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| CVI Scotland – Blogs & News Looking Exercises https://cviscotland.org/news/looking-exercises “Three levels of looking exercises to help develop visual attention and looking skills, from early looking development to managing more complex and moving environments. How Looking Works – Step by Step Learning Exercises: - Learning to look at one thing - Building a scene one thing at a time - Managing looking in busy, moving places ↓ ONE THING AT A TIME – ONE STEP AT A TIME – IN THEIR TIME …” |
| CVI Scotland – Blogs & News Learning and Cerebral Visual Impairment https://cviscotland.org/news/learning-and-cerebral-visual-impairment “Excerpt from a longer presentation exploring how CVI affects learning, communication and support, including video, slides and downloadable PDF. Understanding Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) in people with cerebral palsy who have profound communication difficulties It is only when you understand the causes, that you can look at support. It is complicated, because there are many different factors. But everyone can learn. Nearly everything in this section is transferable and relevant to people with cerebral palsy and CVI, as well as those with CVI alone, of all abilities. Cerebral palsy affects learning when it comes to skills that require movement and posture, including holding things, walking, reaching for things and the muscles required for speech. Difficulties with learning that are not associated with movement or muscles, can’t be attributed to cerebral palsy, and these include visually recognising things including people and their expressions, looking for things and finding things. - Understanding the difficulties - How learning and recognition typically work - How we learn and improve - How impairments disrupt how we learn - Why making experiences learnable matters ↓ Don’t see learning difficulties as a condition, see them as an effect, because when the experience is made more learnable, people of all abilities thrive, and that is what this talk is all about. … We need to understand that all important combination of causes behind the difficulties. … For many people affected by CVI, from descriptions and observations, sound processing can also be affected. From many descriptions, looking and listening at the same time can be difficult. The brain seems to switch between the two, without the person having much control over this process. ↓ The question becomes, how do we get information into the brain, when the key routes into the brain are affected in this way? Here’s how. - Meaningful: Start with what matters - Think of the environment - Also ensure the person is relaxed and happy … |
| CVI Scotland – Blogs & News Cerebral Visual Impairment Talk - Learning, Friendship & Well-being (Part 2 of 2) “Part 2 of a longer presentation exploring how cerebral visual impairment (CVI) affects learning, friendship and well-being, including video, slides and downloadable PDF. … One of the biggest opportunities to improve learning across all areas is simple, mostly cost-free adaptations to the environment, which can be improved with familiarity, so the person’s memory of where they are, where things are and who people are, can support their experience. Also look where there are opportunities to reduce noise, clutter and minimise movement. This will help the person greatly. … Meaningful: …what meaningful means, is something you already have some form of memory about. For us all, to learn, the starting place needs to be where we are, and where we are relates to our stored memories. We learn in stages, adding layer upon layer to build our knowledge. … In their time: Learning needs to be at the pace of the person. … Friendship: Strong relationship help us feel save, valued and understood. Together we can make connections that last. … Facial recognition: Facial recognition difficulties are an issue for people with CVI. Facial expressions: … one of the ways we learn about the feelings of others, in order to respond appropriately to different situations, is through correctly interpreting their facial expressions, which is not possible if they can’t be seen. Most of how we express how we are feeling is non-verbal, and this can lead to quite significant difficulties in the area called Theory of Mind. It is one of the diagnostic areas in autism and we know many affected by CVI also have autism. We also know the prevalence of autism in children with visual impairments from the eyes is much higher than the national average. Children with cerebral palsy also have a significantly higher prevalence of autism than national averages. … Inclusion: … we have seen how CVI impacts inclusion in many ways. … Confidence: With the right support, confidence can grow … Well-Being: With understanding and support, people can thrive … ♥ |
| Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – CP/Cerebral palsy/Zerebralparese Blogbuchgedanken – CVI, Schizophrenie CVI-Begriffe Nachtrag; Noch ein Nachtrag |
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| 02.05.2026 Nutrition and Serotonin https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/nutrition-and-serotonin/ From Mad in Slovenia: “Disruptions in the functioning of the serotonin system are associated with various conditions, such as anxiety, sleep disorders, eating disorders, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), while the long-held belief about a connection to depression has been disproven (Moncrieff et al., 2023). …” - Aus der Übersetzung – WICHTIG: “…Serotonin is produced from the amino acid tryptophan, which the body cannot produce on its own, so it must be consumed with food. Although protein is the main source of tryptophan, a protein-rich meal can temporarily reduce its entry into the brain. The reason is that proteins also contain other amino acids that compete with tryptophan for transmission through the blood-brain barrier. One of the more favorable protein sources is α-lactalbumin (whey protein), which contains relatively more tryptophan and more supports its availability in the brain. …” - Tryptophan – Infos bei Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptophan · “… Es gehört zu den essentiellen Aminosäuren, kann also vom menschlichen Körper nicht gebildet werden und muss mit der Nahrung zugeführt werden. … · Bei einer Fruktosemalabsorption ist jedoch ein signifikant erniedrigter Serumtryptophanspiegel beobachtet worden. · Der Spiegel dieser essentiellen L-Aminosäure in der Nährflüssigkeit des Gehirns ist nicht beliebig durch Verzehr entsprechend eiweißhaltiger Nahrung einstellbar, denn L-Tryptophan konkurriert mit fünf anderen Aminosäuren an der Blut-Hirn-Schranke um das Eindringen in die Nährflüssigkeit des Gehirns; nämlich mit den verzweigtkettigen (das sind L-Valin, L-Leucin und L-Isoleucin) und zwei aromatischen (L-Phenylalanin und L-Tyrosin) Aminosäuren. … · …Erklärung dafür, dass Stress (und der dadurch erhöhte Cortisolspiegel) zu einem verminderten Umsatz von L-Tryptophan zu 5-HTP führt. · Nicotinsäure (Vitamin-B3) hingegen hemmt die Aktivität des Enzyms und fördert so den Umsatz von L-Tryptophan zu 5-HTP. … · …Häm (Eisen) als Cofaktor … · [Biologische Bedeutung: Serotoninsynthese (Mensch), Abbau von Tryptophan, Tryptophan und Immunsystem; · Verwendung: Nahrungsergänzung / Ernährung, Verwendung als Antidepressivum; Futtermittel: „limitierende Aminosäure“] Infos in der englischen Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptophan · “…There is evidence that blood tryptophan levels are unlikely to be altered by changing the diet, but consuming purified tryptophan increases the serotonin level in the brain, whereas eating foods containing tryptophan does not. …” · [Medical use: Depression (over-the-counter antidepressant, anxiolytic, sleep aid), Insomnia; Side effects; Interactions; Research] -- Dazu bitte auch lesen: The Role of Serotonin in Brain Development: From Molecular Pathways to Neurodevelopmental Risk Chan WK, Rasmusson S, Shiadeh SMJ, et al. The Role of Serotonin in Brain Development: From Molecular Pathways to Neurodevelopmental Risk. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 2026 May;46(1):89. DOI: 10.1007/s10571-026-01746-2. PMID: 42151641; PMCID: PMC13184029. