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| CVI/Zerebral bedingte Sehbeeinträchtigungen |
| CVI Scotland – Blogs & News Video from Bartiméus: Looking for the Future, Youn Adults with CVI https://cviscotland.org/news/video-from-bartimeus-looking-to-the-future-young-adults-with-cvi “Five young adults with CVI share their experiences of life with CVI in this wonderful video from Bartiméus. … A common issue we know many are affected by is fatigue, and how they manage that, whilst enjoying a full and vital life including racing cars, playing football, and going to rock concerts, showing with understanding and support, anything is possible with CVI.” ♥
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| CVI Scotland - Blogs & News Mainstream Schools CVI Strategy Handbook https://cviscotland.org/news/mainstream-schools-cvi-strategy-handbook “A practical, beautifully illustrated guide to understanding CVI and making simple changes that can improve a child’s experience of school. …for anyone supporting a child with CVI in school, including teachers, specialist vision teachers, teaching assistants, special educators, parents and carers. We also think many young people with CVI will find it a helpful way to understand their own visual difficulties and explain them to others. …” ♥ -> Free Download |
| CVI Scotland – Blogs & News Dorsal Stream Dysfunction with Typical Visual Acuity https://cviscotland.org/news/dorsal-stream-dysfunction-with-typical-visual-acuity “An illustrated guide explaining dorsal stream dysfunction with typical visual acuity, helping translate causes of difficulty into practical understanding and support. … If supporting a child you think may be affected, be mindful that what we are explaining is a reported pattern of vision. For each child (and adult) there will be further unique patterns reflecting how they communicate, express themselves and understand the world around them. We hope that, through explaining dorsal stream dysfunction, this guide will aid understanding and support for those affected. We also discuss the complicated area of diagnosis, and the diagnostic threshold for cerebral visual impairment.” -> Link to pdf Further reading: Dorsal Stream – CVI Project Findings – CVI in Mainstream Schools (-> Austin Assessment) |
| Vorschau Juli: CVI Scotland - Blogs & News Newsletter 58 If It Isn’t CVI, What Is It? https://cviscotland.org/news/newsletter-58-if-it-isnt-cvi-what-is-it U.a.: CVI in Autism |
| Siehe dazu auch: Einträge 01.06. – 1., 2., 09.06. – 3., 29.06. – 1. Aktuelles – CP/Cerebral palsy/Zerebralparese Ausserdem Blogbuchgedanken – CVI, Frühgeborene, Schizophrenie CVI-Begriffe Zum Nachdenken – Kontrastwahrnehmung (-> Dorsal Stream, Ventral Stream etc.) |
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| 01.06.2026 – 1. Integrating Transdiagnostic and Biopsychosocial Approaches to Move Beyond Categorical Diagnoses in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Perspective Review Liu D, Liu S, Luo L. Integrating Transdiagnostic and Biopsychosocial Approaches to Move Beyond Categorical Diagnoses in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Perspective Review. Psych Journal. 2026 Jun;15(3):e70107. DOI: 10.1002/pchj.70107. PMID: 42206411; PMCID: PMC13239687. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42206411 Aus dem Fulltext: “…According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM‐5), NDD are classified into Intellectual Disability (ID), Communication Disorders (CD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Specific Learning Disorder (SpLD), Motor Disorders, and Other NDDs (American Psychiatric Association 2013). While these diagnostic categories have served as important clinical and research tools, growing evidence highlights their significant limitations in capturing the complex reality of neurodevelopmental diversities (Astle et al. 2022; Dalgleish et al. 2020). Therefore, this article aims to promote integrating the transdiagnostic approach and biopsychosocial model as a promising direction to supplement the current diagnostic practice and inform the development of inclusive education. … … 3. The Important Psychological and Socio‐Ecological Factors 4. Future Direction: The Transdiagnostic‐Biopsychosocial Approach FIGURE 1 Schematic diagram of the Transdiagnostic Biopsychosocial (TBPS) Framework …This TBPS approach is deeply aligned with the WHO's ICF, which shifts the focus from diagnosis to functioning. It also mirrors the ‘whole‐person approach’ championed in inclusive education philosophy (Saito and Akiyama 2022), which calls for supporting the entire child in their ecological context, not just remediating their deficits. … 4.1. Neurocognitive Domain 4.2. Psychological Domain 4.3. Social‐Ecological Domain 4.4. Interplay Across Domains …In essence, TBPS provides a unifying framework that aligns scientific inquiry with person‐centered, ecologically valid practice, ensuring that children with NDD are understood and supported in all their complexity. …Such cross‐sectoral collaboration recognizes that a child's developmental outcomes cannot be adequately addressed by any single system in isolation. … 5. Conclusion …We must advocate for a fundamental shift from diagnosis‐based resource allocation to a needs‐based, individualized support system that responds to each child's unique profile of strengths and challenges. Along with the development of our societies, the ‘melt’ of inclusive education into the broader ‘education’ should be an ideal future solution, ensuring that all children's diversities are fully recognized and supported. … By committing to this integrated vision, we can move beyond the constraints of categorical thinking and build a world that truly sees, supports, and celebrates every child in all their natural complexity.” ♥ -- Dazu bitte auch lesen: The Swedish Medical Products Agency Investigates ADHD Diagnoses From Mad in Sweden: “In a new report, the Swedish Medical Products Agency expresses concern about the sharp increase in ADHD diagnoses in Sweden. While the authority advises against expanding the right to prescribe central stimulant drugs, it emphasizes that the reasons behind the development are still insufficiently clarified – and need to be investigated to identify possible factors driving the diagnosis. The number of ADHD diagnoses in Sweden has increased sharply over the past 15 years. …” -- Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – 1. Neue ‘Konzepte’ wären hilfreich … Aktuelles – Autismus-Theorie (Auf der Suche nach einer Autismus-Theorie) Wahrnehmung Lernprobleme Hören und Lernen; Sehen und Lernen; Zum Weiterlesen; Autistisches Lernen |
| 01.06.2026 – 2. [Die Dysconnection-Hypothese der Schizophrenie: ein 30-jähriges Update …] The dysconnection hypothesis of schizophrenia: a 30‐year update Friston K. The dysconnection hypothesis of schizophrenia: a 30-year update. World Psychiatry : Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 2026 Jun;25(2):225-226. DOI: 10.1002/wps.70042. PMID: 42136415; PMCID: PMC13176865. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42136415 “…On the one hand, disconnection invokes Geschwind's notion of disconnection syndromes, reminiscent of Wernicke's sejunction hypothesis, in which there are disruptions to the organs of connection – namely, the white matter tracts that connect brain regions. For example, schizophrenia may have been a pernicious form of leukodystrophy. …” -- Infos bei Wikipedia: Weiße Substanz/Substantia alba https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fe_Substanz White matter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_matter Disconnection syndromes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disconnection_syndrome ↓ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Brain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-brain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschwind_syndrome - Leukodystrophie / Leukodystrophy – Infos bei Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukodystrophie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukodystrophy “…Leukodystrophies may be classified as hypomyelinating* or demyelinating diseases, respectively, depending on whether the damage is present before birth or occurs after. While all leukodystrophies are the result of genetic mutations, other demyelinating disorders have an autoimmune, infectious, or metabolic etiology. …” * Dazu aus Fundstücke 03-2026: B Vitamins and Ocular Health Johnson EJ, Poteet J, Gioia N, et al. B Vitamins and Ocular Health. Clinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.). 2026 ;20:575752. DOI: 10.2147/opth.s575752. PMID: 41847520; PMCID: PMC12990800. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/41847520 “…Each member of the B vitamins act as coenzymes for essential enzymatic activities supporting diverse cellular and metabolic processes, from glucose metabolism and energy production to neurologic function and myelin synthesis. … In addition to promoting nerve cell survival and participating in myelin synthesis, preclinical evidence indicates vitamin B12 demonstrates nerve-regenerating effects. …” -- Siehe dazu auch: Eintrag 02.06.2026 – 2. Aktuelles – 1. Neue ‚Konzepte‘ wären hilfreich … Blogbuchgedanken – Linkshändigkeit, ‘Spaltungsirresein‘ Nachtrag; Noch ein Nachtrag CVI-Begriffe Wunderwerk Gehirn – Kommissurenbahnen, Substantia alba Sehbahn Fragen, Fragen, Fragen – Hirnlokales Syndrom Glossar – Nervenzellen Zum Nachdenken – Agnosie, Simultanagnosie, Aphasie, Apraxie, Projektionsbahnen Gedankensplitter – ‚Layer to layer‘ Bei Wikipedia: |
