The Biology of Human Nature

Psychosis

The Forgotten History of Amphetamine Psychosis

Justin Garson Ph.D. on June 15, 2026

A recent study warns that amphetamine-based drugs like Adderall can cause psychosis. The real shock is that we’ve known this for 70 years.

SSRIs

The SSRI Debate Flares Again

Justin Garson Ph.D. on June 2, 2026

Psychiatry is in an uproar over RFK Jr.’s new guidelines. The real story is why.

Anxiety

How a New Story About Anxiety Can Change Everything

Justin Garson Ph.D. on May 25, 2026

A recent study suggests that the way we explain anxiety may matter more than the anxiety itself.

SSRIs

4 Things You Need to Know About the New SSRI Guidelines

Justin Garson Ph.D. on May 11, 2026

A major shift in depression care could affect millions of patients.

Depression

4 Things That Help Depression More Than You May Think

Justin Garson Ph.D. on May 5, 2026

A major new review points to four practices that can help heal depression.

Psychedelics

The Secret History of LSD in Psychiatry

Justin Garson Ph.D. on April 21, 2026

In the 1960s, doctors sought a drug to induce madness. They found one.

Psychosis

The Man Who Made Schizophrenia in a Lab

Justin Garson Ph.D. on April 13, 2026

In 1969, a controversial experiment used amphetamines to induce psychosis in healthy volunteers—changing our understanding of schizophrenia and helping shape psychiatry as we know it.

Depression

New Hope for Sufferers of Depression

Justin Garson Ph.D. on March 30, 2026

A new study upends decades of received wisdom about healing.

Depression

How Beliefs About Depression Can Harm

Justin Garson Ph.D. on March 16, 2026

A new study shows how biological beliefs about depression can make us worse off.

Consciousness

Can Science Explain Consciousness?

Justin Garson Ph.D. on March 2, 2026

From plant sentience to AI feelings, Michael Pollan's new book explores the terrain of awareness.

Neurodiversity

Is It Time to See Dyslexia as a Superpower?

Justin Garson Ph.D. on January 20, 2026

A new documentary challenges the medical paradigm, framing dyslexia not as a disorder but a distinct cognitive style with its own set of strengths.

Trauma

How Trauma-Informed Care Is Changing Psychiatry

Justin Garson Ph.D. on December 16, 2025

What if depression, anxiety, and psychosis aren’t signs of a broken brain, but survival strategies?

Psychosis

Healing Beyond Diagnoses and Drugs

Justin Garson Ph.D. on September 22, 2025

A recent book explores paths to treating serious mental illness without medication.

Psychiatry

The Family That Changed Psychiatry

Justin Garson Ph.D. on August 11, 2025

The author of "Hidden Valley Road" discusses the sisters who broke their silence, the mystery of schizophrenia, and the future of mental illness.

Neuroscience

The Woman Who Revolutionized Neurology

Justin Garson Ph.D. on July 28, 2025

Inside the mind of a neurologist who quietly transformed the field.

Anxiety

Can ChatGPT Drive You Crazy?

Justin Garson Ph.D. on June 23, 2025

A new social panic is taking hold. Should we be concerned?

Artificial Intelligence

What Do We Owe Our AI Assistants?

Justin Garson Ph.D. on June 2, 2025

A philosophical case for treating AI with dignity.

Therapy

New Hope for Voice Hearers

Justin Garson Ph.D. on April 7, 2025

A novel therapy may revolutionize care for those who hear voices.

Psychiatry

Navigating Mental Health Without Drugs

Justin Garson Ph.D. on March 18, 2025

A new memoir, "Unshrunk," offers a scathing critique of the psychiatric drug industry, and forges a new path to healing.

Psychiatry

Is It Time to Change the Way We Think About Mental Health?

Justin Garson Ph.D. on March 10, 2025

A new approach is already helping people find relief.