Editorial

Major Depression: The “Chemical Imbalance” Pillar Is Crumbling—Is the Genetics Pillar Next?

Author: Editorial 2nd September 2022 0 Comments

This article by Dr. Jay Joseph has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “The Pillars of Biopsychiatry In a widely discussed July, 2022 analysis , psychiatrists Joanna Moncrieff, Mark Horowitz and colleagues reviewed numerous studies and found ‘no consistent evidence…
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depression, genetic psychiatry, Genetics, Mad in America, psychiatry

Depression Might Be Trying to Tell Us Something

Author: Editorial 1st September 2022 0 Comments

This article by Justin Garson has been published in Psychology Today. It begins: “KEY POINTS Medical breakthroughs don’t always come from discovering new facts but also from seeing old facts in a new way.An emerging evolutionary paradigm sees depression as a…
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depression, Evolutionary Psychiatry, New Approaches, Psychology Today

Inside Britain’s psychiatric nightmare

Author: Editorial 31st August 2022 0 Comments

This article by Ian Birrell has been published on the UnHerd website. It begins: “There were still grim Victorian-era asylums dotted around Britain when Penelope Campling started out as a young psychiatrist almost 40 years ago. She began her career in…
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coercive psychiatry, Don’t Turn Away, Ian Birrell, Penelope Campling, psychiatry, UnHerd

This Teen Was Prescribed 10 Psychiatric Drugs. She’s Not Alone

Author: Editorial 29th August 2022 0 Comments

“Increasingly, anxious and depressed teens are using multiple, powerful psychiatric drugs, many of them untested in adolescents or for use in tandem.” This article by Matt Richtel has been published in the New York Times. It begins: “One morning in the…
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antidepressants, children and adolescents, Matt Richtel, New York Times, pharmaceutical industry, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, Renae Smith

Diagnosing Long-Term Sexual Dysfunction from SSRIs

Author: Editorial 26th August 2022 0 Comments

This article by Christopher Lane has been published in Psychology Today. It begins: “With more than 13.2 percent of the adult U.S. population monthly filling prescriptions for SSRI antidepressants , a figure involving at least 45 million Americans, it is disconcerting to…
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antidepressants, Christopher Lane, psychiatry, Psychology Today, sexual dysfunction, SSRIs

Do delusions have and give meaning?

Author: Editorial 25th August 2022 0 Comments

This paper , co-authored by Rosa Ritunnano and Lisa Bortolotti, has been published in Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. The abstract says: “Delusions are often portrayed as paradigmatic instances of incomprehensibility and meaninglessness. Here we investigate the relationship between delusions and…
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cognitive psychology, delusions, hearing voices, irrational beliefs, Lisa Bortolotti, lived experiences, phenomenological psychopathology, Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, psychiatry, psychosis, Rosa Ritunnano

Coming off lithium ‘lifted the veil’ of tranquillising medication for a more fulfilling life

Author: Editorial 24th August 2022 0 Comments

This article by John Kelly has been published by Mad in Ireland. It begins: “You have bipolar disorder? No need to be so bloody sheepish about it!’ Insisted Mattias bullishly, on hearing why I had an appointment that required me to take time…
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bipolar, drug tapering, Ireland, John Kelly, lithium, Mad in Ireland, psychiatry, Sweden

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

Words As Eggs: Psyche in Language and Clinic

Author: Editorial 19th August 2022 0 Comments

This book comes from Russell A. Lockhart. The publishers say: “Quietly passionate and urgently intent, this book belongs to the very best tradition of depth psychology. It appeals first of all to the intelligently psychological reader who wants new modes of…
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books, counseling, counselling, depth psychology, psychology, Russell A. Lockhart, Talking Therapies

Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs

Author: Editorial 18th August 2022 0 Comments

This book (with relevance to the psychiatry’s prescribing of psychotropic drugs on a massive scale) has been written by investigative journalist Melody Petersen. The publishers say: “In an odyssey into the dark side of American medicine, an award-winning journalist reveals how…
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books, marketing, Melody Petersen, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatry, USA

Author Archive: Editorial

Major Depression: The “Chemical Imbalance” Pillar Is Crumbling—Is the Genetics Pillar Next?

Depression Might Be Trying to Tell Us Something

Inside Britain’s psychiatric nightmare

This Teen Was Prescribed 10 Psychiatric Drugs. She’s Not Alone

Diagnosing Long-Term Sexual Dysfunction from SSRIs

Do delusions have and give meaning?

Coming off lithium ‘lifted the veil’ of tranquillising medication for a more fulfilling life

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

Words As Eggs: Psyche in Language and Clinic

Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs

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