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42151641 “…By considering recent advances from developmental neurobiology, genetics, and psychopharmacology, we propose that disrupted 5-HTergic homeostasis represents a convergent mechanism underlying neurodevelopmental risk, particularly in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We further highlight emerging evidence for sex-dependent 5-HTergic signaling and its role in differential susceptibility across offspring. These results collectively indicate the key role of 5-HT in neurodevelopment and highlight its promise as a biomarker and therapeutic target in neurodevelopmental disorders.” Aus dem Fulltext: “…Among these, 5-HT has emerged as a key regulator of early neurodevelopment. Primarily produced in the brain and gastrointestinal tract (Pourhamzeh et al., 2022), 5-HT modulates critical processes from embryonic brain formation to postnatal maturation. In the central nervous system (CNS), 5-HTergic neurons are among the earliest to mature (Lidov & Molliver, 1982). Despite the relatively low number of 5-HTergic neurons relative to the overall number of neurons in the CNS, 5-HTergic innervation is dense and widespread across various regions of the brain and spinal cord (Gaspar, Cases, & Maroteaux, 2003), further signifying the important role of 5-HT in early neurodevelopmental processes. Notably, the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and hippocampus are among the major targets of 5-HTergic modulation. … Disruptions to 5-HTergic signaling during sensitive periods of early brain development are associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). …” Inhalt: Serotonin: A Key Neurotransmitter in Diverse Neuronal Functions Serotonin and Brain Development - Maternal and Placental Sources of Serotonin - Serotonin and Embryonic Brain Development - Serotonin and Postnatal Brain Development The Role of the 5-HTergic System in Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Conclusion ↓ Aus den References: Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children Boukhris T, Sheehy O, Mottron L, Bérard A. Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children. JAMA Pediatrics. 2016 Feb;170(2):117-124. DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.3356. PMID: 26660917. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/26660917 - Dazu bitte auch lesen: Sterol pathway disruption in pregnancy: a link to autism Peeples, E.S., Anzalone, A.J., Dai, R. et al. Sterol pathway disruption in pregnancy: a link to autism. Mol Psychiatry (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-026-03610-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-026-03610-7 „…We evaluated the incidence of ASD associated with maternal prescription of aripiprazole, atorvastatin, bupropion, buspirone, fluoxetine, haloperidol, metoprolol, nebivolol, pravastatin, propranolol, rosuvastatin, sertraline, simvastatin, and/or trazodone during pregnancy using Cox proportional hazard modeling. … Another concerning observation from our studies involves polypharmacy, which has become increasingly common [76, 77]. This is also true for pregnant women [78,79,80,81,82,83]. A recent review found that two or more medications were prescribed up to62.4% of pregnant women [84]. … Environmental (e.g. insecticides, air pollution, heavy metals, pesticides) and socioeconomic factors might further interact with all the above-listed factors [91,92,93]. Nutritional factors such as vitamin deficiencies (especially low vitamin D levels) might also increase vulnerability [94]. … Finally, future studies will have to determine the ASD risk of a child when the mother stopped SBIM* use before pregnancy, as SBIMs might lead to epigenetic modifications that can exert an effect even after discontinuation of medication. … The combined maternal and fetal burden of high sterol** precursors and low cholesterol availability is expected to impair cellular homeostasis, perturbing progenitor proliferation, neurite outgrowth, and circuit formation, ultimately contributing to ASD-related (or other) phenotypes later in life. … Alternatively, or in addition, SBIMs might lead to epigenetic changes that could interfere with normal fetal development. Based on the overall data, we believe it is time to rethink our clinical practices and drug development strategies, including an evaluation of SBIM use to detect potential long-term effects. …” * SBIM = sterol biosynthesis inhibiting medications ** Sterol – Infos bei Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterol “…Sterols are a subgroup of steroids with a hydroxyl group at the 3-position of the A-ring. They are amphipathic lipids synthesized from acetyl-coenzyme A* via the HMG-CoA reductase** pathway. …” * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetyl-CoA ** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMG-CoA -- Und siehe dazu auch: Eintrag 09.05.2026 (‚Metabolic psychiatry‘) Eintrag 27.05.2026 Aktuelles – Antidepressiva, Estrogen/Cholesterin/Cortisol, Imbalances [Blogbuchgedanken – Aminosäuresequenzen] Essen & Co. – Aminosäuren (-> Tryptophan) -- [[ Tryptophan/Serotonin/Melatonin: Für mich als ‚Migränikerin‘ ist dieses Thema, wie immer, besonders interessant - und wobei ich mich auch noch immer frage, ob Migräne nicht eher mit einem Zuviel an Serotonin zusammenhängt*, was ja auch bei Autismus der Fall sein soll. – Vergleiche dazu auch die Ausführungen im Zusammenhang mit LSD bzw. Ergotamin (Ergotamin ist ein D2-Agonist und ein Migränemittel) und zum ‚Dopamin-Serotonin-Antagonismus‘. – Siehe: Aktuelles – Imbalances (Serotonin und Dopamin) * „Gerade weil Migräne ursächlich mit Entzündung und ‚Nervengewitter‘ durch Freisetzung des Neurotransmitters Serotonin zu tun hat …“ - Dr. Anne Fleck; siehe Imbalances ↓ LSD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD · “…derived from ergot, known for its potent psychological effects and serotonergic activity. … · In 2024, the United States Food and Drug Administration designated LSD (code name MM120 or DT120) as a breakthrough therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. … [-> Research] · Despite acting as non-selective serotonin receptor agonists, major psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin do not cause serotonin syndrome even with extreme overdose. …” · [Uses; Effects; Pharmacology; History; Society and culture; Research] Ergot / Ergotamine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergotamine · “…It is structurally similar to several neurotransmitters, and it acts as a vasoconstrictor. It is used for acute migraines, sometimes with caffeine as the combination ergotamine/caffeine. · The drug is a non-selective modulator or agonist of serotonin receptors and other receptors. … Ergotamine interacts with serotonin, adrenergic, and dopamine receptors. …” [Ergotamin = D2-Agonist] ]] · Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – Migräne; Diskussionsseite – Absencen, Migrälepsie |
| 05.05.2026 [Viertausend Jahre Trauma, 45 Jahre Diagnose – warum wird eine völlig verständliche menschliche Reaktion ‚Störung‘ genannt?] Four Thousand Years of Trauma, 45 Years of Diagnosis—Why Call a Fully Human Reaction a “Disorder”? “…The nightmares of those returning from war, the intrusive images experienced by witnesses of femicide, the hypervigilance of those raised in violent households are not malfunctions of a broken mechanism: they are the ways in which the human psyche responds to what has been done to it. Pathologizing them shifts attention away from the context that produced them and toward the body that carries them. …” |
| 05.05.2026 Kindling – Die große Unbekannte der Psychiatrie https://madindeutschland.org/kindling-die-grosse-unbekannte-der-psychiatrie/ „…Was ist Kindling oder neuronale Sensibilisierung? Mit diesem Artikel möchten wir das Phänomen des pharmakologischen Kindlings bzw. der neuronalen Sensibilisierung (manchmal als neuronale ‚Zündung‘ oder ‚Auslösung‘ übersetzt) näher beleuchten – ein Prozess, der in der klinischen Praxis trotz seiner Relevanz noch wenig anerkannt ist. Es handelt sich um einen Zustand, der weiter verbreitet ist, als gemeinhin angenommen wird, der jedoch häufig vom Behandler nicht angemessen erkannt wird. Dadurch besteht das Risiko, dass sich der Zustand des Patienten unnötig verkompliziert – oder im schlimmsten Fall sogar deutlich verschlechtert (1, 2). …“ - Wie kann man dem Phänomen des Kindling vorbeugen? - Kindling-Effekt oder Entzugssymptome? - Wie hoch ist der Prozentsatz der von Kindling betroffenen Personen? - Mit welchen Symptomen manifestiert sich Kindling? - Wie fühlen sich Menschen, die unter Kindling leiden? - Was können Menschen tun, um Kindling zu lindern? - Schlussfolgerungen „…Über Kindling zu sprechen bedeutet, einer oft missverstandenen Erfahrung einen Namen zu geben und eine Behandlungskultur zu fördern, die achtsamer, vorsichtiger und informierter ist.“ [Originalbeitrag bei Mad in Italy, 02.01.2026] |
