Dr. Pies and The Chemical Imbalance Deception
Mad in America
Searching for the “Psychiatric Yeti”: Schizophrenia Is Not Genetic
This report by Peter Simons has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “The decades-long attempt to locate the gene or genes for schizophrenia has failed, according to a new article in Psychiat r ic Research by prominent schizophrenia researcher E. Fuller Torrey. In the article, Torrey reviews…
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It’s Health’s Illusions I Recall, I Really Don’t Know Health at All
Adding Antipsychotics Worsens Outcomes in Psychotic Depression
ADHD Tests Lead to Mass Overdiagnosis, Researchers Warn
Mindfulness as Effective as Antidepressant for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
Escaping The Shackles of Psychiatry: What I’ve Seen and Survived, as Both Doctor and Patient
Transforming Mental Health Care with Cultural Narratives and Metaphors
“In an influential paper, Laurence Kirmayer explores how cultural narratives and metaphors shape our experience of mental health and recovery.“ This article by Justin Karter has been published in Mad in America. It begins: “In a groundbreaking academic article, Laurence J. Kirmayer , a…
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Beyond Police and Psychiatrists: Chicago’s Plan to Transform Community Mental Health
“From Jacobin: ‘Police violence and lack of access to essential care services have emerged as twinned hallmarks of American life. In a nation in which people with unmet mental health needs are 16 times more likely to be killed by police,…
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The New WHO and UN Guidance: Psychiatry Must Entirely Change
“A fundamental shift is required within the field of mental health … There is an overreliance on biomedical approaches to treatment options, inpatient services and care, and little attention given to social determinants and community-based, person-centred interventions…” The new World…
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