March 5, 2026
“Across 36 studies spanning Holocaust, Rwandan, Cambodian, and other genocide contexts, parenting disruption, attachment insecurity, and impaired family communication emerge as the same three transmission mechanisms — structurally identical across cultures, differing only in expression.”
“This pilot RCT (N=87) found ACT+mindfulness and CBT equally effective for chronic pain on average — but within the meditation group, daily practice was dose-dependently linked to greater depression and helplessness reduction. The question is not whether to add meditation, but which patients will practice and how to support them.”
“The MPFI-24P gives ACT therapists what they have lacked: a 5-minute, 12-facet process measure that tracks which flexibility mechanisms are shifting and which are stuck — session by session, not just pre-post.”
“WHO's new 9-step policy roadmap warns that deinstitutionalisation has stalled worldwide — not because hospitals remain, but because community services often replicate institutional cultures. The building got smaller; the institutional mindset stayed the same.”
“The FDA approved its first new fibromyalgia drug in 15 years — Tonmya, a sublingual reformulation of cyclobenzaprine. The innovation is not in the molecule but in the delivery: bypassing liver metabolism to keep the therapeutic effect while reducing daytime sedation. For the 54% of fibromyalgia patients with comorbid depression, the simultaneous improvement in pain, sleep, and fatigue may create better conditions for psychological treatment.”
“PESI's 43-hour somatic trauma certification with Fisher, Schwartz, and Blakeslee fills the gap between weekend workshops and multi-year SE certification — structured enough to be clinically meaningful, practical enough for working clinicians who cannot pause their practice for three years.”