| 06.05.2026 [Unser inneres Feuer entfachen: Ein Wohnprojekt, das Menschen beim Ausschleichen ihrer Medikamente hilft – und nicht nur dabei …] Kindling Our Inner Fire: A Residential Program Where Drug Tapering is the Norm https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/beatrice-birch-kindling-our-inner-fire/ "Sometimes our inner fire is really almost ambers. Through our love and our enthusiasm, it kindles, and it's beautiful. … Whitaker: …You have the experience of working in a rehab center where people were all medicated, and you saw the despair and the loss of life. What do you decide to do? Birch: I realized with these suicides, I could not hide my head in the sand. I’m consciously choosing to take their suicides as their sacrifice and their wake-up call. I made an inner promise, you haven’t died in vain. I don’t know how the heck I’m going to do this, but I know there’s an alternative to these psychotropic meds. I’ll find my colleagues, and we’ll offer what we can. We’re simply offering a choice. We’re not telling anyone to come off. … Whitaker: Is it fair to say that many of your clients, your seekers, have failed within the traditional psychiatric system? Birch: That term failing is a bit of a funny thing for me, but no, it doesn’t work. They’re desperate, and they’re suicidal. … It’s hard enough to get off the meds. Then you’ve got to deal with maybe abuse that you haven’t been able to talk about or all sorts of other things. That’s the soul work. But we do it all the time. … Whitaker: Why do you call them seekers? Birch: We’re not going to call them patients or residents or clients. Then I thought of Ian. I thought they’re seeking. They’re looking for something more than the meds and they’re kindling their inner fire. Sometimes the inner fire is really almost ambers. Through our love and our enthusiasm, it kindles, and it’s beautiful. … Whitaker: Thank you so much for being with us today, Beatrice. I think one of the most important messages is how you’re hearing from people around the world because that speaks to this groundswell for thinking about people differently, thinking about these different dimensions of who we are. I think it’s obvious that you’re inspiring others. …“ [Siehe dazu auch den nachfolgenden Eintrag.] |
| 09.05.2026 [Ketogene Diät + Ausschleichen von Medikamenten: Welche Möglichkeiten gibt es?] The Keto Diet + Drug Tapering: What Are the Possibilities? https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/the-keto-diet-drug-tapering-what-are-the-possibilities/ “In his 2022 book Brain Energy, Massachusetts psychiatrist Chris Palmer presented the ketogenic diet as a transformative therapeutic, one that could lead to a remission of symptoms and, at times, to a medication-free future. This was true even for some patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. A test of that possibility is now underway at a small clinic in Arlington, Massachusetts. Founded by psychiatrist Matt Bernstein, the Accord clinic, which is located in a two-story house, is treating patients with a ketogenic diet plus support for drug tapering. … This conceptual difference—adjunctive therapy versus transformative therapy—is of paramount importance to the possible impact of the keto diet on the future of psychiatry. The first preserves a societal belief in the merits of psychiatric medications and, in essence, a disease model of care, while the latter prods society to conceive of psychiatric drugs as agents that may worsen metabolic health, and to view the keto diet as restorative of a physical well-being that may chase away psychiatric symptoms. Those two possibilities foretell of two very different futures for psychiatry, and the Accord program will, in essence, be putting the transformative possibility under the research microscope, as it has obtained a $600,000 grant to chart the outcomes of its clients at periodic intervals, up to a final evaluation at 18 months. … Palmer’s book also provided an easy-to-understand biological explanation for the therapeutic success of the ketogenic diet. Poor metabolic health is often present in patients diagnosed with major mental disorders (and in other neurological disorders), and the keto diet, which has been used as a treatment for epilepsy since 1921, has been shown in various studies to improve metabolic health and mitochondrial function. The diet was presented as an antidote to the poor metabolic health posited as a likely cause of psychiatric symptoms. … A First Step in Research …This is where the Accord program comes in. With its $600,000 research grant in hand, it will provide evidence of longer-term outcomes with care that combines a ketogenic diet with drug tapering. … Jack Grady and Family …“He kept getting worse and worse,” his mother said, constantly going on and off the drugs because he hated how they made him feel. “Finally he looked at us and said, ‘Mom, did you ever think that the hospital and the treatment centers are making me worse?’” … Meredith Marks ,,, A drug cocktail marked her life from that point forward, such that when she first entered the day program at Accord in March of 2025, she was on a regimen of seven such drugs. “I’ve had quite the road. I was hospitalized probably five times from my mid-20s to my mid-30s, and I’ve had 36 sessions of electric shock therapy,” she said. …“And I spent the best years of my life overweight.” … Is it Sustainable? …over the long-term, the diet has been found to be associated with a significant decrease in all-cause mortality. However, it is clear that it can be difficult for patients to sustain the diet once active clinical support ends, … The potential with the Accord protocol is that it will show whether ‘metabolic psychiatry’ can be a transformative therapeutic, one that leads to a robust recovery that minimizes ongoing use of psychiatric drugs.” -- The Book: Christopher M. Palmer, MD Brain Energy BenBella Books, Inc., Dallas, TX; 2022 ↓ Daraus ein paar Zitate, zum Nachdenken: [Und ich hoffe sehr, dass ich auch hier keine ‚Copyright-Rechte‘ verletze …] · “Problems with the kynurenine metabolic pathway have been found in many psychiatric and neurological disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, Tourette’s syndrome, dementia and others.” (S. 189) · “GABA is also an important neurotransmitter with a wide range of functions. …abnormalities of GABA neurotransmission have also been found in other disorders, including schizophrenia and autism. …it also plays a role in metabolic disorders like obesity.” (S. 190) · “A recent discovery showed that dopamine is directly involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism. …We know that dopamine D2 receptors aren’t located just in the brain, they are also found in the pancreas and play a critical role in the release of insulin and glucagon. … It may have nothing to do with dopamine D2receptors in the brain.” (S. 190f) · [Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – Chinolinsäure (-> Kynurenin etc.); Dopamin & Co.; Glossar – GABA, GABA und Pankreas] Und siehe auch: Aktuelles – Antipsychotika Einträge 02. und 11.05.2025 – 2. Gedankensplitter – Neuroleptika, UAWs |
| 10.05.2026 [Aktue und vorübergehende Psychose nach einem Trauma, insbesonders bei Frauen mit Autismus] Acute and Transient Psychosis Following Trauma, Particularly in Females With Autism Lin CC. Acute and Transient Psychosis Following Trauma, Particularly in Females With Autism. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2026 May. DOI: 10.1111/jpc.70430. PMID: 42108577. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42108577 “…Previous studies also indicate that individuals with autism are more prone to psychotic experience due to event-related stress compared to the control group [6]. The stress reactivity and vulnerability might play an essential role between autism and later psychotic symptoms. Due to the social communication deficits and restricted, repetitive behaviours or interests associated with autism, individuals with this disorder tend to have more rigid cognitive patterns. As a result, the same stressors may be harder to cope with, leaving autism patients more vulnerable to the impact of traumatic events and related fear responses. Additionally, their amygdala volume may undergo significant changes during the traumatization process [7]. Furthermore, traumatic childhood experiences may further hinder facial recognition and lower the fear threshold, making individuals with genetic predispositions more likely to develop psychotic symptoms [8]. Female autism is particularly more likely to develop post-traumatic stress symptoms. Conversely, individuals with autistic traits are more susceptible to trauma exposures [9]. Autism, due to social communication deficits, makes individuals more prone to interpersonal setbacks from childhood to adulthood. Reportedly, 80% of female autism remained undiagnosed before age 18 [3]. This may increase their likelihood of being exposed to trauma during development, thereby raising the risk of developing psychotic symptoms. …” - “If the psychotic symptoms resolve* within days' observation, it is possible to avoid excessive medication, preventing exposure to the risks associated with using anti-psychotics. Accurate diagnosis is crucial as it pertains to the future course of treatment. …” [Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – Antipsychotika/Antipsychotics] ↓ [[ * Vor allem Angehörige sollten allerdings um diese Zusammenhänge wissen - und nicht durch Unverständnis noch mehr Angst und Stress verbreiten, aufrechterhalten ...- Siehe auch: Autistic Burnout und Book Review: The Autist’s Guide to the Galaxy ]] -- Dazu bitte auch lesen, zum Nachdenken: [Autistischer Burnout - jenseits von Erschöpfung: Scham, Störung der Identität und funktionaler Zusammenbruch] Beyond Exhaustion: Shame, Identity Disruption, and Functional Collapse in Autistic Burnout Clarey MM, Ireland MJ, Abel S, Brownlow C. Beyond Exhaustion: Shame, Identity Disruption, and Functional Collapse in Autistic Burnout. Autism : the International Journal of Research and Practice. 2026 Jun;30(6):1519-1531. DOI: 10.1177/13623613261444797. PMID: 42109126; PMCID: PMC13187221. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42109126 „…Recovery was often slow. Gentle steps, such as spending quiet time near others without having to talk (‘people-adjacent’ activities), helped them reconnect without pressure. These findings suggest that supportive environments, where autistic people feel safe to be themselves, may reduce the impact and length of burnout episodes.” - Book Review [Clara Törnvall: The Autist’s Guide to the Galaxy] Pronin S. Book Review Bjpsych Bulletin. ;50(1):110-110. PMCID: PMC13150515. https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13150515 “…Although the tone superficially appears lighthearted or playful, Törnvall conveys a strong sense of frustration – an unfiltered honesty about the struggles faced by autistic individuals in a majority-neurotypical world. She highlights the blind spots in how neurotypicals view autism, particularly their reliance on non-verbal cues and the underappreciated impact of sensory differences. For neurotypical readers, this book offers plenty to reflect on and, for clinicians, it may prompt consideration of how they communicate with autistic individuals. … The Autist’s Guide to the Galaxy is a personal and emotive inversion of the usual narrative – offering autistic readers a guide to navigating a world not built for them.” -- Siehe dazu auch: Eintrag 13.05.2026 – 1. Eintrag 15.05.2026 Aktuelles – 1. Neue ‚Konzepte‘ wären hilfreich, Autismus-Theorie Aktuelles – Katatonie („Angst-Stress-Trauma-Mechanismus“), Zolpidem/GABA Diskussionsseite – Zuschreibungen Nur einfach anders – Das Asperger-Syndrom |
| 11.05.2026 – 1. [Toxizität von Glyphosat] A cautionary tale of neurodevelopment gone wrong: roundup the zebra(fish) Loganathan N, Belsham DD. A cautionary tale of neurodevelopment gone wrong: roundup the zebra(fish). Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2026 Jun;10(6):bvag105. DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvag105. PMID: 42181675; PMCID: PMC13191363. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42181675 “…several studies have demonstrated glyphosate toxicity in vertebrate cells, and it has been linked to cancer (primarily non-Hodgkin's lymphoma), Parkinson's disease, autism-spectrum disorder, and reproductive dysfunction both in animal models and epidemiological studies [1]. As a result, glyphosate and GBHs* have become sources of academic, environmental, and legal controversies, with regulatory bodies unable to agree on the safety of these herbicides. … GBHs typically include surfactants, which may have their own effects. However, most studies have focused on glyphosate alone, as the mere number of commercial GBH formulations that exist, as well as their proprietary nature, render it impossible to identify and study the exact constituents. Nonetheless, humans and animals are exposed to the GBH and not glyphosate alone, highlighting the necessity to study the impact of the entire formulation. With the ubiquitous nature of GBHs, it is important to consider the breadth of impact they can have on health. The prenatal environment is of special importance as exposure to environmental toxicants during this developmental period can have lasting and detrimental effects on the offspring. … Overall, Lacroix et al provide mechanistic evidence that a low dose of RoundupTM, during restricted exposure windows, impacts developing brains in vertebrates, underscoring the importance of studying the formulation and not just the active ingredient of environmentally relevant chemicals.” * GBH = glyphosate-based herbicide |
| 11.05.2025 – 2. Beyond Western Psychiatry: Rethinking Global Mental Health https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/beyond-western-psychiatry-rethinking-global-mental-health/ “A new commentary argues that effective mental health care must move beyond one-size-fits-all psychiatric models and embrace local healing traditions, cultural context, and community leadership. …” -- Dazu bitte auch lesen: ["Ein auf Medikamenten aufgebautes System“: Wie psychiatrische Einrichtungen eine medikamentenfreie Versorgung untergraben] “A System Built on Medication:” How Psychiatric Institutions Undermine Drug-Free Care “A new Norwegian study finds that drug-free mental healthcare struggles within psychiatric institutions built around medication, rigid hierarchies, and limited support for relational care. … The authors write: ‘For Medication-Free services to be successfully integrated, systemic changes are needed, both in organizational structures and in the professional culture of mental health care, toward a context grounded in humanistic values and principles.’” -- Siehe dazu auch: Weekly Research Digest (unten) … Open Dialogue Studies Highlight Collaboration, Clinician Support, and Stable Costs |
| 13.05.2026 – 1. [Wenn Autismus zum Standard wird: Was passiert, wenn diagnostische Mehrdeutigkeit nur auf eine Weise interpretiert wird] When Autism Becomes the Default: What Happens When Diagnostic Ambiguity Only Resolves One Way “Having worked in mental health for well over a decade, there is a pattern that becomes increasingly difficult to ignore. A wide range of social and interpersonal difficulties are now being understood through the lens of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In many cases this is appropriate and reflects a broadening of clinical awareness. However, it also reflects a shift in how diagnostic ambiguity is being resolved in practice. It is perhaps not incidental that, as of December 2025, a national review into mental health, autism and ADHD diagnoses has been commissioned by Wes Streeting, reflecting growing unease about how these categories are being applied. What is less often acknowledged is that the same presentations in ASD sit close to another part of the diagnostic map. … Similar Behaviour, Different Underlying Organisation …The distinction lies in what those behaviours represent. Autism is typically understood as a neurodevelopmental difference affecting how individuals perceive and process the social world. Difficulties arise in reading social cues, inferring intentions, and responding in a fluid and contextually appropriate manner. The social world is present and often desired, but difficult to navigate. Alongside this, many autistic individuals show patterns of restricted or highly focused interests, with attention becoming intensely directed towards specific activities or topics. These interests are not simply hobbies, but can reflect a preference for predictability, structure, and depth, in contrast to the uncertainty and complexity of social interaction. In schizoid presentations, the central issue is not difficulty in navigating relationships but a diminished motivation to engage in them. In schizotypal presentations, the issue extends further, to the way in which the social world itself is experienced, with interactions shaped by unusual interpretations and a less stable sense of shared reality. … The Trauma-Informed Response …Reducing a presentation primarily to trauma can be as incomplete as reducing it to neurodivergence. Many individuals experience significant early-life adversity without developing the characteristic distortions in thinking seen in schizotypy, or the marked lack of interest in relationships seen in schizoid presentations. … Why Autism Becomes the Default Explanation The Risk of Under-Formulation …In many cases, the difficulty may not be that a diagnosis is incorrect, but that it becomes sufficient too early in the process of understanding. Once autism is identified as a plausible framework, alternative ways of conceptualising the presentation may receive less attention. Formulation can narrow prematurely, not because competing explanations have been ruled out, but because they are no longer actively explored. … Conflating the two does not simply risk diagnostic imprecision. It risks directing individuals towards interventions that do not fully address the nature of their difficulties. … Conclusion: …“ -- Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – 1. Neue ‘Konzepte’ wären hilfreich … Diskussionsseite – Zuschreibungen Bei CVI Scotland: Blogs & News - Newsletter 55 Why do so many children with visual impairment have features of autism? https://cviscotland.org/news//newsletter-55-why-do-so-many-children-with-visual--05-09-2025 |
| 13.05.2026 – 2. [ADHS-Medikamente: Ohne Wirkung auf Aufmerksamkeit …] Researchers: ADHD Medication Does Not Affect Attention https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/researchers-adhd-medication-does-not-affect-attention/ From Mad in Sweden: “…The findings raise questions both about how ADHD is understood and about what is actually being treated.” Aus der Übersetzung: “…The study thus opens up a broader discussion about how children’s difficulties are understood – and whether problems with concentration should always be interpreted as an expression of a neuropsychiatric disorder, or whether even living conditions, stress, sleep and school environment must be given greater space in understanding. Need for broader perspectives The researchers themselves highlight in particular the importance of investigating sleep habits before drug treatment is instituted. They also emphasize the need for more research on highly stimulantia's long-term effects on the brain. In an age where more and more children are receiving ADHD diagnosis and drug treatment, the study contributes to an important discussion: do we really deal with the cause of the problems – or just make the symptoms more manageable within a system that is rarely questioned?” -- Siehe dazu auch: Fundstücke-01-2026, Eintrag 05.01.2026 Fundstücke-04-2026, Eintrag 02.04.2026 |