| 01.06.2026 – 3. [Die Studie zeigt, dass die meisten Symptome während des Ausschleichens von Antidepressiva mit dem Entzug sammenhängen – und nicht als Rückfall gedeutet werden sollten:] Study Finds the Majority of Increases in Symptoms During Antidepressant Tapering are Related to Withdrawal, Not Relapse “…The goal of this research was to examine how symptoms changed during antidepressant tapering, especially once the dose dipped below 75% of the minimum effective dose, the smallest dose supposed to reduce symptoms. The authors used a longitudinal design and assessed symptoms in service users that had taken antidepressants for at least six months and decided to discontinue their use. They assessed symptoms before tapering began, then again at two, four, six, eight, 16, and 26 weeks after beginning the taper. In total, the authors examined data from 32 Swiss adults. … Guidance on Antidepressant Tapering and Discontinuation Strategies …The authors advise practitioners to explain the process of tapering to their clients, including the need for slow tapering and the risks of tapering too quickly. … In cases where akathisia occurs, reinstating the antidepressant dose soon after the symptoms start can lead to improvement. While other drugs may help with akathisia, the authors warn that they should be stopped if no improvement is seen. Protracted withdrawal can be difficult to manage and cannot always be treated by resuming the discontinued drug. They recommend waiting for improvements to occur without further psychotropic use. In cases where no improvements happen for months or even years, the original drug should only be restarted in small doses to gauge the response, as sometimes this can lead to worsening symptoms. Generally, the authors advise against using additional psychotropic drugs to help with symptoms of akathisia and protracted withdrawal.” -- Siehe dazu auch den nachfolgenden Eintrag und: Einträge 03., 04., 08., 24. und 29.06.2026 – 1., 2. |
| 02.06.2026 – 1. [Und wenn diese ‚Präzisionspsychiatrie‘ auch nur wieder in eine Sackgasse führt?] Genotype-Guided Antidepressant Selection: Has Precision Psychiatry Arrived? “…What if precision psychiatry, then, is just driving further down a dead-end street? …Psychiatry should instead place its focus on understanding and treating the social, environmental, and psychological correlates of mental health concerns, they suggest. Will psychiatry as a whole ever listen to voices such as these?” [Siehe dazu auch: Eintrag 02.06.2026 – 4.] |
| 02.06.2026 – 2. Despite What You’ve Heard, “Schizophrenia” Is Not “80% Heritable” https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/despite-what-youve-heard-schizophrenia-is-not-80-heritable/ “…(Some critics reject the disease model and argue that the non-medical term psychosis much better characterizes people’s experiences.) … Six decades of attempts to identify genes that play a role in causing schizophrenia/psychosis have failed. Genetic researchers’ frequent claims that specific genes (genetic variants) are ‘associated with’, ‘implicated in’, or ‘predicted by’ schizophrenia describe (potentially spurious) correlations, not causes. … Schizophrenia Twin Studies and Their Achilles Heel Arbitrary Selection of Meta-Analyzed Studies Tainted Studies Conclusions …In light of the ongoing decades-long failure to discover causal genes, a thorough re-evaluation of the entire 110-year ‘genetics of schizophrenia’ research fiasco should begin forthwith. Because genetic studies of other psychiatric diagnoses contain similar problems while causal gene discovery attempts continue to come up empty, a re-evaluation of the entire body of psychiatric genetic research should also begin without delay.” -- Siehe dazu auch: Eintrag 02.06.2026 – 2. |
| 02.06.2026 – 3. [Wer bin ich? Siehe dazu auch: Diskussionsseite – Zuschreibungen …] "Who I am": understanding the self-identity process of autism in adults in the UK Overton GL, Marsà-Sambola F, Martin R, Cavenagh P. "Who I am": understanding the self-identity process of autism in adults in the UK. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 2026 Dec;21(1):2682104. DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2026.2682104. PMID: 42228364; PMCID: PMC13231812. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42228364 Aus dem Fulltext: “…There has been growing interest in the lived experiences of autistic adults, especially those who remain undiagnosed or self-identify as autistic. Many such individuals face significant challenges in obtaining a formal assessment or diagnosis, including long waitlists, geographic limitations in service provision, and clinician bias. … The combination of co-occurring mental health conditions, masking, diagnostic limitations and under recognised adult presentations has led to the notion of a ‘lost generation’ of autistic adults whose identities went unrecognised earlier in life (Lai & Baron-Cohen, 2015; Scattoni et al., 2021). Consequently, many adults pursue alternative routes to understanding themselves, often turning to self-identification as a meaningful, though unofficial, process of recognition. … Finally, many reach a phase of identity integration or pride, in which the new identity is internalised as a positive and coherent aspect of the self. … Although the emerging literature acknowledges this phenomenon, the concept of autistic self-identification remains under-researched. Some studies show that most self-identified autistic adults tend to be female and in midlife (Lewis, 2017; Overton et al., 2024). … Thematic analysis Theme 1: experiencing difference in a neurotypical world This theme explores participants' enduring sense of being ‘different’ or ‘out of sync’ with societal expectations, a feeling that often predated any awareness of autism. … Theme 2: diagnosis and the construction of identity Diagnosis (formal or self-conferred) emerged as a pivotal identity milestone. … Co-occurring conditions and identity development …Participants reflected that repeated misdiagnoses reinforced masking behaviours and heightened emotional exhaustion, which in turn exacerbated mental health distress. …Conversely, reinterpreting prior mental health struggles through an autistic framework was described as reducing self-blame and fostering greater coherence in identity narratives. As one participant put it: “Once I stopped seeing myself as defective, everything changed” (Grace, diagnosed). … Theme 3: masking and emotional exhaustion All participants reported masking as a survival strategy within neurotypical environments. …Masking was closely linked to burnout, identity confusion, and delayed self-recognition. … Theme 4: barriers to diagnosis and systemic invisibility Participants across both groups described persistent systemic barriers to recognition, including diagnostic tools designed for children, clinician bias, and long waiting lists. … Theme 5: identity development and acceptance This theme traces the processes through which participants moved from uncertainty to self-acceptance. For some, identity formation followed personal crises or burnout; for others, it emerged gradually through connection and unmasking. … Theme 6: from pathology to pride: reframing autism The final theme captures participants' rejection of pathologising narratives and their embrace of neurodiversity-affirming perspectives. “I'm not broken, I'm just wired differently.” (Alex, diagnosed) “I don't want to be 'fixed.' I want to be understood.” (Oliver, self-identified) “Autism isn't a tragedy. The way the world treats us is.” (Sophia, diagnosed) … ASIS (McDonald, 2017) feedback summary Discussion … Conclusion Appendix 1. Participant feedback on the ASIS (McDonald, 2017) Appendix 2. Thematic analysis summary: themes, subthemes, and representative quotations …“Being autistic is just another way of being human.” (Jamie, self-identified) -- Siehe dazu auch: Einträge 19.06. und 23.06.2026 – 2. Diskussionsseite – Begriffsentstehung, Zuschreibungen Noch ein Nachtrag |
| 02.06.2026 – 4. Psychiatrische Diagnosen können keine Menschen angreifen, doch die Verdinglichung psychischer Probleme ist schädlich „Es ist gängige Praxis, von psychiatrischen Diagnosen so zu sprechen, als seien sie etwas, das in der Natur existiert, wie Hunde und Bakterien, und uns angreifen kann. Da diese Verdinglichung viele schädliche Folgen hat, sollten wir aufhören, uns mit irreführender Semantik etwas vorzumachen. Schauen wir uns also an, was sie legitimiert, am Beispiel zweier sehr häufig verwendeter Diagnosen: Depression und Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörung (ADHS). … Um es noch einmal zu betonen: Wenn wir einem bestimmten Verhalten einen Namen geben, können wir nicht sagen, dass sich eine Person so verhält, weil sie ADHS hat. Das ist ein Zirkelschluss. Leider sprechen die Psychiater:innen über ihr soziales Konstrukt, als ob es in der Natur existierte. … Der logische Fehler hat weitreichende Konsequenzen. Tatsächlich ist er ein Hauptgrund dafür, dass die Psychiatrie das einzige medizinische Fachgebiet zu sein scheint, das Patient:innen mehr schadet als nützt. … Schlussfolgerungen Allen Frances, Vorsitzender der DSM-IV-Arbeitsgruppe, die das in den USA verwendete psychiatrische Diagnosehandbuch aktualisierte, hat argumentiert, dass die Verantwortung für die Definition psychiatrischer Erkrankungen der American Psychiatric Association entzogen werden muss, da neue Diagnosen genauso gefährlich sind wie neue Medikamente: „Wir haben bemerkenswert lockere Verfahren zur Definition der Art von Erkrankungen, doch diese können dazu führen, dass Millionen von Menschen mit Medikamenten behandelt werden, die sie möglicherweise nicht benötigen und die ihnen schaden könnten.“ Frances merkte außerdem an, dass das DSM-IV drei falsche Epidemien geschaffen habe, weil die Diagnosekriterien zu weit gefasst waren: ADHS, Autismus und bipolare Störung im Kindesalter. … Wir sollten das gesamte psychiatrische Diagnosesystem abschaffen und uns stattdessen auf die Probleme der Patient:innen konzentrieren und versuchen, ihnen so gut wie möglich zu helfen, ohne sie zu etikettieren und mit Medikamenten zu versorgen. Wir sollten auch aufhören, tautologisch zu denken, da dies schädlicher Unsinn ist.