recall-the-institutional-violence-of-forced-drugging/) _2026-08-06 · Richard Sears · Mad in the UK_ Editors note: First published by Mad in America on 20th July 2026 A new scoping review exposes the psychological trauma and institutional power dynamics behind forced drugging, highlighting the urgent call from survivors for alternatives. new article published in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology finds that patients often experience forced drugging in psychiatric contexts as dehumanizing and… ## [A Triumph for Florida’s Children! Surgeon General Ladapo’s Guidance Against Psychiatric Drugs](https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/a-triumph-for-floridas-children-surgeon) _2026-08-05 · Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin · Breggin Alerts! Exposing Global Predators_ By Peter R. Breggin, MD ## [Adverse effects of ‘psychiatric medications’: Critical analysis with a focus on antidepressants](https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/adverse-effects-of-psychiatric-medications) _2026-08-04 · Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin · Breggin Alerts! Exposing Global Predators_ All psychoactive substances work by causing dysfunctions of the brain and mind--Peter R. Breggin, MD ## [Australia Secures First Prison Sentence for Child Sex Trafficking](https://www.freedommag.org/news/australia-secures-first-prison-sentence-for-child-sex-trafficking-347033) _2026-08-04 · Freedom Magazine News_ The landmark prosecution exposed a network that used fraudulent documents, confiscated passports and moved victims among brothels across Sydney and the Central Coast. ## [Sept 16th: Have we mistaken disconnection for disorder? With Philosopher Jordan Reyne](https://www.madintheuk.com/2026/08/sept-16th-have-we-mistaken-disconnection-for-disorder-with-philosopher-jordan-reyne/) _2026-08-03 · MITUK admin · Mad in the UK_ Online event Wednesday 16 September • 6 PM – 7:30 PM GMT+1 Overview A philosophical exploration of how social disconnection is produced and why its consequences are often pathologised. In this workshop, philosopher and host of The Loneliness Industry podcast, Jordan Reyne presents an original philosophical model exploring how social disconnection is systematically produced and how its \[…\] The post… ## [Sept 16th: Revisiting Judith Herman. The work that changed conversations about trauma](https://www.madintheuk.com/2026/08/sept-16th-revisiting-judith-herman-the-work-that-changed-conversations-about-trauma/) _2026-08-03 · MITUK admin · Mad in the UK_ Part of the Challenging the culture of diagnosis & disorder! collection Online event Wednesday 16 September • 1 PM – 3 PM GMT+1 Overview Jacqui Dillon revisits the groundbreaking ideas of Judith Herman that totally reshaped how we talk about trauma. For many people around the world, Judith Lewis Herman’s work transformed how trauma, abuse and emotional \[…\] The post Sept 16th: Revisiting Judith… ## [Aug 26th: Making Sense of Dissociation with Jacqui Dillon](https://www.madintheuk.com/2026/08/aug-26th-making-sense-of-dissociation-with-jacqui-dillon/) _2026-08-03 · MITUK admin · Mad in the UK_ Online event Wednesday 26 August • 6:30 PM – 8 PM GMT+1 Overview Jacqui Dillon introduces a non medicalised approach to working compassionately and respectfully with people who experience dissociation. If you support people who experience dissociation and are looking for training that goes beyond the familiar ‘disorder’ narrative, we’d love you to join \[…\] The post Aug 26th: Making Sense of… ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SDi0IHWUp7yW) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [“Mummy, you were never the same after hospital”](https://www.madintheuk.com/2026/08/mummy-you-were-never-the-same-after-hospital/) _2026-08-03 · Catherine Heseltine · Mad in the UK_ As a mother my involuntary psychiatric treatment profoundly impacted my young children, and it was also an even more difficult experience for me because of being a mum. My life, before being subject to the Mental Health Act, had centred around being the mother of my three children. As a nursery teacher by profession, being \[…\] The post “Mummy, you were never the same after hospital” appeared first… ## [The Dawn of the Muscarinics](https://michaelhalassa.substack.com/p/the-dawn-of-the-muscarinics) _2026-08-01 · Michael Halassa · Michael Halassa_ A second M1/M4 muscarinic drug has reproduced KarXT’s cognitive signal ## [Lived Experience Matters — But Where Are The Opportunities?](https://www.madintheuk.com/2026/07/lived-experience-matters-but-where-are-the-opportunities/) _2026-07-30 · Thomas Stanier · Mad in the UK_ For those who don’t know, a peer support worker is someone who uses their lived experience as a resource to help others in their own recovery, either professionally or voluntarily. They are often employed by the NHS and various charitable organisations, with roles often advertised under the name of “lived experience worker” or “peer support \[…\] The post Lived Experience Matters — But Where Are The… ## [A living witness Dr. Juliette Engel, MD](https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/a-living-witness-dr-juliette-engel) _2026-07-29 · Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin · Breggin Alerts! Exposing Global Predators_ A nation that cannot face what was done to its children cannot call itself free ## [The Ward and the Vanishing ‘I’: How Psychiatric Wards Silence Testimony](https://www.madintheuk.com/2026/07/the-ward-and-the-vanishing-i-how-psychiatric-wards-silence-testimony/) _2026-07-27 · Amit Saraf · Mad in the UK_ Editor’s note: first published on Mad in