Publications

Rego, M: Neuroendocrine Side Effects of Neuroleptics: Comment (letter). J Clin Psychopharmacol, Vol 8/No.5, Oct 88.
Rego, M, Giller E: Mania Secondary to Amantadine Treatment of Neuroleptic-Induced Hyperprolactinemia. J Clin Psychiatry, 50; 143-144 (Cited in Biological Therapies in Psychiatry Newsletter. Vol 12/No 4, April ’89).
Rego, MD, Powsner SM, Byck R: Graphic Display of Psychiatric History and Treatment. Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, 1989. Abstract 424.
Rego, M: Sexual Abuse and the Seduction Theory (letter). American Journal of Psychiatry. 1989; 146: 1082.
Rego, M. Book Review of “When Consciousness Breaks: Alien Voices and Inserted Thoughts”, by G. Lynn Stevens and George Graham, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. In the AAPP Bulletin, Vol 9, #1, 2001
Rego, M. Book Review; “The Contour of Agency. Essays on Themes from Harry Frankfurt.” American Journal of Psychiatry 2003 160 p. 1196- 1197.
Rego, M. Book Review; “Agency and Responsibility. A Common-Sense Moral Psychology” By Jeanette Kennett. On-Line a Metapsychology Online Reviews. November 25, 2002.
Rego M, “Externality and the Paradox of Agency in Psychiatry” in Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology. December 2004 Vol 11 # 4. pp313-322.
Rego M. “In, Out. Me, You. Mental, Moral. Where Do I Begin?” in Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology. December 2004 Vol 11 # 4 pp 331-334.
Rego, M. “What Are (and what are not) the Existernial Implications of Antidepressant Use?” in Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology. June 2005 Vol 12 # 2 pp119-128.
Rego M. “From Lab Bench to Bedside…to Nowhere. Premises, Problems and Paths. Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology. June 2005 Vol 12 # 2 pp 137-142.
Rego M. “Philosophy and Psychiatry: Making Use of Ignorance,” in symposium on Kenneth S. Kendler’s “Toward a Philosophical Structure for Psychiatry,” in AJP, March, 2005, Vol 162, #3. In the AAPP Bulletin, Vol 13, #1, 2005
Rego M. Book Review; “Getting Old Without Getting Anxious.” American Journal of Psychiatry 2006 163 p. 1457.
Rego M. “Surrender Versus Control: How Best Not To Drink.” Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology. Sept 2006 Vol13 # 3 pp 223-226.
Rego M “Empiricism and the Craft Nature of Science” AAPP Bulletin Vol 14 # 1
Rego, M. “Frontal Fatigue. How Technology May Contribute to Mental Illness.” In “Technology and Psychiatry.” Ed. James Phillips. Oxford University Press. 2008.
Rego, M “On Being Chronically Ill.” American Journal of Psychiatry 2015 Vol 172 p. 510-511 https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15020165
Rego, M. “Counterpoint: Clinical Neuroscience Is Not Ready For Clinical Use.” British Journal of Psychiatry. April 208 (4) 2016 pp 312-313
Rego, M “Clinicians Need More Time and We Need it Now.” [Online]. Available: https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/clinicians-need-more-time-and-we-need-it-now.
Rego, M “There Will Never Be a Perfect Health Care System.” [Online]. Available: https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/there-will-never-be-a-perfect-health-care-system.
Rego, M “Before legalizing, consider: Marijuana worsens mental disorders.” Hartford Courant. Feb. 2, 2020. Opinion Page.
Rego, M “Our mental health system is in critical condition, and the coronavirus is making it worse.” Hartford Courant. May 22, 2020. Opinion Page.