“ [Originalbeitrag bei Mad in America, 11.03.2026] -- Dazu bitte auch lesen: The Mental Health Crisis We’re Not Naming https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/the-mental-health-crisis-were-not-naming/ “…The freeze many people are experiencing right now isn’t simply personal dysfunction. It’s also a social and political condition. Human beings aren’t built to metabolize massive societal instability alone and in isolation from one another. I think one of the great failures of our current mental health discourse is that it often stops at the level of the individual nervous system without asking what kinds of worlds and social realities those nervous systems are responding to. Of course people are anxious. Of course people feel overwhelmed. … Not all anxiety is pathology! Not all distress should be immediately medicated away! Sometimes distress is information. Sometimes overwhelm is an appropriate response to what’s happening around us. And sometimes healing requires not just self-regulation, but reconnection to collective life, collective care, and collective action. … Perhaps part of addressing the mental health crisis of this moment is recognizing that people need more than coping mechanisms. They, and we, also need each other. …“ - Paradigm Shift in Psychiatry – What it Should at Least Be https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/paradigm-shift-in-psychiatry-what-it-should-at-least-be/ From Mad in Finland: “…I am now trying to consider what principles mental health work and better psychiatric care should be built on to make it more humane and effective. In my previous articles on the paradigm shift in psychiatry, I have considered who could make this change and when it could happen. …” Aus der Übersetzung: Away from treatment according to the symptoms of treatment pathways Away from permanent disorders: treatment provides recovery and hope Away from coercion and knowing for the other … The treatment system should help the patient in their affairs and the treatment should adapt to the patient's needs. Now it's often the other way around. The patient's task should not be to adapt to the right care compartment, to keep the medical staff happy and to accept the apparent consent of the care system.” - Unshrunk and Beyond—Important Lessons/Bigger Questions https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/unshrunk-and-beyond-important-lessons-bigger-questions/ “…Taken together, these writings, combined with other forms of public testimony and exposure (including survivor support sites on the internet), have shattered the myth of the ‘chemical imbalance’ theory and have completely deconstructed every psychiatric diagnosis, such as ADHD, major depression, bipolar disorder, and all forms of so-called psychotic disorders, to name just a few. Not to mention the critical analysis of the continued existence of electroshock therapy (ECT), one of the most egregious examples of psychiatric harm that brazenly continues to this day. Over these 15 years, the entire mental health system, and their ‘disease’-based (and drug-centered) medical model of treatment, has been thoroughly debunked and decisively exposed for doing far more harm in the world than help for people suffering various forms of extreme psychological distress. …” - Nobody Told Me to Do This: What It Means to Be a Dissident Psychiatrist “…Psychiatry taught me to search for symptoms and diagnoses. My own life taught me to search for history and stories. … I no longer accept the biomedical model as psychiatry’s dominant narrative. Biology matters. But so do history, poverty, racism, culture, family, and power. The question is not simply what is wrong with a person, but what happened to them and what we can do to protect them from harm. … The kind of care I needed and never received—and that I want others to receive so they may be spared some of what I went through. Nobody told me to do this. I told myself.” -- Siehe dazu auch: Einträge 09.06.2026 #MeTooInMentalHealth-Erfahrungsberichte (unten) Etc. |
| 03.06.2026 – 1. [Schlafstörungen und Autismus: Die Komplexität verstehen …] Understanding the Complexity of Sleep Disturbances in ASD: From Mechanisms to Management Glangher A, Focsa IO, Nimigean VR, et al. Understanding the Complexity of Sleep Disturbances in ASD: From Mechanisms to Management. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland). 2026 Jun;16(11):1727. DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16111727. PMID: 42279594; PMCID: PMC13256546. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42279594 “Abstract: Sleep disturbances represent one of the most frequent and clinically significant comorbidities in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), affecting approximately 50-80% of individuals. Clinically, these disturbances encompass a broad spectrum of disorders, including insomnia, parasomnias, sleep-related movement disorders, and sleep-related breathing disorders, commonly presenting with prolonged sleep latency, frequent nocturnal awakenings, reduced total sleep time, and alterations in sleep architecture. Circadian rhythm dysregulation, abnormalities in neurotransmitter systems such as GABA and serotonin, and altered melatonin signaling have been consistently implicated. These processes may reflect underlying genetic and metabolic influences affecting circadian clock regulation and synaptic function. … Figure 1: Neurobiological mechanisms underlying sleep disturbances in autism spectrum disorder Figure 2: Clinical spectrum of sleep disturbances in autism spectrum disorder 6. Clinical Manifestations of Sleep Disorders in ASD [Insomnia; Altered Sleep Architecture; Parasomnias; Sleep-Related Movement Disorders; Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders] 7. Psychiatric Comorbidity and Developmental Consequences [Anxiety; Depressive symptoms; ASD; Down syndrome; ADHD] …Children experiencing chronic sleep deprivation may demonstrate more frequent tantrums, heightened aggression, and increased repetitive behaviors. Several studies suggest that the severity of insomnia correlates with the intensity of core ASD symptoms, particularly social withdrawal and stereotyped behaviors. Moreover, anxiety disorders, highly prevalent in ASD, further exacerbate sleep difficulties, creating a vicious cycle in which anxiety worsens sleep and sleep disruption intensifies anxiety symptoms. Sleep also plays a fundamental role in attention regulation, working memory, and executive functioning. … Emerging evidence suggests that early-life sleep problems in children may be associated with later psychiatric disorders during adolescence and potential neurodegenerative conditions in adulthood. … Ongoing SDs during critical developmental periods may disrupt normal brain maturation, potentially reducing resilience to neuropathological damage. These findings suggest that SDs in ASD should be viewed not only as symptomatic concerns but also as potential modifiers of long-term neurodevelopmental trajectories, although further research is needed to clarify these relationships. … 8. Management of Sleep Disturbances in ASD Understanding the underlying mechanisms of SDs in ASD is essential for guiding clinical decision-making and selecting appropriate, individualized interventions. … Figure 3: Management pathway for sleep disturbances in autism spectrum disorder [Non-Pharmacological Interventions; Pharmacological Interventions] …Non-pharmacological approaches are commonly considered first-line, while pharmacological options, such as melatonin, may be used in selected cases. Such an approach has the potential to improve both sleep outcomes and overall daytime functioning in children with ASD. 9. Conclusions …effective management requires a personalized, multidisciplinary approach and careful consideration of underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.” -- Siehe dazu auch: Blogbuchgedanken – Zolpidem/GABA Schlafstörungen -- [[ Was mir dazu gerade einfällt: 2007 war ich in einem Schlaflabor vorstellig, aufgrund meiner (damals noch sehr ausgeprägten) Schlafprobleme. Aber aufgrund meiner vorbestehenden psychiatrischen Diagnose (zuletzt 2006: Paranoide Schizophrenie, episodisch remittierend*, F20.03 -> ja, steht wirklich so im Bericht der Klinik) wurde ich auch nur wieder an einen Psychiater verwiesen, und was zu der langjährigen Einnahme von Zolpidem führte. *Man beachte bitte die ‚psychiatrische Denkweise‘: Lt. DUDEN ist remittieren das zeitweilige Nachlassen, Zurückgehen (von Krankheitserscheinungen) … - Siehe dazu auch: Einträge 09.06.2026 – 3. und 29.06.2026 ]] |
| 03.06.2026 – 2. Anthropology, Arctic Iceland and Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Conversation With Fiona Frenzen https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/fiona-frenzen/ “… Siem: You mentioned before we started recording that your journey and this whole experience actually began with Mad in America. Can you start there and tell us how the journey began? Frenzen: It was the fall of 2022, and I somehow found an episode of the Mad in America podcast with Anders Sørensen, the Danish researcher. I listened to him, and I was just, wow, okay, that’s what happened to me. I’m in withdrawal. That’s why I lost everything in my life, and everything broke down. A year earlier, I had decided to try coming off sertraline. I was on 200 milligrams and had been for years. … To give a little bit of context, I’ve always struggled with anxiety and OCD. I can remember the first symptoms started when I was five years old, and my mom died. … It is so important that you feel that you get the power back because I feel that when we take antidepressants, we somehow give our power away. I mean, I’m not healed, I struggle, and life is hard, but it’s also, I think you also mentioned that sometimes, it’s part of being a human being, and it’s just really, really hard to run away from. I can numb myself, but that doesn’t necessarily heal us. … Now, when I’m sad, and I’m often sad, and I still have difficult memories and grief, because I think when you are on antidepressants, you just push the grief in front of you. When you get off, or that’s what happened to me, then I had to grieve, and I had to grieve a lot, and it takes time. But that’s something I have accepted, and I’m really proud I can hold it now. … As an anthropologist, I would like to talk to people in withdrawal or people who try to get off. Maybe dive into the gaslighting, how do they meet the system, or how are they met? I would also like to talk to doctors because something is going wrong. We know that withdrawal is difficult. The research is out. But there is somewhere a disconnect; doctors do not believe in it, or I’m not sure what the problem is. … Are we sick when we are grieving and being sad and anxious? Of course, my OCD is not healthy. I know that. But is it really being sick? … I know sometimes I feel sick and weird, but I wish that we could see being human more openly. Giving space for weirdness, yeah. …“ -- Dazu bitte auch lesen: Using Lived Experience to Challenge Systemic Prescriber Inexperience of Antidepressant Withdrawal “…It’s six years later, and I’m still on this med, no follow-up, no plan still, only my own personal journey. I didn’t sign up to be on the drugs forever when I started them, but here I am already six years down the road, having already attempted to come off with my own knowledge and research as to how others have done it. … Knowing that there are so many others in the world who have also gone through that experience just brings us together. …” -- Dazu bitte auch lesen: What Everyone Should Know About Antidepressants https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/kaj-naj-bi-vsak-vedel-o-antidepresivih/ Mad in Slovenia: “The prevailing information available to people from official Slovenian medicine and the media portrays antidepressants as very safe medications. At the margins of the mainstream, however, a more complete picture does occasionally emerge. …” -- Siehe dazu auch: Eintrag 01.06.2026 |
