ritalin – A New Vision for Mental Health

It has a huge and powerful lobby which turns with fury on its critics so I know this question will get me into loads of trouble but… does ADHD even exist?

Author: Editorial 19th May 2023 0 Comments

This article by Peter Hitchens has been published by the Daily Mail. It begins: “Does ADHD in fact exist? This week the BBC ’s Panorama programme quite rightly exposed some very worrying private clinics. In online consultations, staff had diagnosed a BBC reporter with ADHD — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder —…
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a coherent system

ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Daily Mail, diagnostic labelling, medical model, Peter Hitchens, psychiatry, ritalin

ADHD is Not an Illness and Ritalin is Not a Cure: A Comprehensive Rebuttal of the (alleged) Scientific Consensus

Author: Editorial 11th May 2023 0 Comments

This book has been written by Dr. Yaakov Ophir. The publishers say: “Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the most prevalent neuropsychiatric label in childhood, a valid medical condition? Should we really refer to the millions of children diagnosed with ADHD…
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a coherent system

ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, books, neurodiversity, neuroscience, ritalin, Yaakov Ophir

One Flew Over the Scientific Consensus’ Nest—The Story of Dr. Ophir and ADHD

Author: Editorial 8th May 2023 0 Comments

This article by Dr. Yaffa Shir-Raz has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “As a child, Jacob did everything right. He went to the best schools, had the best grades, and made it to the best universities. Soon enough…
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a coherent system

academia, Adderall, ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Israel, Mad in America, psychiatry, ritalin, scientism, Yaakov Ophir, Yaffa Shir-Raz

My adult ADHD drugs felt like a lifeline. Then came the scary side-effects …

Author: Editorial 22nd August 2022 0 Comments

“After a year on prescription stimulants, I started to unravel. Would a desperate experiment with street narcotics make me see things differently?” This article by Sophie Knight has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “At first being diagnosed with ADHD…
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collaborative practice

ADHD, Dexamphetamine, Joanna Moncrieff, methylphenidate, psychiatry, ritalin, Sophie Knight, speed, The Guardian

The Drugging Of Our Children (Full Length)

Author: Editorial 2nd July 2021 0 Comments

This documentary film from 2005, directed by Manette Loudon and Gary Null, has been made within an American context. The programme makers say: “Excessive talking, fidgeting, or squirming. Often loses things. Difficulty remaining seated, playing quietly, or sustaining attention. Sound like your…
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collaborative practice

ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, children and adolescents, pharmaceutical industry, Prozac, ritalin

Take Your Pills

Author: Editorial 22nd June 2018 0 Comments

Take Your Pills is a Netflix documentary (87 minutes, March 2018), directed by Alison Klayman: A review on Rotten Tomatoes says: “The pressure to achieve more, do more, and be more is part of being human – and in the age of…
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a wellbeing society

Adderall, Alison Klayman, amphetamines, documentary, Psychiatric Drugs, ritalin, wellbeing

Is Marijuana the World’s Most Effective Treatment for Autism?

Author: Editorial 14th March 2018 0 Comments

From an article in Newsweek magazine : “It’s morning in Nahariya, a tiny Israeli town near the Lebanese border, and 4-year-old Benjamin is repeatedly smashing his head against the wall. He spins wildly in circles, screeching at full volume. As his mother tries frantically to…
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collaborative practice

ADHD, autism, Israel, marijuana, Newsweek magazine, ritalin, ziprasidon