| 15.05.2026 [Auf dem autistischen Spektrum oder ein Camus-Antiheld? …] On the Autistic Spectrum or a Camus Anti-Hero? Rebellion Obtuseness in Psychiatry “… A Psychologically and Philosophically Impoverished Psychiatry … ”Life in society requires that we all be actors. From an early age, we learn that there are correct ways to react to each situation. How to demonstrate joy at parties. How to express sadness at funerals. How to perform love in relationships. How to fake interest in empty conversations. We build an entire repertoire of appropriate gestures, acceptable voice tones, expected facial expressions. And the more skilled we become at this performance, the more we’re recognized as well adjusted . . . . You perform interest in conversations that bore you. You pretend to understand things you don’t understand. You agree with opinions that aren’t yours. And you do all this automatically without questioning because you were trained from a young age to follow the script, not to cause discomfort. When you encounter someone who doesn’t follow social rules, someone who’s excessively honest, someone who doesn’t fake interest when bored, someone who doesn’t perform empathy they don’t feel, what’s your first reaction? You feel discomfort.” … When instead of attempting to impose an artificial order on reality, if we simply accept it as absurd and without meaning, Camus asks does this mean we ourselves must be absurd and without meaning? Or can we rebel against that absurdity while at the same time acknowledging it? And if so, what then would that rebellion be? …“ -- Dazu passt auch das Buch, das ich gerade lese … Christel Petitcollin ICH PASSE NICHT IN DIESE WELT Rettende Kommunikationsstrategien für Menschen, die zu viel denken Arkana, München; 2022 ↓ Daraus ein paar Zitate, zum Nachdenken: [Und ich hoffe sehr, dass ich auch hier keine ‚Copyright-Rechte‘ verletze …] · „Die Welt, in der der Mensch von heute festsitzt, ist absurd, zerrissen und wird immer künstlicher. Und sie ist gefährlich, denn sie steht am Rand der Selbstzerstörung. …“ (S. 70) · „Ist das wirklich die Welt, die wir uns erträumt haben? Die Normierung tötet das Staunen ab. Das formatierte Geschöpf lernt nur vorgefertigte Ideen, also Vorurteile. …“ (S. 171) · „…die Stimme des Herzens von vielen Lesern: ‚Dank Ihres Buches weiß ich, dass ich nicht verrückt bin!‘ (S. 204) ♥ · „Hochgegabt oder schizophren? Für den Psychiater eine schwierige Entscheidung. …“ (S. 205) · „Was mich heute beunruhigt, ist die Insistenz, mit der bestimmte Wissenschaftler versuchen, das ‚Autismus-Gen‘ zu lokalisieren.“ (S. 217) |
| 19.05.2026 Rearranging Deck Chairs While the Titanic Goes Down—The American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology Issues Deprescribing Recommendations “… Is deprescribing a dog whistle for ‘antipsychiatry’? The first matter which the ASCP task force voted on, and presumably therefore the issue it considered most important, concerned the political connotations of the term ‘deprescribing’ itself. According to the commentary accompanying the recommendations, ‘deprescribing’ has become unacceptably tainted by association with “the antipsychiatry community”. … Patients as unreliable witnesses This unwillingness to acknowledge critique extends to a deep suspicion of patients reporting adverse effects or lack of efficacy from psychiatric drug treatment. It almost seems that the ASCP regard patients reporting such experiences as ‘antipsychiatry’. … Lack of efficacy is almost always assumed to be an individual failure on the part of the patient, rather than a sign that the drug is simply not effective. … Adverse effects like emotional blunting, sexual dysfunction and weight gain, which can seriously degrade a patient’s quality of life, are described in the recommendations as merely ‘bothersome’. The emphasis is on ‘managing’ these effects, often by the addition of new drugs. … This is particularly striking in relation to the ASCP recommendations on deprescribing in pregnancy. Legitimate concerns about taking psychiatric drugs during pregnancy are dismissed by the recommendations as, ‘ill-informed’ and ‘not…evidence-based’. … The recommendations also risk perpetuating the gaslighting of patients by interpreting difficulties stopping medications as primarily psychological problems, rather than withdrawal effects that are the predictable physiological consequence of physical dependence. … Conclusion …Peer to peer tapering communities have filled the vacuum of safe deprescribing knowledge left by organisations like the ASCP. The profession would do well to learn from their hard-earned experience, rather than seeking to undermine their credibility in order to protect its own faltering reputation.” -- Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – Antidepressiva |
| 19.05.2026 Zwangsweise Elektroschocks als besondere Wohltat für alle? https://madindeutschland.org/zwangsweise-elektroschocks-als-besondere-wohltat-fuer-alle/ „…Derzeit propagieren Elektroschockanhänger verstärkt die von ihnen favorisierte Methode als ethisch, evidenzbasiert wirksam und von Betroffenen hochgeschätzt. Die DGPPN will, dass Elektroschocks unter denselben normativen Bedingungen wie Neuroleptika und Antidepressiva zwangsweise verabreicht werden dürfen. Selbst sogenannte Erhaltungs-EKT, das heißt regelmäßig Elektroschocks alle paar Wochen, sollen Betroffenen aufgezwungen werden (Zilles-Wegner et al. 2025). Auch Menschen mit intellektuellen Beeinträchtigungen und mit Down-Syndrom sowie als autistisch diagnostizierte Patienten sollten entsprechend der ‚wissenschaftlichen Datenlage und auch dem Recht auf eine gleichwertige Behandlung gemäß der UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention Artikel 25‘ (Guhra et al. 2025, S. 166) bei entsprechender Gelegenheit zur Besserung ihrer Lebensqualität häufiger und früher elektrogeschockt werden, so der Psychiater Michael Guhra vom Evangelischen Klinikum Bethel (Bielefeld) und Kollegen. Dazu sollten die Zugangsbedingungen zur Verabreichung von Elektroschocks an diesen Personenkreis erleichtert und auf ihn zugeschnittene spezialisierte Zentren geschaffen werden. … Für Psychiatriebetroffene, die ein Leben in Freiheit und Würde wollen, dürfte die Vorstellung, der Gefahr fortgesetzter zwangsweiser Verabreichung von Psychopharmaka und Elektroschocks ausgesetzt zu sein, den größtmöglichen Horror darstellen – abgesehen von den hoffentlich für immer aus dem psychiatrischen Behandlungsarsenal verschwundenen Methoden des Insulin- oder Cardiazolschocks sowie der Lobotomie und Zwangssterilisation. … Dass einer Studie von Lucy Johnstone (1999) von der University of the West of England in Bristol zufolge manche elektrogeschockte Frauen diese Behandlung mit Vergewaltigung gleichsetzen, ist für Elektroschockanhänger ebenso belanglos wie die Tatsachen, dass man diese Methode weltweit mehrheitlich – zu 70 % – bei Frauen einsetzt und dass fortgesetzte natürliche epileptische Anfälle bei ca. 50 % der Betroffenen zu einer chronischen psychischen Veränderung, das heißt zu einer Wesensveränderung führen, so Walter Fröscher von der Neurologischen Abteilung der Psychiatrischen Universitätsklinik Ulm in seinem Neurologie-Lehrbuch (1991, S. 606). Bei den organisch bedingten Langzeitveränderungen nannte er unter anderem ‚episodisch auftretende Psychosen sowie persistierende (anhaltende) gewöhnlich paranoide oder paranoid-halluzinatorische chronisch schizophreniforme Psychosen‘ (ebd.). … [Gliaaktivierung als Folge] Vielleicht verwechseln Psychiater die behaupteten Zellneubildungen mit der Gliaaktivierung* nach Elektroschocks, das heißt, der Wucherung von Stützzellen im Gehirn, und mit den Veränderungen im zellulären Schichtungsgefüge der Hirnrinde im fronto-basalen (vorderen unteren) Bereich. … Psychosozial Tätigen, die bei Elektroschocks kooperieren und merken, dass die Betroffenen keine Zustimmung oder nur eine Zustimmung nach mangelhafter oder Falschinformation oder unter Psychopharmakaeinfluss gegeben haben, stellt sich diese Frage: Schweigen und mitmachen oder Zivilcourage zeigen und widersprechen?“ - * Glia – Infos bei Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliazelle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glia - Und siehe auch: Blogbuchgedanken – Insulinschocktherapie Glossar – Keimblätter, Nervenzellen, Gliazellen -- Dazu bitte auch lesen: Als Ärztin fühlte ich mich gezwungen, einer EKT zuzustimmen – das hat fast mein Leben ruiniert „Obwohl ich überlebt habe, bin ich von meinen Erfahrungen mit der EKT zutiefst erschüttert. … Zwischen 1995 und 2001 unterzog ich mich über 100 EKT-‚Behandlungen‘ und Ende 2006 weiteren 10 bis 12 ‚Behandlungen‘ innerhalb von sechs Monaten. … Ich blicke jetzt mit Entsetzen zurück. Warum haben sie nicht einfach aufgehört? Warum habe ich nicht einfach „Nein“ gesagt? …“ -- EKT war schon oft ein Thema, siehe dazu auch: Fundstücke-04-2026, Eintrag 28.04.2026 und #MeTooInMentalHealth ["Es war, als hätten sie eine schöne Blume zerdrückt": Familien sprechen über die Schäden durch EKT (Elektrokrampftherapie) / “It Was Like They Crushed a Beautiful Flower”: Families Speak Out on the Harms of ECT] etc. -- Dazu bitte auch lesen: Was würdest du bevorzugen: Elektroschocks oder ein sanftes Ausschleichen? „…Es ist erstaunlich, was eine sorgfältig erhobene Anamnese alles offenbart. Bei unserem ersten Treffen sprachen wir den gesamten Verlauf der Ereignisse durch, und es wurde klar, wo all die Probleme ihren Ursprung hatten und warum. Ich sehe das ständig: Die Anamnese und das kritische Denken werden in der psychiatrischen Versorgung eklatant vernachlässigt. … Der Mann, dem im Alter von 72 Jahren einst gesagt worden war, er brauche eine EKT, lebte nun sein Leben, seinen Ruhestand, seine Beziehungen. Er nahm all die Hoffnungen und Pläne wieder auf, die vielleicht zunichte gemacht worden wären, hätte er nicht den Drang gehabt, Fragen zu stellen und Antworten zu finden. …“ [Originalbeitrag bei Mad in America, 21.04.2026] |