| 06.06.2026 Approving a Drug for Children and Adolescents That Is More Likely to Induce Suicidality Than Relieve Anxiety Is Concerning “In this blog I review the approval of escitalopram for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in children and adolescents and critically discuss the FDA approval document and the approval trial. … Background The efficacy of escitalopram is likely not clinically meaningful - Table 1. Outcomes in the approval trial Considerable harms Ignorance and rejection Conclusion …The inclusion of a boxed warning about suicidality may be insufficient to substantially modify the risk of suicidality. If approval is maintained, guideline committees and clinicians need to provide patients and families with honest information about the lack of evidence for clinically meaningful benefit, the evidence of harms, alternative approaches, and, if medication is used, close monitoring.” [Siehe dazu auch die weiteren Einträge zu Antidepressiva.] |
| 06.06.2026 The Killing of the Innocent https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/the-killing-of-the-innocent/ From Mad in Portugal: “A pathologized childhood is ultimately the uncomfortable mirror of a culture that has lost the meaning of the human. Contemporary children run the risk of becoming protagonists of the strangest anthropological experience of late modernity: children deprived of childhood who are then required to have emotional balance, sustained attention and tolerance of frustration as if they had grown up among meadows, rusty bicycles, endless afternoons and improvised gangs. …” |
| 08.06.2026 [Antidepressiva in der Schwangerschaft:] Maternal Antidepressant Use Linked to Abnormal Fetal Brain Development “…Past research has linked numerous adverse effects to antidepressant use during pregnancy. Expectant mothers that use antidepressants are at increased risk of preeclampsia and postpartum hemorrhage. Studies have linked these drugs to increased risk of miscarriage, birth defects, premature birth, low birth weight, fetal death, and abnormal fetal brain development. Research has found that infants born to mothers that were using antidepressants are at increased risk of respiratory distress and can suffer from antidepressant withdrawal, with one study reporting that antidepressants were just as likely as methadone to lead to withdrawal for infants. Infants born to mothers taking antidepressants are also more likely to require immediate medical care. Some studies have also found that these adverse effects may follow children throughout their lives, with in utero exposure to antidepressants linked to reduced motor skills, speech disorders, altered brain development through adolescence, higher rates of anxiety and depression, and increased risk of psychiatric diagnosis. … Mad in America has published numerous reports, studies, and interviews with experts concerning prenatal exposure to antidepressants and the refusal of medical associations to acknowledge the risks. Medical Associations Largely Ignore the Risks of Using Antidepressants During Pregnancy …” -- Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – Antidepressiva Fundstücke-05-2026, Eintrag 02.05.2026 |
| 09.06.2026 – 1. Enigma of autism regression mechanistic pathways, clinical phenotypes, and early intervention implications Al-Beltagi M. Enigma of autism regression mechanistic pathways, clinical phenotypes, and early intervention implications. World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics. 2026 Jun;15(2):118495. DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.v15.i2.118495. PMID: 42220948; PMCID: PMC13217183. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42220948 “Abstract: …This review presents an integrated model of regression, conceptualizing it as a ‘neurobiological crisis’ in which the convergence of physiological stressors unmasks latent genetic vulnerabilities during a critical period of brain reorganization. Central mechanistic pathways include excessive synaptic pruning, excitatory-inhibitory imbalance, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and dysbiosis of the gut-brain axis. From a clinical perspective, the period immediately following skill loss represents a window of heightened neuroplasticity. … Table 1: Conceptual models of autism regression Table 2: Established vs emerging risk factors of autism regression Table 3: Summary of mechanistic pathways in autism regression Table 6: Autism regression vs pathological mimics Table 7: ‘Never-miss’ clinical red flags in children with developmental regression Table 8: Clinical integration of autism regression for pediatric practice … PROGNOSIS AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES: REDEFINING THE HORIZON For families, the onset of developmental regression is often experienced as an abrupt and irreversible setback. However, longitudinal studies increasingly indicate that regression in autism more accurately reflects a disruption—rather than a permanent reversal—of neurodevelopmental trajectories. Although underlying genetic and neurobiological susceptibilities typically persist, the clinical manifestations of regression are dynamic, and many children demonstrate meaningful recovery of previously lost skills over time. … CONTROVERSIES AND MISCONCEPTIONS: NAVIGATING THE NOISE Following developmental regression, families are frequently exposed to conflicting information, unsubstantiated claims, and misinformation, particularly through digital media and informal social networks. Among the most persistent misconceptions is the purported association between childhood vaccination and autism regression. This belief largely reflects temporal coincidence: Routine immunizations, including the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, are administered during the same developmental window (12-24 months) in which regression most commonly emerges. … It is important to distinguish causation from transient physiological responses. … Families may also encounter non-evidence-based biomedical interventions promoted as curative, including chelation therapy, ‘detoxification’ protocols, or high-dose supplement regimens. These approaches lack empirical support and may expose children to substantial harm, including electrolyte imbalance, cardiac arrhythmias, and hepatic or renal toxicity. Even nutritional or dietary interventions perceived as benign require appropriate clinical oversight. … Effective clinical guidance requires avoiding two opposing pitfalls: Therapeutic nihilism, which assumes regression is irreversible, and unrealistic optimism, which guarantees full recovery irrespective of individual variability. … Cultural context further shapes how regression is interpreted and addressed. In some regions, including parts of the Middle East, regression may be attributed to spiritual or supernatural causes. … PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR PEDIATRICIANS …Regression should be directly addressed and validated as a clinically meaningful change, and a ‘wait-and-see’ strategy should be avoided given the time-sensitive nature of neuroplasticity during early childhood. … … CONCLUSION …For families, an approach grounded in informed realism is essential: Validating the distress associated with regression while reinforcing that early, targeted intervention can restore skills and improve long-term function. …With early recognition and decisive intervention, regression need not represent irreversible loss, but rather a critical juncture at which recovery, adaptation, and resilience can be meaningfully supported.” |
| 09.06.2026 – 2. [Ein anderer Blick auf und Umgang mit Psychosen …] Beyond Medication: What England’s Experience Can Teach Us About Psychosis Care “…As the psychological mechanisms explaining the development of psychotic experiences become clearer, newer psychological approaches for psychosis that target these mechanisms—including therapies targeting distressing voices, paranoia and overwhelming threat states, insomnia and PTSD—are producing treatment outcomes that would be considered impressive in many areas of mental health care. At the same time, growing numbers of people with lived experience are challenging the old idea that psychosis is simply a lifelong brain disease requiring medication compliance above all else. None of this means medication cannot help some people. For many people it absolutely does. But what service users and survivors have repeatedly argued for is choice—not replacement of one form of dogma with another. … Perhaps the most important point is this: the debate is no longer about whether psychological therapies for psychosis can help. The bigger question is why systems still struggle to make them genuinely accessible. … Yet what many people experiencing psychosis want is not especially radical. They want hope. They want to be understood rather than reduced to a diagnosis. They want genuine collaboration. They want support to rebuild lives that feel meaningful and safe. …” -- Siehe dazu auch den nachfolgenden Eintrag und: Aktuelles – Katatonie („Angst-Stress-Trauma-Mechanismus“) Ausserdem – Psychiatrie Blogbuchgedanken – CVI, Psychiatrie, Schizophrenie, Zolpidem/GABA |
