News and commentary from the psychiatry world
— News and commentary from the psychiatry world
May 27, 2026
• 2 min read
Most surveyed psychiatrists said Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not helping their field, according to the Committee to Protect Public Mental Health.
Meanwhile, the New York Times reported mixed opinions from attendees at last week's American Psychiatric Association annual meeting about Kennedy's antidepressant deprescribing push.
As the Department of Health and Human Services encourages “deprescribing” of certain medications, the impact on mental health…
RFK Jr. is raising the alarm about over-medicalization and antidepressants. Experts have mixed feelings about his proposal.
The HHS Secretary's attacks on psychiatric medication follow a pattern of putting politics over public health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered an update on his autism study, saying \
The newspaper's scathing op-ed landed as Donald Trump's health secretary faced renewed scrutiny over his personal conduct.
After years in the shadows, doctors and health officials are reckoning with the challenges of getting off antidepressants.