Rego, M “Golden Protection. An Insurance Story.” June 16, 2020 Available on Medium.com: https://medium.com/@mdrmd2/golden-protection-an-insurance-story-877292202b4
Rego, M “Not Still Me.” June 18, 2020 Published in Invisible Illness on Medium.com. Available at: https://medium.com/invisible-illness/not-still-me-aeefd2e176e9
Rego, M “Rock Bottom.” June 24, 2020 Published in Invisible Illness on Medium.com Available at: https://medium.com/invisible-illness/not-still-me-aeefd2e176e9
Rego, M “The Mental Health Reconstruction Act.” July 23, 2020 Published in The Creative Cafe on Medium.com Available at: https://thecreative.cafe/the-mental-health-reconstitution-act-50290bf6a65f
Rego, M “Covid-19 is Amplifying the Toxic Effects of Modern Life.” July 31, 2020. Published in Elemental on Medium.com. Available at: https://elemental.medium.com/covid-19-is-amplifying-the-toxic-effects-of-modern-life-95fe7853473b
Rego, M “There Are Too Many Bipolar Disorder Diagnoses.” August 9, 2020 Published in Elemental on Medium.com. Available at: https://elemental.medium.com/there-are-too-many-bipolar-disorder-diagnoses-6225ed02355d
Rego, M “A Retired Psychiatrist’s Reflection on Fad Diagnosis in Psychiatry” Sept. 25, 2020 Published in Invisible Illness on Medium.com. Available at: https://medium.com/invisible-illness/a-retire-psychiatrists-reflection-on-fad-diagnoses-in-psychiatry-582485b61be5
Rego, M “The Sacred Sick” Nov. 3, 2020 Published in Being Well on Medium.com. Available at: https://medium.com/beingwell/the-sacred-sick-9dcb64d7ff19
Rego, M “These 4 Common Experiences Drive More Mental Strain Than We Realize.” Nov.18, 2020 Published in Elemental on Medium.com. Available at: https://elemental.medium.com/these-4-common-experiences-drive-more-mental-strain-than-we-realize-49832a83832d
Rego, M “Why Don’t We Take Mental Pain as Seriously as We Take Physical Pain?” Dec. 11, 2020 Published in Elemental on Medium.com. Available at: https://elemental.medium.com/why-dont-we-take-mental-pain-as-seriously-as-we-take-physical-pain-851b7f884ad6
Rego, M “Nothing To Do.” Jan. 30, 2021 Published on Medium.com. Available at: https://mdrmd2.medium.com/nothing-to-do-b09848ecf231
Rego,M “Can We Believe in Beliefs Anymore?” Jan. 14, 2021 on Medium.com. Available at: https://mdrmd2.medium.com/can-we-believe-in-beliefs-anymore-baa0932a42d3
Rego, M “Has COVID Worsened Our Mental Health or Accelerated a Deterioration Begun Decades Before?” Jan 12, 2021 Published in Invisible Illness on Medium.com. Available at: https://medium.com/invisible-illness/has-covid-worsened-our-mental-health-or-accelerated-a-deterioration-begun-decades-before-67260cecfd65
Rego,M “Are You Really Treatment Resisitant?” Feb 4, 2021 Published in Invisible Illness on Medium.com. Available at: https://medium.com/invisible-illness/are-you-really-treatment-resistant-6f2183a92e6f
Rego, MD “The Most Common Symptom That Is Rarely Asked About.” NAMI Blog Feb 22, 2021. Available at: https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/February-2021/The-Most-Common-Symptom-That-Is-Rarely-Asked-About
Rego, MD “What is Depression” Middlebury Neighbors Magazine. March 2021. Expert Contributor Column. Page 12. Print Only.