| 09.06.2026 – 3. [Wenn die Behandlung zum Problem wird …] When Treatment Becomes the Problem – Robert Whitaker on the Psychophobia Podcast – Part 1 “We have a form of care that transforms what so often could be episodic difficulties into chronic conditions, into chronic lifelong conditions.” -- When Treatment Becomes the Problem Part 2 – Robert Whitaker on the Psychophobia Podcast “…Thank you so much, Bob, for everything that you do and continue to do. And I hope that people feel that there’s optimism in what we’re talking about here and that the future can only get better. …” -- Dazu bitte auch lesen: When Distress Becomes a Psychiatric Diagnosis https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/when-distress-becomes-a-psychiatric-diagnosis/ - Therapy as a Rite of Passage https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/therapy-as-a-rite-of-passage/ “…We must reclaim for ourselves the mystery at the center of not only healing but life itself, recognizing that on our best days as practitioners, it is only our capacity to get out of the way and let something larger move through us that makes any real difference. Only then can we see our clients and their presenting concerns through the lens of wholeness and only then can we offer them the permission to let go of what can no longer be held, stewarding their discovery of the larger story of which we are all only just a small part. …” |
| 10.06.2026 Mercy, Magic, and the Medical Humanities: An Interview with Jussi Valtonen https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/jussi-valtonen/ Valtonen: “…We learn to pay close attention to what a poem or a short story conveys, not only explicitly, but also implicitly, between the lines. We try to listen to the tone, the nuances, the structures, and all the little and big things that a literary work does. There is an obvious parallel to clinical work. To be a skillful reader of short stories or poems, you need similar kinds of skills to the ones you need if you want to be a careful, attentive, competent listener to your patients as a clinician. That is only part of the rationale for doing this kind of work, but it is a really important one. … We learn to pay close attention to what a poem or a short story conveys, not only explicitly, but also implicitly, between the lines. We try to listen to the tone, the nuances, the structures, and all the little and big things that a literary work does. There is an obvious parallel to clinical work. To be a skillful reader of short stories or poems, you need similar kinds of skills to the ones you need if you want to be a careful, attentive, competent listener to your patients as a clinician. That is only part of the rationale for doing this kind of work, but it is a really important one. … When you read a piece of personal writing to your colleagues in a group like this, the feeling of vulnerability can be more intense than you anticipated. You are immediately reminded of how important it is for all of us to be heard as human beings, and how powerful it can be just to have other people witness what has happened to you. … … One of the things we looked at in these responses was how people thought about perspective-taking, which in many ways is presumably at the core of clinical work. You have to try to imagine what life feels like, or looks like, through the eyes of another person in order to help them. … … It is a subtle way to try to fine-tune the way clinicians listen to their patients. Words and language are important. If you are not paying close attention, you may miss cues that turn out to be really crucial. …” Karter: Things like mercy and magic and wonder, and clear spring water and murky ponds.” |
| 11.06.2026 What the Shadow Holds: Turning Survival Skills Into Superpowers – Part One Mad in the UK. “Some people weren’t taught safety, so they learnt surveillance, which often makes them the most perceptive people in the room. Do you seem to notice things before anyone else? …“ Aus dem Originalbeitrag: „…For those with traumatic intelligence, a vast territory of the self, the architecture of its perception, lives in this shadow. What was once a brilliant, lifesaving adaptation remains on autopilot in a world where the original threat no longer exists. The nervous system hasn’t received the all-clear. The threat passed long ago, but the internal alarm was never updated. In this unconscious state, each of these 10 attributes* operate as a compulsion, not a choice, and exerts a heavy hidden toll. …” * The ‘Ten Shadows’: The Shadow of Hypervigilance - The Shadow of Chronic Anxiety - The Shadow of Dissociated Numbness - The Shadow of Scattered Presence - The Shadow of Porous Empathy - The Shadow of Compulsive Gravity - The Shadow of the Impenetrable Fortress - The Shadow of the Perpetual Scarcity Mindset - The Shadow of Compulsive Rescue - The Shadow of Self-Abandoning Fawn -- [[ Do psychiatrists know about it …? Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – Katatonie (“Angst-Stress-Trauma-Mechanismus“); Blogbuchgedanken – Zolpidem/GABA ]] |
| 13.06.2026 What Does Borderline Disorder Imply? https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/what-does-borderline-disorder-imply/ From Mad in Mexico: “... This essay addresses several debates around ‘borderline personality disorder (BPD)’, a highly stigmatized and gender-marked psychiatric label that is disproportionately applied to cisgender women and is used to invalidate their experiences. …” -- Siehe dazu auch: Diskussionsseite – Zuschreibungen Fragen, Fragen, Fragen – Autismus/Schizophrenie/Borderlinestörung |
| 16.06.2026 – 1. Kosmetische Korrekturen auf dem sinkenden Schiff – Die American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology erlässt Richtlinien zum Absetzen von Medikamenten „…Beunruhigend sind auch die unüberlegten Kommentare der ASCP zum hypothetischen Zusammenhang zwischen dem Absetzen von Medikamenten und ‚Antipsychiatrie‘, die implizieren, dass der Versuch, Medikamente abzusetzen, an sich schon verdächtig sein könnte. Mit einer Haltung reflexartiger Feindseligkeit gegenüber selbst milder Kritik an der aktuellen Praxis stellen die Empfehlungen immer wieder die Glaubwürdigkeit von Patient:innen in Frage, die über Nebenwirkungen oder mangelnde Wirksamkeit berichten. Missverständnisse über die Ursachen von Entzugssymptomen … Fazit …Die Fachwelt täte gut daran, aus deren hart erarbeiteten Erfahrungen zu lernen, anstatt zu versuchen, deren Glaubwürdigkeit zu untergraben, um ihren eigenen schwankenden Ruf zu schützen.“ [Originalbeitrag bei Mad in America, 19.05.2026] |
| 16.06.2026 – 2. Hamardialogene 2026: Hope for Better Conditions for Our Health https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/hamardialogene-2026/ From Mad in Norway. – Aus der Übersetzung: “Hope for better conditions for our health Those who suffer the most during today's paradigm and those who can do something about it. Psychiatry explorers and top politicians met face-to-face at Hamar. Do they put a battle plan together at the next crossroads? …” New ways of thinking - Human Needs - Show how much we save! - Man is a subject - The Sear's Place - Science without meaning - Misunderstandings of de-escalation - More expressions - Rejection versus human encounters - The context crucial - Waiting for breakthroughs - Meaning in the meaningless |
| 19.06.2026 On Alienation and the Chimeric Promise of Neuro-Identitarianism “…in recent years it’s become clear that psychiatric diagnoses are metastasising; becoming a dominant lens through which not only distress but an ever-widening range of human experience is interpreted. … While concern over overdiagnosis is growing in the UK, perhaps the more interesting question is why so many people suddenly feel themselves to be neurodivergent, and desire to be recognized as such. The answer cannot lie in the influence of psychiatric discourse alone. That psychiatric discourse provides the meaning framework is clear, but the appeal of this particular framework reveals something deeper about how contemporary life is experienced. …” -- Infos bei Wikipedia: Neurodiversität https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodiversit%C3%A4t „Neurodiversität ist ein Konzept, das neurologische Unterschiede zwischen Menschen – wie sie etwa bei Autismus, ADHS oder Legasthenie auftreten – als natürliche und wertvolle Formen der menschlichen Vielfalt betrachtet. …“ Neurodiversity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodiversity „The neurodiversity paradigm is a framework for understanding human brain function that considers the diversity within sensory processing, motor abilities, social comfort, cognition, and focus as neurobiological differences. This diversity falls on a spectrum of neurocognitive differences. The neurodiversity movement views autism and other neurodivergences as a natural part of human neurological diversity—not diseases or disorders, just ‘difference[s]’. …” -- Siehe dazu auch: Diskussionsseite – Zuschreibungen |
| 20.06.2026 The Menopause Brain https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/the-menopause-brain/ From Mad in the Netherlands. – Aus der Übersetzung: “When I ended up in perimenopause around the age of forty, I thought I was going crazy! I had lost my energy, had brain fog, became forgetful, was emotional, and suffered severe migraine attacks every few weeks. I didn't recognize myself at all anymore. This intense experience has prompted me to delve into the menopause brain: the effects of the female transition on the brain. As a neuro/biopsychologist, I have read about the work of neuroscientist and nutritionist Prof. Dr. Dr. Lisa Mosconi, who and her team in the US are pioneering neuroscientific research in women. She fights against ‘bikini medicine’, which lacks substantial differences in the functioning of the woman’s body by looking no further at the woman’s body than the body zones covered by a bikini. This area of research is still in its infancy, because medicine was for a long time mainly aimed at men and currently the techniques to investigate the women’s brain are still in full development. …” -- Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – Estrogen/Cholesterin/Cortisol Glossar – Myoepithelien und Oxytocin (Exkurs Mamma) |
