depression

“I’m Normal” and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves

Author: Editorial 10th November 2021 0 Comments

This article – subtitled “Why we are misled by statistics” – has been written by Dr. Steven C. Hayes and published in Psychology Today. It begins: “Our minds think in terms of categories and concepts. It comes easy to us. It’s…
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abnormality, averages, depression, ergodic theorem, New Approaches, normality, psychology, Psychology Today, statistics, Steven C. Hayes

The Anti-Depressant Era

Author: Editorial 5th November 2021 0 Comments

This book (1999) has been written by Prof. David Healy. The publishers say: “When we stop at the pharmacy to pick up our Prozac, are we simply buying a drug? Or are we buying into a disease as well? The first…
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antidepressants, books, David Healy, depression, diagnostic labelling, pharmaceutical industry, Prozac, psychiatry, Zoloft

Pop Pills: the usage of behavior medication by kids in the USA

Author: Editorial 4th November 2021 0 Comments

POP PILLS is the result of an extended investigation by French photojournalist Baptiste Lignel on the use of “behavior medication“ by youths in the USA. The publishers say: This book combines M. Lignel’s photography with elements from popular culture and social media, which bring additional voices to the narrative…
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ADHD, anxiety, Baptiste Lignel, behavior medication, behaviour medication, books, Culture & Society, depression, OCD, popular culture, social media, USA

A Mind of Your Own: The Truth about Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives

Author: Editorial 22nd October 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by Dr. Kelly Brogan. The publishers say: “Depression is one of the UK’s leading causes of disability. One in four women in their 40s are prescribed antidepressant drugs BUT depression is a sign of malfunction of…
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antidepressants, books, depression, diet, gut microbiome, inflammation, Kelly Brogan, lifestyle changes, nutrition, nutritional psychiatry, psychiatry, serotonin, sleep, women

Introduction of a National Minimum Wage Reduced Depressive Symptoms in Low‐Wage Workers: A Quasi‐Natural Experiment in the UK

Author: Editorial 11th October 2021 0 Comments

This study – by Aaron Reeves, Martin McKee, Johan Mackenbach, Margaret Whitehead, and David Stuckler – has been published in Health Economics. The summary says: “Does increasing incomes improve health? In 1999, the UK government implemented minimum wage legislation, increasing hourly…
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Aaron Reeves, David Stuckler, depression, economics, Health Economics, Johan Mackenbach, Margaret Whitehead, Martin McKee, minimum wage, Research, United Kingdom

Spiritual Depression

Author: Editorial 17th September 2021 0 Comments

“When depression is caused by losing touch with our spiritual sensibility.” This article by Steve Taylor has been published on the website of The Medical & Scientific Network. It begins: “Some people have a simplistic belief that depression is caused by a…
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Culture & Society, depression, materialism, spirituality, Steve Taylor, The Leap, The Medical & Scientific Network, transpersonal psychology

Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show

Author: Editorial 16th September 2021 0 Comments

James Wakefield, reporting for the BBC, cites an article in the Wall Street Journal headlined “Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show”. His article begins: “Facebook-owned Instagram has been criticised for keeping secret its internal research into…
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anxiety, BBC, children and adolescents, depression, Facebook, Instagram, James Wakefield, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, social media, suicidality, teenage girls, Wall Street Journal

Prophylactic effects or withdrawal reactions? An analysis of time-to-event data from antidepressant relapse prevention trials submitted to the FDA

Author: Editorial 20th August 2021 0 Comments

Prof. Peter Gøtzsche has tweeted : “When you stop taking a depression pill and feel bad, psychiatrists tell you that you have relapsed. Not so. By far most, perhaps even all your troubles, are withdrawal symptoms … Never stop abruptly. This…
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antidepressants, depression, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Peter Gøtzsche, placebo, prophylactic effects, relapse prevention, Research, Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, withdrawal confounding

Irving Kirsch, Ph.D. “The Antidepressant Data Are Clear: The Spin Remains” 2019 ISEPP Conference

Author: Editorial 6th August 2021 0 Comments

This 51 minute video features author and scientist Dr. Irving Kirsch delivering a lecture at 2019 Annual Conference of the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (ISEPP):

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antidepressants, depression, International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (ISEPP), Irving Kirsch, ISEPP, psychiatry, videos

Users and Abusers of Psychiatry: A Critical Look at Psychiatric Practice

Author: Editorial 15th July 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by clinical psychologist, Dr. Lucy Johnstone. The publishers say: “Users and Abusers of Psychiatry is a radically different, critical account of the day-to-day practice of psychiatry. Using real-life examples and her own experience as a clinical…
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books, depression, history of psychiatry, Lucy Johnstone, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatry

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