Rego, Mark D, “The Importance of Explaining Our Lived Experience” NAMI Blog April 19, 2021. Available at: https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/April-2021/The-Importance-of-Explaining-Our-Lived-Experience
Rego, Mark D, “Building An Early Warning Sign System” NAMI Blog May 19, 2021. Available at: https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/May-2021/Building-an-Early-Warning-Sign-System
Rego, Mark D, “Are You Really Treatment Resistant?” NAMI Blog Sep 20, 2021. Available at: https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/September-2021/Are-You-Really-Treatment-Resistant
Rego, Mark D, “What to Know if a Loved One is at Risk for Suicide.” NAMI Blog Sep 27, 2021 Available at: https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/September-2021/What-to-Know-If-a-Loved-One-is-At-Risk-for-Suicide
Rego, Mark D, “Burnout Can Affect Anyone.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog on Psychology Today. Oct. 23, 2021 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1168132/preview
Rego, Mark D, “Medically Ill and Emotionally Struggling.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog on Psychology Today. Oct. 29, 2021 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1168369/preview
Rego, Mark D, “Young People in the Era of COVID and Facebook.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog on Psychology Today. Nov 3, 2021 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1168594/preview
Rego, Mark D, “When a Loved One is at Risk for Suicide.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog on Psychology Today. Nov 9, 2021 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1168810/preview
Rego, Mark D, “4 Common Experiences that can Cause an Emotional Crisis.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog on Psychology Today. Nov 17 2021 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1169069/preview
Rego, Mark D, “Why is Mental Pain considered Less Important than Physical Pain?” Modern Life Modern Mind blog on Psychology Today. Dec 8, 2021 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1169807/preview
Rego, Mark D, “How Much Stress is too Much?” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today Dec 29, 2021 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1170533/preview
Rego, Mark D, “The Two Most Important Questions in Psychology That No One Asks.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today Jan 7, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/node/1170871/preview
Rego, Mark D, “40 Years of Diagnostic Fads.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today Jan 19, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202201/40-years-diagnostic-fads
Rego, Mark D, “Why You May Not Be Bipolar.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today Jan 31, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202201/why-you-may-not-be-bipolar
Rego, Mark D, “Does Being Ill Have a Rock Bottom.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today Feb 25, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202202/does-being-ill-have-rock-bottom
Rego, Mark D, “How to Understand Mental Illness.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today Mar 22, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202203/how-understand-mental-illness
Rego, Mark D, “Once You Get Sick, Are You the Same Person.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today April 4, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202204/once-you-get-sick-are-you-the-same-person
Rego, Mark D, “Developing An Early Warning System.” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today April 4, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202204/developing-early-warning-system
Rego, Mark D, Psychology Today, Print Edition—“Medically Ill and Emotionally Struggling”
March/April 2022
Rego, Mark D,”The One Crisis That Causes Them All” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today May 10, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202205/the-one-crisis-causes-them-all
Rego, Mark D “How The Brain Handles Modern Life” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today May 22, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202205/how-the-brain-handles-modern-life
Rego, Mark D “Modern Life Changes the Brain. Here’s How to Change It Back” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today June 6, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202206/modern-life-changes-the-brain-heres-how-change-it-back
Rego, Mark D, Psychology Today, Print Edition—”The Two Most Important Questions in Psychology That No One Asks” May/June 2022
Van den Eynde V, Gillman PK, Rego MarkD, et. al., “The prescriber’s guide to classic MAO-inhibitors (phenelzine, tranylcypromine, isocarboxazid) for treatment-resistant depression.” CNS Spectr. 2022 Jul 15:1-49. doi: 10.1017/S1092852922000906. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35837681 Review.
Rego, Mark D “Atypical Depression: A Typical Illness in Women” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today September 14, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202209/atypical-depression-typical-illness-in-women
Rego, Mark D. “What If Covid Infection Made You Terribly Lonely?” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today. October 13, 2022 https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202210/what-if-covid-infection-made-you-terribly-lonely
Rego, Mark D “Time Pressure Leaves Us Depleted. Is There a Way Back?” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today. February 21, 2023 https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202303/what-does-crazy-really-mean
Rego, Mark D “What Does “Crazy” Really Mean?” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today. March 14, 2023 https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202303/what-does-crazy-really-mean
Rego, Mark D “Questionnaires Give Us Data; They Do Not Tell Your Story” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today. April 24, 2023 https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202304/questionnaires-give-us-data-they-do-not-tell-your-story
Rego, Mark D “Mental ‘Vitamins’ You Have Not Heard About” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today. May 25, 2023 https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202305/mental-vitamins-you-have-not-heard-about
Rego, Mark D “An Open letter from a Boomer to Gen X, Millenials, Z’s and Alphas” Medium.com July 24, 2023 https://mdrmd2.medium.com/an-open-letter-from-a-boomer-to-gen-x-millennials-zs-and-alphas-dd9d54bd600b
Rego, Mark D “Recipes for Happiness May Not Work for the Chronically Ill” Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today. Sept. 25, 2023 https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202309/recipes-for-happiness-may-not-work-for-the-chronically-ill
Rego, Mark D “Which Gives You Power? Knowing What You Do or Why You Do It? Modern Life Modern Mind blog Psychology Today. November 27, 2023. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/modern-world-modern-mind/202311/which-gives-you-power-knowing-what-you-do-or-why-you-do-it