| 23.06.2026 – 1. „Oktoberkind” – Roman über EKT als Zwangsbehandlung von Linda Boström Knausgård „… 18 Mal EKT: „Es ist, als würde man Dunkelheit trinken“ … Gefangene der Fabrik: Erleben der Zwangsbehandlung …Sie ist Gefangene der Fabrik, in der anschließend die Krampfbehandlung an den narkotisierten Patientinnen und Patienten durchgeführt wird: „Ich konnte ihnen nicht mitteilen, dass ich die Behandlung nicht brauchte. Sie hat mir nie geholfen. Im Gegenteil.“ (Oktoberkind, S. 136) Stattdessen erlebt sie, dass ihr niemand zuhört, sie nichts allein entscheiden darf, während sie zwangseingewiesen ist. Lindas Selbstermächtigung Linda Boström Knausgård beginnt nach einer Zeit der Lethargie und Hoffnungslosigkeit in der als Gefängnis und Fabrik empfundenen Psychiatrie, schreibend gegen ihr Vergessen anzukämpfen. Mit jedem Wort erobert sie sich ihre Identität und Menschlichkeit zurück. …“ -- „Eine stille Trauer, von der ich mich nie wieder erholen würde.“ (Oktoberkind, S. 27) -- Zu EKT siehe auch: Fundstücke-04-2026, Eintrag 28.04.2026 |
| 23.06.2026 – 2. [Was mich in diesem Zusammenhang natürlich besonders interessiert: LSD (bzw. LSD-Analoga), Migräne, Autismus, (Schizophrenie)/Psychose; s.u.] Where Psychedelics Meet Madness: Intersections, Lessons and a Call for Transformative Research Agendas https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/where-psychedelics-meets-madness/ “…it has been the integration of that process, carefully supported by my therapist, that has made the most profound difference to my life. … We are hopeful that this will ensure that the rising tide of emerging psychedelic research helps transform psychosis (and other mental health) services for the better. At the same time—and as the pharmaceuticalization of psychedelics turns to psychosis as just yet another target for treatment—we are excited that the long histories of madness liberation movements might in turn sharpen how we do research and therapy with psychedelics.” -- Infos bei Wikipedia: Psychedelikum / Psychedelic drug https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelikum [Mögliche medizinische Anwendung] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_drug „…However, the exact nature of how psychedelics induce changes in perception and cognition via the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor is still unknown. … Psychedelic drugs are being studied for use in medicine, including treatment of depression, anxiety, addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other conditions. Although further research is needed, existing results suggest that psychedelics could be effective treatments for certain conditions. … Uniquely among psychedelics, LSD agonises dopamine receptors as well as serotonin receptors. …” -- Dazu bitte auch lesen: Beispiel LSD … [2020] Therapeutic Use of LSD in Psychiatry: A Systematic Review of Randomized-Controlled Clinical Trials Fuentes JJ, Fonseca F, Elices M, Farré M, Torrens M. Therapeutic Use of LSD in Psychiatry: A Systematic Review of Randomized-Controlled Clinical Trials. Front Psychiatry. 2020 Jan 21;10:943. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00943. PMID: 32038315; PMCID: PMC6985449. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32038315/ “Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was studied from the 1950s to the 1970s to evaluate behavioral and personality changes, as well as remission of psychiatric symptoms in various disorders. LSD was used in the treatment of anxiety, depression, psychosomatic diseases and addiction. However, most of the studies were not performed under contemporary standards, and it has taken several decades for a resurgence of interest in LSD research and its therapeutic potential for psychiatry. …” - [2008] The pharmacology of lysergic acid diethylamide: a review Passie T, Halpern JH, Stichtenoth DO, Emrich HM, Hintzen A. The pharmacology of lysergic acid diethylamide: a review. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2008 Winter;14(4):295-314. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-5949.2008.00059.x. PMID: 19040555; PMCID: PMC6494066. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19040555/ “Actually there is new interest in LSD as an experimental tool for elucidating neural mechanisms of (states of) consciousness and there are recently discovered treatment options with LSD in cluster headache* and with the terminally ill. …” [[ * …and migraine; s.u.: Lysergsäureamide/Lysergamides und siehe auch: Diskussionsseite – Epileptoide Krankheiten*, Migrälepsie; Zum Nachdenken – Hypopituitarismus (-> Dopamin, Prolaktin, Ergotamin – Zur Erinnerung: Ergotalkaloide sind Dopaminagonisten – Dopamin hemmt Prolaktin – und Prolaktin steht auch im Zusammenhang mit Brustkrebs … Prolactin: The Third Hormone in Breast Cancer Schuler LA, O'Leary KA. Prolactin: The Third Hormone in Breast Cancer. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022 Jun 16;13:910978. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.910978. PMID: 35784527; PMCID: PMC9244687. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35784527/ „Large prospective epidemiologic studies have linked higher prolactin exposure to increased risk, particularly for ER+ breast cancer in postmenopausal women. …” ]] *…Serotonin, Autismus und Epilepsie: Serotonin in autism and pediatric epilepsies Chugani DC. Serotonin in autism and pediatric epilepsies. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2004;10(2):112-6. doi: 10.1002/mrdd.20021. PMID: 15362166. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15362166/ “Serotonergic abnormalities have been reported in both autism and epilepsy. This association may provide insights into underlying mechanisms of these disorders because serotonin plays an important neurotrophic role during brain development--and there is evidence for abnormal cortical development in both autism and some forms of epilepsy. …” [S.o.: “Uniquely among psychedelics, LSD agonises dopamine receptors as well as serotonin receptors.”; siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – Dopamin-Hypothesen, Imbalances] - [1966] Modification of autistic behavior with LSD-25* Simmons JQ 3rd, Leiken SJ, Lovaas OI, Schaeffer B, Perloff B. Modification of autistic behavior with LSD-25. Am J Psychiatry. 1966 May;122(11):1201-11. doi: 10.1176/ajp.122.11.1201. PMID: 5325567. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5325567/ * LSD 25: [1965] LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYL AMIDE (LSD-25): XXXVII. ANTISEROTONIN ACTION OF LYSERGIC ACID DERIVATIVES IN ALLERGY AND NEUROPSYCHIATRY ABRAMSON HA. LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYL AMIDE (LSD-25): XXXVII. ANTISEROTONIN ACTION OF LYSERGIC ACID DERIVATIVES IN ALLERGY AND NEUROPSYCHIATRY. J Asthma Res. 1965 Mar;2(3):257-62. doi: 10.3109/02770906509107712. PMID: 14285481. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14285481/ - [1961] Treatment of autistic schizophrenic children with LSD-25 and UML-491* BENDER L, GOLDSCHMIDT L, SANKAR DV. Treatment of autistic schizophrenic children with LSD-25 and UML-491. Recent Adv Biol Psychiatry. 1961;4:170-9. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4684-8306-2_17. PMID: 13867084. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13867084/ * UML-491 = derivate of LSD -- Siehe dazu auch: Aktuelles – 1. Autismus, Schizophrenie: Neue ‚Konzepte‘ wären hilfreich … Aktuelles – Dopamin-Hypothesen (-> dopaminerge Hypoaktivität bei Autismus) Aktuelles – Imbalances (-> Dopamin-Serotonin-Antagonisten-Theorie) Aktuelles – Migräne (-> chronische dopaminerge Unterfunktion) Blogbuchgedanken – LDB/Parkinson, Schizophrenie -- Bei Wikipedia: Lysergsäureamide https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysergs%C3%A4ureamide „…Lysergamidhaltige Arzneimittel werden vor allem in der Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, bei Migräne und Cluster-Kopfschmerz sowie bei Morbus Parkinson eingesetzt. …“ [Forschungsgeschichte: -> LSD-25 etc.] Lysergamides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysergamides [-> LSD-25, UML-491] UML-491 = Methysergide https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methysergid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methysergide - Hanscarl Leuner und LSD-25 … https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanscarl_Leuner „…Im Jahr 1960 initiierte Leuner das ‚Erste europäische Symposion für die Psychotherapie unter LSD 25‘ an der Göttinger Universität. …“ In der englischen Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanscarl_Leuner -- [[ … ich hoffe, es ist nicht zu unübersichtlich geraten … ]] ↓ |
| Und bitte auch lesen – weil es nicht oft genug wiederholt werden kann: [2023] The 'lost generation' in adult psychiatry: psychiatric, neurodevelopmental and sociodemographic characteristics of psychiatric patients with autism unrecognised in childhood Nyrenius J, Eberhard J, Ghaziuddin M, Gillberg C, Billstedt E. The 'lost generation' in adult psychiatry: psychiatric, neurodevelopmental and sociodemographic characteristics of psychiatric patients with autism unrecognised in childhood. BJPsych Open. 2023 May 24;9(3):e89. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.13. PMID: 37222104; PMCID: PMC10228237. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37222104/ “…ASD should be considered as a possible 'underlying' condition in adult psychiatry, and there is no easy way of ruling out ASD in this population.” - [2015] Identifying the lost generation of adults with autism spectrum conditions Lai MC, Baron-Cohen S. Identifying the lost generation of adults with autism spectrum conditions. Lancet Psychiatry. 2015 Nov;2(11):1013-27. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00277-1. PMID: 26544750. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26544750/ “…In delineating differential diagnoses, true comorbidities, and overlapping behaviour with other psychiatric diagnoses, particular attention should be paid to anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis, personality disorders, and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Possible misdiagnosis, especially in women, should be explored. The creation of supportive, accepting, and autism-friendly social and physical environments is important and requires a coordinated effort across agencies and needs support from government policies.” |