| 20.05.2026 [Glaube, Kultur und Zwang: Ein Interview mit dem Kulturpsychiater G. Eric Jarvis] Faith, Culture, and Coercion: An Interview with Cultural Psychiatrist G. Eric Jarvis https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/eric-jarvis/ “Cultural psychiatrist G. Eric Jarvis discusses religion and mental health, the social determinants of psychosis, and how coercive treatment can deepen mistrust in psychiatric care. … His research looks closely at how religious belief, spiritual practice, moral worlds, language, migration, racism, and social context shape how people experience distress, meaning, and healing. … What we are trying to do, I think, in cultural psychiatry is to genuinely accept experiences. You may not believe everything somebody is telling you, of course, but you are trying to understand how it affects them, and you are trying to understand the vital nature of that to their view of the world, to their relationships. It is real for them. It is something that is so critical for them, and you want to be sympathetically trying to open up the discussion about it. Then you will start to see its real effects on them. … But I will just mention here for psychosis: what is really not well investigated to date, I think, or well evaluated to date in psychosis, is that when people have psychotic symptoms, we have to do a careful trauma history. Trauma is probably at the root of some of the psychotic symptoms we are seeing in patients from diverse backgrounds, especially in migrant and refugee models. I will just throw that out there. We do not want to misdiagnose schizophrenia in people who have PTSD.” … [Siehe dazu auch: Eintrag 23.05.2026] -- Dazu bitte auch lesen: Psychiatry’s Attack Dog Is at It Again https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/psychiarys-attack-dog-is-at-it-again/ “…Mad in America’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care in the United States (and abroad). We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society, and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change. … As for Szasz, while I have written about his place in the history of psychiatry, I have never adopted his The Myth of Mental Illness ideas as my own. Here is my usual comment about psychiatric disorders: “The biology of psychiatric disorders remains unknown.” … As for the efficacy of psychiatric drugs, the research literature tells of how SSRIs and atypical antipsychotics, which were heralded as “breakthrough medications” when they first arrived on the market, provide a very small benefit over the short term, so small that the drug-placebo difference doesn’t rise to the level of a “minimum clinically important difference.” As for their long-term impact, there is abundant evidence that psychiatric drugs increase the risk that a person will become chronically ill and functionally impaired. … As can be seen, my ‘critique’ of psychiatry is the product of a journalistic effort, and as such, I don’t even think of myself as a ‘critic’ of psychiatry. You can even find that in MIA’s mission statement: it is ‘scientific research, together with the voices of those with lived experience, that calls for profound change.’ …” |
| 23.05.2026 [Der Vagus-Nerv und das Problem mit der Polyvagal-Theory: Auch wenn dieses Konzept umstritten ist, so lohnt sich aber doch ein Blick auf den Nervus vagus, den Hauptnerv des Parasympathikus] Your Vagus Nerve Is Not in Control: The Problem with Polyvagal Theory “In addition to being scientifically incorrect, there’s no reliable evidence that PVT works to relieve people of their symptoms or distress. …” ↓ Verlinkung im Text: Porges’s response … When A Critique Becomes Untenable: A Scholarly Response To Grossman Et Al.’S Evaluation Of Polyvagal Theory PMCID: PMC12937496 PMID: 41768026 ↓ Bitte lesen: 7.3 Maturation of autonomic flexibility and social engagement “…When maturation is disrupted ‒ such as in preterm birth, early adversity, or chronic stress ‒ autonomic regulation may remain biased toward defensive mobilization or metabolically conservative strategies, limiting regulatory flexibility and increasing vulnerability to dysregulation. From this perspective, development reveals periods of heightened sensitivity during which experience can shape the calibration and deployment of autonomic circuits (Feldman, 2007; Porges et al., 2019; Doussard-Roosevelt et al., 1997).” 8.2. Trauma, threat, and defensive state organization 8.3. Developmentally informed and relational interventions Conclusion: “…Polyvagal Theory remains open to refinement, empirical challenge, and revision. Its continued value lies not in immunity from critique, but in its capacity to integrate neurophysiology, development, evolution, and clinical science into a coherent framework of autonomic regulation. Future progress will depend on critiques and tests that engage the theory at its intended level of organization, specify falsifiability conditions with precision, and evaluate evidence accordingly. Only under those conditions can disagreement advance understanding rather than entrench misunderstanding.” -- Siehe dazu auch: Tagebuchnotizen-05-2022, Eintrag 13.05.2022 – 1. Fundstücke-02-2023, Eintrag 03.02.2023 Fundstücke-01-2026, Eintrag 14.01.2026 – 3. Glossar – Plexus (und Sympathikus, Parasympathikus, enterisches Darmwandnervensystem) |
| 23.05.2026 Study Group in Action! https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/study-group-in-action/ From Mad in Denmark. – Aus der Übersetzung: [Open Dialogue, Recovery Capital, Power Threat Meaning Framework] „…What happens when three of the most promising approaches to the meeting with people in mental health crisis are brought into dialogue with each other? … - What is the problem with the current psychiatry? - Three Approaches – Three Strenghts - What does this mean for pracitice? Mental suffering occurs not in a vacuum, but in a life, characterized by relationships, by power, by loss and by opportunity. We need approaches that don't reduce the human to a diagnosis, but meet it with a real willingness to listen. Open Dialogue, Recovery Capital and the Power Threat Meaning Framework, both individually and together, point in that direction. What are we waiting for?” -- Siehe dazu auch die Einträge: 05., 10., 20. Und 23.05.2026 #MeTooInMentalHealth (unten) |
| 25.05.2025 The Withdraw Oviedo Campaign Team at Mental Health Europe Call to Action on the Oviedo Convention From Mad in Ireland: “With a key decision fast approaching, the future direction of mental health policy in Europe is at a critical turning point. … For more than a decade, the proposal has faced sustained opposition from persons with disabilities, civil society organisations, UN bodies, and human rights experts. At the heart of this concern is the risk that the protocol could legitimise coercive practices in mental health care, undermining dignity, autonomy, and the shift toward more inclusive, rights-based systems.” - Aus dem Beitrag bei Mad in Ireland: „…Rather than adopting the protocol, a more constructive path would be to focus on recommendations that promote autonomy and rights-based approaches in mental health care. Some countries, including Spain and Bulgaria, have already expressed opposition, demonstrating that alternative leadership is possible. …” ↓ Verlinkung im Text (PDF): Recommendations on autonomy in mental health care |
| 26.05.2026 Mad in Slovenia https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/mad-in-the-world/ “…While the mainstream approach to mental distress is to get rid of symptoms that are believed to be entirely negative in nature, Kranjc notes, ‘they forget that these are sometimes very important messages from which we could learn.’ Instead of viewing people in terms of their deficits, Mad in Slovenia allows members to open up about their experiences without being judged. …” [Siehe dazu auch: Einträge 20. und 23.05.2026] |
