Global Burden of Disease 2017 Estimates for Major Depressive Disorder: A critical appraisal of the epidemiological evidence

by Ana Florence | Sep 12, 2023

Lyus R, Buamah C, Pollock AM, Cosgrove L, Brhlikova P. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Open. 2023;14(9). doi:10.1177/20542704231197594 Abstract: .This study aims to critically appraise the quality of the epidemiological studies underpinning the GBD 2017...

Becoming a Phronimos: Evidence-Based Medicine, Clinical Decision Making, and the Role of Practical Wisdom in Primary Care

by Ana Florence | Aug 10, 2023

Cosgrove, L. & Shaughnessy, A. (2023), Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230034R1 Abstract: There has been much discussion about the overmedicalization of human experience and the problems incurred by overzealous...

Why Psychiatry Needs an Honest Dose of Gentle Medicine

by Ana Florence | Apr 21, 2023

Cosgrove L, D’Ambrozio G, Herrawi F, Freeman M and Shaughnessy A (2023), Front. Psychiatry 14:1167910. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1167910 Abstract: The pharmaceutical industry’s influence on psychiatric research and practice has been profound and has resulted in...

New Treatments for Mental Disorders Should Routinely be Compared to Psychotherapy in Trials Conducted for Regulatory Purposes

by Ana Florence | Dec 1, 2022

Criste, I. Halvorsen, I. Cosgrove, L.  Naudet, F. (2022). Lancet Psychiatry, Volume 9, ISSUE 12, P934-936, December 2022, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00340-6 Abstract: Treatments for mental disorders stem from various intervention classes, such as...

Harm Reduction, Humanistic Psychology, and the CRPD

by Ana Florence | Nov 18, 2022

D’Ambrozio, G., Cosgrove, L., Lilly, S., & McCarthy, T. (2022), Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00221678221136240 Abstract: Harm reduction, which was initially developed as a public health response to illicit drug use, has...