Christopher Lane's Blog

Opioids are still widely prescribed, but have limited effectiveness and are associated with serious harms. De-prescribing them is a rational response and process.

A powerful new memoir about grief puts neuroscience and cultural analysis in productive dialogue.

A leading authority on psychiatric drug withdrawal explains why stopping abruptly is ill-advised and why withdrawal symptoms and relapse are still frequently confused.

“Is no one interested in understanding the dynamics of airborne infection?” Explore the compelling history of airborne pathogens and the latest study to confirm how they transmit.

“On paper, I had it all together. Behind my mind’s closed doors, I was completely broken apart.” An insightful new memoir on polypharmacy and its contributing causes.

A new book on biomedical research sounds the alarm on its replication crisis.

A new history of antidepressants challenges the evidence supporting their use.

A large new study of COVID‑19 and Americans’ mental health finds a persistent crisis with many unanswered questions.

Recent gold-standard studies of antidepressant withdrawal flag misdiagnosis, confounding, and rushed tapering as ongoing concerns.

A new novel invites us to reconsider where we put emphasis, how we think about attachment, and how we might live differently.