Are you mentally ill, or very unhappy? Psychiatrists can’t agree
Sami Timimi
ADHD as Cargo Cult Science
“[Richard] Feynman argued that Cargo Cult Science involves cherry-picking evidence to support an assumed conclusion, ignoring contradictory evidence, and giving the appearance of science while failing to actually follow the scientific method.” This article by Sheelah Mills has been published by…
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A Straight-talking Introduction to Children’s Mental Health Problems
Insane Medicine: How the Mental Health Industry Creates Damaging Treatment Traps and How you can Escape Them
Mainstream mental health services are a disaster
Beyond diagnosis: developing an outcome orientated approach
This presentation by Sami Timimi (Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist) was given at a 2015 Conference – POSITIVE ACTION FOR CHANGE IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. The conference was hosted by PCCS Books, who say: “The presentation addresses evidence that highlights why…
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Medicalizing Masculinity
“[The] neurocentric model has not only discouraged a more context-dependent view of children, but in addition has allowed for the mental-health professions to act as if the share price of the pharmaceutical industry was more important than the well-being of…
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Naughty Boys: Anti-Social Behaviour, ADHD and the Role of Culture
Science Media Centre: A lesson in Spellcasting
From the blog-site of Auntie Psychiatry : “There is a very, very long background story to this cartoon. I will try my best to be brief, but please do bear with me. First of all, let me translate the Latin Spell. ARGUMENTUM AD VERECUNDIAM:…
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The Sedated Society – The Causes and Harms of our Psychiatric Drug Epidemic
The publishers say: “This edited volume provides an answer to a rising public health concern: what drives the over-prescription of psychiatric medication epidemic? Over 15% of the UK public takes a psychiatric medication on any given day, and the numbers…
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