Overuse of Psychiatric Drugs is Worsening Public Mental Health, Doctor Argues
psychotropic drugs
Silent Cells: The Secret Drugging of Captive America
Little discussed, there is another aspect to the issues surrounding psychotropic drugs. It concerns the use of such drugs, not for psychiatric reasons, but simply to keep more-or-less captive sections of society – e.g. prisoners and those in care homes,…
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What I have learnt from helping thousands of people taper off antidepressants and other psychotropic medications
Adele Framer has written an article for the journal Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. The abstract says: “Although psychiatric drug withdrawal syndromes have been recognized since the 1950s – recent studies confirm antidepressant withdrawal syndrome incidence upwards of 40% – medical information…
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Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs That Changed Our Minds
Critical Curriculum on Psychotropic Medications
This is a free online course (U.S-orientated) for counsellors, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health practitioners. Anyone may freely view or download the course materials or take the course. It’s provided by CriticalThinkRx (an educational project at Florida International University), who say…
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Recovering from Psychiatry- Life Beyond Psychiatric Labels and Psychotropic Drugs
Below is 7 minute video from Laura Delano, who introduces her website – Recovering from Psychiatry (www.RecoveringfromPsychiatry.com) – and extends a warm welcome to those who believe in – or who are starting to wonder that perhaps there could be…
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