South Asia 24th July 2026 The Ward and the Vanishing ‘I’: How Psychiatric Wards Silence Testimony This essay critiques psychiatric wards for silencing patient testimony, reducing people to diagnoses, and privileging control over understanding, arguing instead for relational, culturally sensitive care that restores personhood, meaning, and agency. There \[…\]… ## [Laundry, psych ward and how nothing is straightforward](https://www.madintheuk.com/2026/07/laundry-psych-ward-and-how-nothing-is-straightforward/) _2026-07-27 · Caroline Schuster · Mad in the UK_ The post Laundry, psych ward and how nothing is straightforward appeared first on Mad in the UK . ## [California Retreats From Bill That Would Have Curbed Public Access to Government Records](https://www.freedommag.org/news/california-retreats-from-bill-that-would-have-curbed-public-access-to-government-records-e7ca68) _2026-07-23 · Freedom Magazine News_ Newspapers, transparency advocates and First Amendment groups mobilized against provisions that would have imposed new fees, expanded agency control and allowed lawsuits against requesters. ## [The brutal truth that psychiatry still refuses to face](https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/the-brutal-truth-that-psychiatry) _2026-07-20 · Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin · Breggin Alerts! Exposing Global Predators_ The long struggle... ## [From Childhood Poverty to a Global Fight Against Human Trafficking, Harold D’Souza Turns Survival Into a Mission](https://www.freedommag.org/news/from-childhood-poverty-to-a-global-fight-against-human-trafficking-harold-dsouza-turns-survival-into-a-mission-518ca2) _2026-07-19 · Freedom Magazine News_ Through international advocacy and a partnership with United for Human Rights, D’Souza is working to move the fight against trafficking from rescue to prevention. ## [Why Dr. Andrew Fox says truth matters more than applause](https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/why-dr-andrew-fox-says-truth-matters) _2026-07-15 · Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin · Breggin Alerts! Exposing Global Predators_ Critical thinking is the stubborn habit of asking what is true, what is evidence, and what is being hidden in plain sight. ## [How Can We Measure Psychosis?](https://michaelhalassa.substack.com/p/how-can-we-measure-psychosis) _2026-07-10 · Michael Halassa · Michael Halassa_ B-SNIP biotypes and the future of precision psychiatry ## [The healing power of love, creativity, and faith](https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/the-healing-power-of-love-creativity) _2026-07-09 · Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin · Breggin Alerts! Exposing Global Predators_ The remedy is not complicated ## [Psychocracy is Spreading](https://robwipond.substack.com/p/psychocracy-is-spreading) _2026-07-05 · Rob Wipond · PsychForce Report_ The UK's information-access law, US government proposed social media bans for youth, and Canada's medically assisted suicide debate have something dangerous in common ## [Audio Included! Capitalism, resilience, and reaching for the stars](https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/audio-included-capitalism-resilience) _2026-07-02 · Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin · Breggin Alerts! Exposing Global Predators_ a lesson about human ambition ## [Patient Death at Tucson Psychiatric Hospital Ruled Homicide as Employee Faces Manslaughter Charge](https://www.freedommag.org/news/patient-death-at-tucson-psychiatric-hospital-ruled-homicide-as-employee-faces-manslaughter-charge-16ea06) _2026-07-01 · Freedom Magazine News_ Bluesky D. Thomas died after suffering blunt force injuries inside Sonora Behavioral Health, a facility that has faced years of scrutiny over deaths, lawsuits and basic safety failures. ## [Seniors are the Fastest-growing Population of Unhoused People](https://robwipond.substack.com/p/seniors-are-the-fastest-growing-population) _2026-06-28 · Rob Wipond · PsychForce Report_ Seniors are the fastest-growing demographic of homeless people. It's a collective shame upon us all. ## [APA Faces Federal Civil Rights Probe Over Antisemitism](https://www.freedommag.org/news/apa-faces-federal-civil-rights-probe-over-antisemitism-4c1d08) _2026-06-25 · Freedom Magazine News_ The investigation places the nation’s largest organization for psychologists under federal scrutiny over allegations of bigotry. ## [California Moves to Protect Worshippers From Abuse and Intimidation](https://www.freedommag.org/news/california-moves-to-protect-worshippers-from-abuse-and-intimidation-60b619) _2026-06-23 · Freedom Magazine News_ Assembly Bill 2664 would establish buffer zones around houses of worship after incidents targeting churchgoers, synagogue attendees and other religious communities. ## [The Black Dog’s Sibling: Or What Happens When Your Heart Is Broken](https://smedler.substack.com/p/the-black-dogs-sibling-or-what-happens) _2026-06-22 · Dr Erik Smedler · Can the brain understand itself?_ In my previous post, I wrote about depression and how it has affected me throughout my life. It is both interesting and a dubious privilege to experience, within the same year, two different states that are commonly referred to as depression: severe biological depression on the one hand, and grief on the other. ## [64 Percent of Americans Prefer a Nation of Many Faiths](https://www.freedommag.org/news/64-percent-of-americans-prefer-a-nation-of-many-faiths-baed24) _2026-06-22 · Freedom Magazine News_ The finding comes as religious freedom faces growing restrictions worldwide and new research highlights religion’s role in shaping strong societies.