Psychiatric Drugs – Page 2 – A New Vision for Mental Health

Soteria Past, Present, and Future: The Evidence For This Model of Care

Author: Editorial 16th August 2021 0 Comments

In this video (see below) Robert Whitaker – an American journalist and author, writing primarily about medicine, science, and history – talks about the evidence base for Soteria houses. The video producers say: “There is a long record of evidence…
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Israel, Mad in America, neuroleptics, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, psychosocial care, Robert Whitaker, Soteria, videos

Medications have replaced psychotherapy as first line treatments

Author: Editorial 30th July 2021 0 Comments

“… as a profession, primary care physicians know, or should know, that psychotropic medications are mostly ineffective and potentially dangerous to patients. As such, most physicians who prescribe psychotropic medication do so to the detriment of their patients.” This paper –…
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a coherent system

Clients & Patients, National Alliance of Professional Psychology Providers., primary care doctors, Psychiatric Drugs, psychotherapy, USA

Drowning in Doubts: Why I Think About Leaving Psychiatry

Author: Editorial 19th July 2021 0 Comments

“90% of the people who enter my office are not mentally ill. They are having distressing emotional and psychological experiences. I would estimate 80% of these experiences are due to relational trauma, both current (abusive or unsatisfying relationships) and past…
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E. Baden, Mad in America, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry

Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up

Author: Editorial 16th July 2021 0 Comments

“Teens must try to figure out whether intense emotions and risk-taking behaviors fall within the spectrum of normal adolescent angst, or whether they represent new symptoms or drug side effects.” This book (2012) has been written by Kaitlin Bell Barnett. The…
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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, books, children and adolescents, Kaitlin Bell Barnett, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry

Psychiatric Drugs Explained

Author: Editorial 14th July 2021 0 Comments

This book (2016) has been written by psychiatrist Dr. David Healy. The publishers say: “Now in its sixth edition, and written by an author internationally recognised in his field, Psychiatric Drugs Explained offers a wealth of information in a handy easy-to-use…
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books, David Healy, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, side effects

Prescripticide

Author: Editorial 9th July 2021 0 Comments

This 12 minute video (see below) is set within an American context. The producers say: “This video challenges one of the most popular beliefs: That mental suffering is a disease that requires corrective treatment through chemical intervention. More specifically, this…
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Coalition Against Medicalized Psychiatry and Psychology (CAMPP), International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (ISEPP), Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, Richard D. Lewis, suicide, videos, violence

A Straight-talking Introduction to Children’s Mental Health Problems

Author: Editorial 5th April 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by psychiatrist Dr. Sami Timimi (and edited by Richard Bentall & Pete Sanders). The publishers say: “Rates of diagnosis of psychiatric disorders such as ADHD, and the subsequent prescription of psychiatric drugs in children, have increased…
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ADHD, books, children, children and adolescents, diagnostic labelling, Pete Sanders, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, Richard Bentall, Sami Timimi

Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs That Changed Our Minds

Author: Editorial 25th March 2021 0 Comments

This audio CD comes from Lauren Slater. The publishers say: “The explosive story of the discovery and development of psychiatric medications, as well as the science and the people behind their invention, told by a riveting writer and psychologist who shares her…
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antidepressants, audio, history of psychiatry, Lauren Slater, placebo effect, Prozac, psychedelic drugs, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, psychotropic drugs

The BBC, Harrow, and a Public Left in the Dark

Author: Editorial 8th March 2021 0 Comments

“Martin Harrow and Thomas Jobe began their study, which was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, in the late 1970s. They enrolled 200 psychotic patients who had been treated conventionally in a mental hospital with antipsychotics and simply…
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antipsychotics, BBC, Mad in America, Martin Harrow, Norway, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, Research, Robert Whitaker, schizophrenia, Thomas Jobe

Dr. Drug Rep

Author: Editorial 5th February 2021 0 Comments

This article by Dr. Daniel Carlat reflects on his direct personal experiences working as as a psychiatrist within an American context. Published some years ago in the New York Times, it illustrates the undue power and influence of pharmaceutical companies, particularly…
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big pharma, Daniel Carlat, drug trials, New York Times, pharmaceutical companies, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry