James Davies
Calling someone ‘anti-psychiatry’ is not an argument – and for many it feels abusive
The Importance of Suffering: The Value and Meaning of Emotional Discontent
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“James Davies argues that we have created a culture that assumes happiness to be the normal, healthy human condition. Deviations from the blissful path — sadness, anxiety, disappointment — are thus treated as illnesses in search of a cure”.David Von…
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Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good
Why popping a pill for every emotional problem is madness: Antidepressants and antipsychotics are now doled out in their millions… but an expert argues they can make your condition WORSE
Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms severe, says new report
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The Guardian newspaper reports: “Half of all those taking antidepressants experience withdrawal problems when they try to give them up and for millions of people in England, these are severe, according to a new review of the evidence commissioned by MPs. Guidance…
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The Sedated Society – The Causes and Harms of our Psychiatric Drug Epidemic
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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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