iatrogenic disease – A New Vision for Mental Health

Effects of a chemical imbalance causal explanation on individuals’ perceptions of their depressive symptoms

Author: Editorial 24th March 2022 0 Comments

This study by Joshua Kemp, James Lickel and Brett Deacon has been published in Behaviour Research and Therapy. The abstract says: “Although the chemical imbalance theory is the dominant causal explanation of depression in the United States, little is known about…
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Behaviour Research and Therapy, Brett Deacon, chemical imbalance theory, depression, iatrogenic disease, James Lickel, Joshua Kemp, stigma

Drug-Induced Dementia: a perfect crime

Author: Editorial 17th February 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written (2009) by psychiatrist, Dr. Grace Jackson. The publishers say: “… the global prevalence of senile dementia is expected to increase more than four-fold within the next forty years. … In the face of this imminent crisis,…
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dementia, Dr. Grace Jackson, iatrogenic disease, Psychiatric Drugs

Natural Causes: Life, Death and the Illusion of Control

Author: Editorial 21st September 2018 0 Comments

A book that talks about over-diagnosis, doctor-induced illness and “evidence-based” medicine has relevance not just to biophysical illness/wellbeing, but also to emotional and psychological illness and wellbeing … Natural Causes by Barbara Ehrenreich – wise words on real wellness is the title of a review by Yvonne Roberts (in The Observer)…
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Barbara Ehrenreich, books, control, death, evidence-based medicine, iatrogenic disease, invasive procedures, overdiagnosis, The Observer, well-being, Yvonne Roberts