| 26.05.2026 Informeller Zwang führt zu verminderter Autonomie https://madindeutschland.org/informeller-zwang-fuehrt-zu-verminderter-autonomie/ „Eine neue japanische Studie hat ergeben, dass informeller Zwang während eines psychiatrischen Krankenhausaufenthalts zu einer verminderten Autonomie bei Menschen mit Schizophrenie führt. … Während formelle Zwangsmaßnahmen in der Regel in Form von psychiatrischer Unterbringung und Zwangsbehandlung erfolgen, sind informelle Zwangsmaßnahmen weniger offensichtlich und umfassen häufig das Überreden, Drohen, Verleiten und Manipulieren von Patient:innen, damit diese eine Behandlung akzeptieren. Diese Maßnahmen können so subtil sein und sind in der psychiatrischen Behandlung so verbreitet, dass Mitarbeitende von psychiatrischen und sozialen Diensten sich manchmal nicht bewusst sind, dass sie sie anwenden, oder sie einfach nicht als Zwangsmaßnahmen betrachten. … Notwendiges Übel oder unnötiger Schaden … Der „Zwangs-Schatten“ der Psychiatrie … Mehrere Expert:innen haben auf diesen ‚Zwangs-Schatten‘ der Psychiatrie hingewiesen, eine oft unausgesprochene Drohung, die Patient:innen spüren, wenn sie unter Druck gesetzt werden, sich der Behandlung zu unterziehen. Untersuchungen haben ergeben, dass dies dazu führen kann, dass Patient:innen ‚freiwillig‘ unerwünschten Eingriffen zustimmen, um die Demütigung und Stigmatisierung einer psychiatrischen Zwangseinweisung zu vermeiden. Untersuchungen haben auch gezeigt, dass frühere Erfahrungen mit Zwang eine Rolle bei informellen Zwangsmaßnahmen in psychiatrischen Einrichtungen spielen können und die Art und Weise verändern, wie Patient:innen eine ‚freiwillige‘ Behandlung erleben und sich daran halten.“ [Originalbeitrag bei Mad in America, 09.03.2026] |
| 27.05.2026 [Dem Leben ohne Medikamente begegnen: Über Altern, langanhaltenden Entzug und Heilung – Ein Gespräch mit Marsha Zaritsky] Meeting Life Unmedicated: Aging, Protracted Withdrawal and Healing—A Conversation With Marsha Zaritsky "I just want off. It's an interesting thought I have about aging lately, I think it's like I want to meet death unmedicated." https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/meeting-life-unmedicated-marsha-zaritsky/ “…Marsha is a survivor of being prescribed Klonopin* for sleep when going through menopause. … Zaritsky: …People don’t get it when we talk about withdrawal, the amount of suffering, what it’s like to be in a body stuck in an adrenaline loop, stuck in terror, not being able to sleep, not being able to regulate at all. I mean, I wasn’t able to feel connected to things in my life. But God, could I cry? I felt so depressed and just did not want to be alive because it’s like your body is not working.” Siem: I’ve been doing Mad in America interviews all morning, and I’ve had three of you guys so far, and the identical words out of your mouths has been, you cannot know what this is like unless you’ve been through it. I forget that sometimes because I’m out of the world. It’s been 10 years for me, and I’m not actively in it anymore, thank God. But I’m having this feeling of kind of connecting on a deeper level because I’m being reminded that this is a very real thing that if you know, you know, and if you don’t, you don’t. I just hope that whoever’s listening to this can get that. …” … * Klonopin / Clonazepam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonazepam https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonazepam Vergleich: Zolpidem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zolpidem Daraus, zum Nachdenken: Ref. 104 – 106: Hypnotics and Risk of Cancer? ↓ Ref. 105: Use of Hypnotics and Risk of Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies Kim DH, Kim HB, Kim YH, Kim JY.Korean J Fam Med. 2018 Jul;39(4):211-218. doi: 10.4082/kjfm.17.0025. Epub 2018 Jul 5.PMID: 29973038Free PMC article. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29973038/ [Benzodiazepines, Zolpidem, Zopiclone] - Und zum Nachdenken: Antipsychotics and Risk of Breast Cancer? Association of antipsychotic use with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies with over 2 million individuals Leung JCN, Ng DWY, Chu RYK, Chan EWW, Huang L, Lum DH, Chan EWY, Smith DJ, Wong ICK, Lai FTT. Association of antipsychotic use with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies with over 2 million individuals. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2022 Sep 5;31:e61. doi: 10.1017/S2045796022000476. Erratum in: Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2022 Sep 27;31:e66. doi: 10.1017/S2045796022000531. PMID: 36059215; PMCID: PMC9483823. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36059215/ „…With an increasingly prevalent use of antipsychotic medications worldwide, the risk of adverse events associated with it should be investigated in more breadth and depth to inform clinical practice. This study on the potentially elevated risk of breast cancer adds to the current knowledge of adverse events associated with antipsychotic use, such as stroke and myocardial infarction were investigated previously (Douglas and Smeeth, 2008; Sørensen et al., 2013; Lai et al., 2020), and use of prolactin-inducing antipsychotics was also reported to be associated with hip fractures (De Hert et al., 2016a). …” ↓ …und zum Nachdenken: Plasma prolactin and postmenopausal breast cancer risk: a pooled analysis of four prospective cohort studies Kresovich JK, Guranich C, Houghton S, Qian J, Jones ME, Boutot ME, Dowsett M, Eliassen AH, Garcia-Closas M, Kraft P, Norman A, Pollak M, Rinaldi S, Rosner B, Schoemaker MJ, Scott C, Swerdlow AJ, Milne RL, Tworoger SS, Vachon CM, Hankinson SE. Plasma prolactin and postmenopausal breast cancer risk: a pooled analysis of four prospective cohort studies. Breast Cancer Res. 2024 Nov 26;26(1):169. doi: 10.1186/s13058-024-01922-6. PMID: 39593118; PMCID: PMC11590566. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11590566/ “..Notably, in our study, the association between prolactin and breast cancer was similar by tumor ER status and across tertiles of circulating estradiol levels, suggesting that hormones beyond estrogen may play a key role. Additional studies investigating prolactin and breast cancer interactions by PMH* composition and other circulating proteins may provide additional insights into breast cancer etiology. …” * PMH = postmenopausal hormone ↓ Wikipedia: „Im Rahmen der Brustkrebsbehandlung ist ein niedriger Prolaktinspiegel wünschenswert, da Prolaktin das Tumorwachstum fördern kann.“ ↓ “Dopamin hemmt Prolaktin” – siehe: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolaktin “…Die Prolaktinausschüttung unterliegt dabei einem komplexen Zusammenspiel mehrerer Faktoren, wobei die Hemmung durch den Neurotransmitter Dopamin (= Prolaktostatin) als wesentlicher Kontrollmechanismus gilt. …“ ↓ Und dazu aus Psychrembel 2007: PRH = syn. Prolaktoliberin, Prolactin releasing hormone; vermutlich mit TRH* identisches hypothalamisches Peptid, das zusammen mit PIH* die Ausschüttung von Prolaktin aus dem Hypophysenlappen reguliert; dessen Existenz ist umstritten. * TRH = Thyroliberin; thyrotropin-releasing hormone; stimuliert vor allem die Freisetzung von TSH* aus dem Hypophysenvorderlappen; Regulation der TRH-Sekretion durch Neurotransmitter: Noradrenalin stimuliert, Serotonin hemmt; T3 und T4 wirken durch negativen Feedbackmechanismus auf sie ein. * PIH = syn. Prolaktostatin; Prolactin inhibiting hormone; Sammelbezeichnung für Porlaktin hemmende Releasing-Hormone (Dopamin, GnRH-assoziiertes Peptid) * TSH = Thyreotropin, Thyroidea stimulierendes Hormon (Thyroidea = Schilddrüse) [Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – Antipsychotika, Dopamin-Hypothesen, ESS/Hypopituitarismus, Estrogen/Cholesterin/Cortisol; Parkinsonismus Blogbuchgedanken – Hans Asperger Spurenelemente – Jod/Iod (und Schilddrüse, T3, T4) Glossar – Drüsen, HVL-Hormone; Zum Nachdenken - Hypopituitarismus] -- [[ Meine Erfahrungen … Siehe: Blogbuchgedanken – Risperdal & Co., Zolpidem/GABA Absetzen von Zolpidem war für mich problemlos möglich durch den Ersatz von Zolpidem durch pflanzliche GABA, in Form von Passiflora-Dragees. Die Einnahme von Zolpidem über einen längeren Zeitraum geschah auf meinen Wunsch, da ich niemals wieder in eine schlaflose Phase geraten wollte, weil (zum damaligen Zeitpunkt jedenfalls) in einem solchen Falle nur wieder als einzige ‚Hilfe‘ ein Psychiatrie-Aufenthalt und die Verordnung eines Neuroleptikums drohen würde. – Inzwischen weiß ich sehr viel mehr und würde einem solchen Vorgehen auch nicht mehr zustimmen. – Mittlerweile habe ich Brustkrebs. Ob er ursächlich (auch) auf Zolpidem, Haldol, Risperdal zurückzuführen ist? Tatsache ist jedenfalls, dass mir Neuroleptika in keiner Weise geholfen haben (sondern mich nur unsäglich elend haben fühlen lassen), und es auch zu keinem Zeitpunkt nötig gewesen wäre, sie mir zu verabreichen. – Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – 1. Neue ‚Konzepte‘ wären hilfreich; Katatonie („Angst-Stress-Trauma-Mechanismus“ + GABA); Ausserdem ]] |