| 24.06.2026 Keep on Keeping On: The Joys of Solidarity ♥ https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/keep-on-keeping-on-the-joys-of-solidarity/ From Mad in Canada. – Aus dem Originalbeitrag: “…And I realized that our movement could only be seen as a failure if all we were trying to do was get rid of psychiatry and replace it with something better. Now, it’s true that the psychopharmaceutical-industrial complex is roaring along, making buckets of money while ruining countless lives. And yet – more and more people are questioning and criticizing psychiatry, and dissenting views are getting much easier to publicize. Many activists are planning, building, and putting into practice all kinds of alternatives to shoving people into diagnostic and physical boxes. And there are even places in the world where some progress has been made, at least on paper, in changing laws and policies. … We carry on, kept afloat by hope, laughter, and solidarity.” -- Siehe dazu auch: Eintrag 02.06.2026 – 4. #MeTooInMentalHealth-Erfahrungsberichte (unten) |
| 29.06.2026 – 1. Diagnostic Overshadowing Harms Patients With Psychiatric Diagnoses, Review Finds “…Consequences of Diagnostic Overshadowing: Past research has found that people with a psychiatric diagnosis are twice as likely to be the victims of medical errors. The authors of that research believe this is at least in part due to DO. Research has linked DO to missed and delayed diagnosis of physical illnesses, poorer quality of healthcare for people with psychiatric diagnoses, increased risk of death, preventable physical health deterioration, delayed emergency treatment, and fragmented care pathways. … The Realities of Drug Induced Harm in People with Psychiatric Diagnoses: …The authors of the current research frame early death in people with mental health diagnoses as mostly a result of physical illness without any consideration of how psychiatric drugs contribute both to those deaths and to physical illness. …” [Siehe dazu auch den nachfolgenden Eintrag und Eintrag 03.06.2026 – 1.] |
| 29.06.2026 – 2. Saving the Lone Pelican Soiled in Oil and Psychiatric Patients Soiled in Drugs “…One of the largest man-made disasters in history is psychiatry. I have estimated, based on placebo-controlled randomised trials and carefully conducted cohort studies with a control group, that psychiatric drugs are the third leading cause of death, after heart disease and cancer. … We need to educate people, including the psychiatrists, about the harmful effects of psychiatric drugs, how to stop them, and how to avoid starting them. Public investment in such initiatives would lead to fewer disability pensions, far fewer deaths, much healthier citizens, and fewer serious crimes. The main focus in psychiatry should be on helping patients who have become dependent on psychiatric drugs to withdraw from them slowly and safely. What we need the most are 24-hour national helplines, associated websites, and drug withdrawal centres that provide free advice and support. … And we should hold leading psychiatrists and their organisations accountable for the disaster they have created, just like BP was held accountable, particularly because they have lied bluntly about the causes of mental health issues and the benefits and harms of psychiatric drugs, electroshock, and forced treatment. … So, yes, we shall continue. Maybe one day we shall even overcome.” ♥ [Siehe dazu auch: Eintrag 01.06.2026 – 3.] |
| 30.06.2026 Studien zum Offenen Dialog zeigen: Mehr Zusammenarbeit, mehr Unterstützung durch Fachkräfte und keine höheren Kosten „Neue Forschungsergebnisse betonen, dass der ‚Open Dialogue‘ Ansatz in der psychischen Gesundheitsversorgung mit mehr Vertrauen, besserer Zusammenarbeit und höherer Zufriedenheit der Fachkräfte verbunden ist – gleichzeitig trifft er weiterhin auf anhaltenden Widerstand der etablierten Systeme der Gesundheitsversorgung. …“ [Originalbeitrag bei Mad in America, 29.05.2026] |
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| #MeTooInMentalHealth-Erfahrungsberichte … Reconstructing 20+ Years of Psychiatric Treatment Through Medical Records “The relevant question in psychiatry shouldn’t be what’s wrong with you, but what happened to you.” — Jacqui Dillon “For over twenty years, I lived in what I now call mental hellness, which isn’t a disorder in the DSM, although I suspect it would fit better than a few things that are. Like many stories that pass through mental hellness, mine didn’t start with psychiatry. It started with life’s stresses, the kind that build slowly and then quietly take up too much space. … There wasn’t much curiosity about what was happening in my life, and not many questions about context, stress, or environment, despite the fact that this was how I understood what I was dealing with. I was told that what I was experiencing was depression, and that depression was caused by a ‘chemical imbalance’ in the brain. … Once the word depression entered the room, it began organizing the story. … What followed was over twenty years inside a system that labeled, medicated, and escalated without stepping back to ask what had led me there in the first place. I was heavily drugged, subjected to electroshock, hospitalized repeatedly, and moved through a system that called itself care, even when it often didn’t feel like care. …over two thousand pages of my life written by other people. A version of me translated into clinical language, filtered through diagnoses, observations, and decisions. And it was through those records that the scale of it finally came into focus. Five psychiatric labels. Twenty-one psychiatric drugs. Thirty-nine rounds of electroshock ‘therapy’. And, to my shock, documentation showing eight suicide attempts. … What I found didn’t align as neatly as I had expected, especially when I realized there were no tests confirming what I had been diagnosed with. No scan, no marker. Nothing concrete behind the certainty. … As I look back at all that happened to me, I’ve come to see my story not simply as personal history, but as a reason to question how the system can turn normal human emotion into disorders of the brain. How often are people labeled and drugged when what they may be carrying is trauma, stress, grief, or simply the strain of being human? That might be one of psychiatry’s cruelest tricks: convincing people that their humanity was the malfunction.”
The Voice by Nicola Clare https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/the-voice-by-nicola-clare/ “I heard a story of a woman who was pinned face down on the floor … … …”
Die Welt steht still, zumindest für mich https://madindeutschland.org/die-welt-steht-still-zumindest-fuer-mich/ „In psychiatry, you might die if you follow your doctors advice” – Dr. Peter C. Gøtzsche Dieser Satz fällt mir immer wieder in die Hände. Ich denke, ich bin mittlerweile an einem Punkt, an dem ich nicht wieder zusammenbreche, während ich darüber spreche oder schreibe. Kurz zu mir: Ich bin mittlerweile 39 Jahre alt. Ich bin Mutter eines 8-jährigen, lebendigen Jungen. Nächsten Monat klopft die 40 an die Tür. Ob ich feiern werde? Weiß ich noch nicht. Ich denke eher nicht. Der Spuk geht jetzt schon seit guten 2,5 Jahren. … Was soll das alles? Warum müssen es immer Pillen sein? Warum immer mehr? … Danke für Nichts … Ich bin froh, dass ich den Absprung geschafft habe aus diesem Teufelskreis. Es ist zwar noch nicht ganz geschafft, an schlechten Tagen werde ich immer noch von bösen Wörtern verfolgt, aber es ist auszuhalten. Meine Psychiaterin ist mittlerweile auf meiner Seite und sie gibt zu „Sowas kann passieren“ und sie sagte: “Psychiatrien sind scheiße”. Sie hilft mir, vom Quetiapin loszukommen. Aber in meinem Tempo. Passt auf euch auf! Für mich heißt es jetzt: BACK TO THE ROOTS !“
Forensic Truth vs. Institutional Gaslighting https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/forensic-truth-vs-institutional-gaslighting/ From Mad in Deutschland: “It all started in October 2018 in the quiet, academic atmosphere of Leipzig. …” ↓ Hier noch einmal der Originalbeitrag: Forensische Wahrheit vs. institutionelles Gaslighting https://madindeutschland.org/forensische-wahrheit-vs-institutionelles-gaslighting/ „…Heute steht mein Leben in direktem Widerspruch zu der chronischen, lähmenden Prognose, die mir in Deutschland gestellt wurde. Seit Oktober 2019 wurde ich kein einziges Mal ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert. Weit entfernt von der durch die F20-Diagnose vorhergesagten ‚Verschlechterung‘ habe ich weiterhin hervorragende Leistungen erbracht. Ich habe einen internationalen Master-Abschluss in Lebensmitteltechnologie an der Universität Parma erworben und arbeite weiterhin täglich als Forscher an meiner Universität. 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. …“
Surviving Psychiatry’s ‘Help’ https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/surviving-psychiatrys-help/ “…what I witnessed, and the ‘treatment’ I personally received during my three months in that facility’s acute ward, have left permanent and completely unnecessary scars on my psyche and soul. … Consider my story a word of caution. I would strongly encourage anyone reading it to carefully weigh the risks and do your own research before seeking ‘help’ at any psych clinic or hospital. Depending on the severity and nature of what you’re experiencing, there is a good chance that avoiding such institutions altogether would be the safer, smarter choice. I can say with absolute certainty that, had I known then what I know now, I would never have set foot in that place.”