| 30.05.2026 MAD IN NORWAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL … On My Way to Norway with Julia Greenberg and Dory Previn https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/on-my-way-to-norway-with-julia-greenberg-and-dory-previn/ “Mad in Norway, Mad in America’s affiliate, is hosting an international film festival from September 24-26 in Lillehammer, Norway. This important festival aims to offer hope and inspiration to everyone working to align mental health services with human rights and to meet the recommendations of the United Nations and the World Health Organization. …” - Karin: “…what I do know without a doubt is that a film can be more than just a film, and art can change the world. That is perhaps easier to explain as an experience! …“ ↓ Filmbesprechung vom 29.05.2026: Mad in Norway International Film Festival Film Review: Medicating Normal |
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| #MeTooInMentalHealth-Erfahrungsberichte …
Forty-two Days on a Finnish Psychiatric Ward https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/forty-two-days-on-a-finnish-psychiatric-ward/ “…Closing Words: Before I went crazy, I had not given madness much thought. I presumed that it simply could not happen to me. Well, it did. I would think that sleeping poorly — and less and less — every night for about three months was a big factor. I was also stressing about some personal stuff, was in a constant hurry at work, and I did not have enough “peace and quiet.” But in the end, I do not know why I went crazy — and no one else does either. … But as crazy as it may sound, going mad is also one of the best things that has ever happened to me: I would not trade it for anything. I have always been curious and wondered a lot about life, so in that sense, going insane suited me well. I would not recommend it to anyone, though.“
Forensische Wahrheit vs. institutionelles Gaslighting https://madindeutschland.org/forensische-wahrheit-vs-institutionelles-gaslighting/ „…Sozialer Tod und das Stigma der Label: Nach meiner Entlassung hörte ich auf, ein Mensch zu sein; ich wurde zu einer Diagnose. …Als Doktorand, der um sein Leben kämpft, als „unfähig“ behandelt zu werden, ist eine Form der Folter, die tiefere Narben hinterlässt als die Schikanen selbst. … Wäre die deutsche Diagnose zutreffend – insbesondere jene Einstufung, die einen Menschen auf eine bloße Ansammlung von „Defiziten“ wie kognitive Beeinträchtigungen, soziale Dysfunktionen und „negative Symptome“ reduziert –, wären meine derzeitige Stabilität und meine akademischen Leistungen ein medizinisches Wunder. In meinem Fall waren genau diese spezifischen Symptome das, was meine Arbeitgeber in Deutschland zu bestätigen suchten, sobald ich einmal mit dieser Diagnose versehen war. Mein heutiger Erfolg ist kein Wunder; er ist der Beweis dafür, dass die klinische Diagnose ein Instrument der Erniedrigung war, das meine Realität nicht widerspiegelte und gleichzeitig dazu diente, meine Ausgrenzung zu rechtfertigen. …“ [Siehe dazu auch: Diskussionsseite – Zuschreibungen]
The Bargain https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/the-bargain/ “…Diagnosis is a key, one that unlocks cabinets with medications, establishes a coding system to pay a therapist, gives access to the waiting room, and modifies how a person should be expected to behave forever. As soon as the word is pronounced, you can feel the door to the cabinet being opened. … The hardest part of the arrangement is that the euphoria is not lost once. It is lost twice. The first loss comes from the diagnosis itself. … The second loss is from the medications. …”
A Success Story About Regaining Quality of Life After Severe Withdrawal Symptoms From Mad in the Netherlands: “…It is a story about giving meaning, surviving and what happens when human experience is mistaken for a chemical defect.”
I Just Wanted to Do My Job Well https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/i-just-wanted-to-do-my-job-well/ From Mad in Finland: "For me it wasn’t just about a job, but about a place I hoped to belong to. I openly disclosed my past mental health challenges before being hired. The first five months went well. …"
Autism and Psychiatry: A Dangerous Mix https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/autism-and-psychiatry-a-dangerous-mix/ “…It is my firm belief that psychiatry is pseudoscience, as the various range of emotions like anger, depression, happiness, and so forth, have always been part of the human condition, and despite increased use of psychiatric medications, alongside other medicines, chronic illness is still continuing to climb in America. In addition to making my country physically healthy again—and kudos to Bobby Jr for ordering companies to take dangerous chemicals out of our food—I hope that he can make us mentally healthy again as well, and that no one, neurotypical or neurodivergent, has to suffer the way I did at the hands of psychiatry and Big Pharma.”
When I Lost the Plot: A PTSD Implosion https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/when-i-lost-the-plot-a-ptsd-implosion/ “…I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Type II. What this means is that my mental state is stuck on PTSD. Most people experience PTSD at some point in their lives — they get in a car wreck or see someone seriously injured; they have a near death experience or deadly illness. The experience of PTSD can lead to something called dissociation. For me, dissociation means I suddenly see myself from a third person perspective and my consciousness isn’t in control of my actions anymore. Everything feels like it is in slow motion and every time the triggering memory is accessed, it feels like the situation is happening all over again. PTSD is intense and can change your life, …“ |
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| #R.I.P. … Remembering Brent Dean Robbins https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/remembering-brent-dean-robbins/ ↓ Interview vom 12.02.2025: “All Real Living Is Meeting”: Brent Robbins on Love, Death, and the Possibilities of Psychology “…we should be diagnosing systems, not people, …“ ♥ |
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| Bundesverband Psychiatrie-Erfahrener e. V.: Gedanken zur Amokfahrt in Leipzig https://bpe-online.de/amokfahrt-in-leipzig-unsere-gedanken-hierzu/ |
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Mad in America/Mad in Deutschland
Weekly Research Digest / Monatlicher Forschungsüberblick …
01.05.2026
The Digital Mental Health Paradox
https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/the-digital-mental-health-paradox/
· Preoccupation with Smartphones Linked to Reduced Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents
· High and Increasing Addictive Screen Use Patterns Linked to Suicidal Behavior in US Youths
· More than One-Third of US Adults Routinely Consult AI Chatbots About Their Mental Health
08.05.2026
When Hardship Becomes “Mental Illness”
https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/when-hardship-becomes-mental-illness/
“Three new studies show how poverty, unsafe neighborhoods, and insecure work translate structural inequality into psychological distress, depression, and suicide risk. …”
15.05.2026
Childhood Maltreatment Linked to Mental Health Symptoms and Difficulty Understanding Emotions
“Three studies find high levels of adverse childhood experiences in an LGBTQ+ population, adolescents entering therapeutic residential care, and people that have difficulty understanding and identifying emotions. …”
22.05.2026
New Research Highlights the Vital Roles of Peer Support Workers
“Three recent studies examine the successful transition of involuntary patients into care roles, the unique value of non-clinical support, and the urgent need for organizational backing to prevent burnout. …”
28.05.2026
Monatlicher Forschungsüberblick: Chatbots für psychische Gesundheit, Zwangsmaßnahmen und gesteigerte Smartphone-Nutzung bei Jugendlichen
Eine bearbeitete Zusammenfassung von drei auf unserer Partnerseite Mad in America erschienenen Beiträgen vom 20.03.2026, 24.04.2026 und 01.05.2026:
· Medienberichte vermuten einen Zusammenhang zwischen der Nutzung von KI-Chatbots und Suizid sowie psychiatrischen Krankenhausaufenthalten
· Neuroleptika-Dosen überschreiten während der psychiatrischen Zwangseinweisung häufig die empfohlenen Grenzwerte
· Erlebte Zwangsmaßnahmen stehen im Zusammenhang mit einer geringeren wahrgenommenen Versorgungsqualität in Akutpsychiatrien
· Smartphone-Nutzung steht bei Jugendlichen in Zusammenhang mit vermindertem psychischem Wohlbefinden
· Hohe und zunehmende Bildschirmnutzung steht bei Jugendlichen in den USA im Zusammenhang mit Suizid-Verhalten
29.05.2026
Open Dialogue Studies Highlight Collaboration, Clinician Support, and Stable Costs
“…Instead of focusing first on diagnosis or symptom control, it emphasizes listening, shared understanding, continuity of care, and making treatment decisions transparently through dialogue. …” – Drei Studien:
· Nurses Report the Open Dialogue Model Benefits Service Users and Provides Clinicians with Professional Validation
· Open Dialogue Fosters Collaborative Mental Health Care Despite Systemic Resistance
· Open Dialogue Model does not Increase Healthcare Costs for Young Danes in Acute Psychiatric Distress