On Psychological Abuse: How The System Twisted My Pleas For Help “…I shut the world out and began to listen to my own voice. Gradually, I became able to articulate how the system had pathologized my pain, and I put in the hard work to take my power back. … Survivors, You Are Not Alone …I hope my story inspires you to keep fighting and not give up. … The Truth About My Soul …I am a beautiful free spirit. I am a fighter. I am a warrior. …”
An Attorney Goes Public—My Experience of Misdiagnosis, Damaging Drugs, and Lack of Informed Consent “…I firmly believe I had an autistic meltdown with high anxiety. … I tell my story without shame in the hope that others will not suffer as I have. I went public because I feel I have a message and a viewpoint that few others could offer. There are many who disagree with my positions, and the topics I discuss openly are not frequently addressed publicly. As a result, people sometimes do not know what to say to me. …”
Keep on Keeping On: The Joys of Solidarity https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/keep-on-keeping-on-the-joys-of-solidarity/ From Mad in Canada: “…All that, plus a few hits of LSD, led to me going out of my mind. I had some beautiful visions and journeys – but I also started behaving oddly, which made the people around me fear for my safety. I spent most of the next two years in three different hospitals, being drugged against my will and made to feel physically wrecked, emotionally devastated, spiritually dead, and morally worthless.” – Aus dem Originaltext: “…I believe that, if I’d been treated with kindness and calm and dignity, instead of panic and force, it could have been very different. But, I got through it, and got free again – and here I am. … And so many of us go through this sort of thing, because we’ve internalized the idea of our own worthlessness and hopelessness and inability to cope with our private difficulties, and with this increasingly strange and scary world we’re all living in. We feel isolated and weak and frightened, and this is by design. Psychiatry wants us to feel desperate, helpless, alone and defeated, so that we don’t start thinking for ourselves, and organizing, and resisting. …” [Siehe dazu auch: Eintrag 24.06.2026]
The Tragedy of Morton the Sixth https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/the-tragedy-of-morton-the-sixth/ “For some time I have been trying to construct a coherent narrative of who my father was from the few memory fragments I have of him from childhood. Starting out with what were called ‘nervous breakdowns’, he was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia and incarcerated in the state mental hospital in Cedar Grove, New Jersey for the last twenty years of his life. … I don’t know how much of this was due to mental illness and how much may have been related to the heavy antipsychotic medications he was on. … On this particular day, the psychiatrist had administered electroshock to my father during the appointment and then sent him on his way to navigate the bus ride home. He almost made it to the right place, which was amazing given the disorientation and short-term memory loss induced by electroshock. My father had many many more electroshock sessions administered once he was placed in the state hospital, until his heart stopped after one session and he had to be revived. I guess after almost killing him they decided electroshock was now contraindicated. … My father’s mental illness seemed to be cyclical. He’d be okay for a few months and then start to have episodes of crying, pacing, and apparently experiencing visual hallucinations. … Mom’s story about the state hospital was that she had begged Dad’s psychiatrist to give him psychotherapy, but their policy was that if hospitalization extended beyond six months without clear improvement they would only provide custodial care, drugs, and electroshock. …”
Nobody Told Me to Do This: What It Means to Be a Dissident Psychiatrist “Before I was a psychiatrist, I was a psychiatric patient. I remember sitting in waiting rooms, waiting to see the next psychiatrist with a pit in my stomach, not knowing whether my suffering would be seen or heard. Watching as my belongings were searched for sharps, horrified that someone had judged me deviant or deficient enough for this intrusion to be ‘normal’. … Any show of strong emotion, conviction, or dissent against authority seemed to warrant questioning my mental state. I felt constantly judged and often misunderstood. The analysis of my humanity often felt painful and always incomplete. Thus, long before I became a psychiatrist, I experienced what it felt like to be subjected to medical and psychiatric power. …” |
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| R. I. P. … A Tribute to Diana Rose https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/a-tribute-to-diana-rose/ “…What we can learn from her is to not take less than the whole truth when we search for better ways to help people in distress, to be suspicious of false welcoming, to not join forces with those who pretend to help but only need survivor testimonies for added sparkle, and to ask for better research, truer allyship, and dignity in life and treatment.”
Sad Loss to our Global Community https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/sad-loss-to-our-global-community/ “From Mad in the UK, a remembrance of Marius Romme, who recently passed away. He was a founder of the Hearing Voices network. …” - From a Youth Hostel in the Woods to an International Conference From Mad in Denmark: “…To many people outside the voice-hearing network, Marius Romme may simply be the name of a Dutch professor. But for thousands of voice hearers, their loved ones, and professionals around the world, he represents something far greater. …” |
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| Brustkrebs-Update … Vier Monate Ausnahmezustand – nein, eigentlich muss ich sagen: NUR vier Monate Ausnahmezustand, da bei mir NUR Operation und Bestrahlung nötig waren und nicht auch noch Chemotherapie(n), worüber ich sehr froh bin, da ich nicht weiß, ob ich diese durchstehen könnte - und meine Gedanken sind bei all den Frauen, die auch dies – und manches mehr – ertragen, erleiden müssen.
[Forum der Frauenselbsthilfe Krebs: https://forum.frauenselbsthilfe.de/] ♥
Ich gelte als geheilt, habe alles gut überstanden, war in guten Händen. Und hoffe, dass es so bleibt – der Krebs nicht zurückkommt, oder ein anderer Krebs, oder sich noch irgendwo Metastasen bilden/zeigen … - Und etwas Sorge bereitet mir allerdings die noch auf Jahre fortzuführende Anti-Hormon-Therapie, vor allem angesichts der möglichen Osteoporose-Entwicklung.
STAHL, STRAHL UND CHEMIE Ich – und nicht nur ich - wünschte sehnlichst, es gäbe andere Möglichkeiten, Krebs zu eliminieren – oder besser noch, das Wissen zu haben, ihn gar nicht erst entstehen zu lassen … |
Danke fürs ‚Zuhören‘.
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ANHANG:
Mad in America
Weekly Research Digest
05.06.2026
What’s in a Label? New Studies Explore How People Talk About Disability and Mental Health
“Emerging research suggests that debates over person-first and identity-first language cannot be resolved with a one-size-fits-all approach, as preferences differ across diagnoses and communities. …” – Die Studien:
· Disability Identity Predicts Language Preferences
· Identity-First Language for People with a Schizophrenia Diagnosis Has Decreased Over Time in Academic Publications
· Higher ADHD Identification Linked to Preference for Identity-First Language and Psychotropic Drug Use
· Identity-First Language More Common in Social Media Posts About Autism While Medical Framing is Declining
12.06.2026
New Research Challenges the Logic of Coercion in Psychiatry
https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/new-research-challenges-the-logic-of-coercion-in-psychiatry/
“Three recent studies examine the long-term harms of psychiatric detention, identify ward environments as a major driver of coercive interventions, and explore why some psychiatric staff are more likely to support coercive practices. …”
· Psychiatric Coercion Reduces Patients to a Risk that Must be Managed, Causing Long-Term Trauma
· New Study Highlights Ward Environment as Primary Driver of Psychiatric Coercion
· Exposure to Violence and Use of Coercion Linked to Greater Acceptance of Coercive Practices
19.06.2026
Researchers Caution Against Emerging Risks as AI Use in Mental Health Grows
“New research highlights concerns about emotional dependency, privacy, racial bias, and the growing role of AI companions in psychological support. …”
- Researcher Warns of Risks in AI-Powered Mental Health Support
- Some Users Grieve After Updates to AI Chatbots
- AI Displays Racial Bias in Psychiatric Treatment Recommendations
26.06.2026
Minorities Face Higher Rates of Restraint, Chemical Sedation, and Psychiatric Detention
“New research links disparities in hospital and mental health care to language barriers, structural inequality, institutional racism and credibility bias in clinical decision-making. …”
· Hospitalized Patients with Limited English Proficiency More Likely to be Physically and Chemically Restrained
· Ethnic Minorities More Likely to be Chemically Restrained in Inpatient Mental Health Settings
· UK Clinicians Link Racial Disparities in Psychiatric Detention to Structural Inequality, Credibility Bias, Subjective Risk Assessments, and Institutional Racism