The Schizophrenia Genetics Illusion—A Century of Failure and Hype
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The Biases of Western Medicine | Gabor Maté, MD
This transcript of a talk by Dr. Gabor Maté has been published by Sustainable Human . It begins: “In the realm of child development, I just wish we’d actually look at the evidence. But we don’t. I worked in family practice for…
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The Medicalization of Childhood Behaviors Does More Harm than Good
This article by Samantha Lilly has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In a new article for a leading Brazilian sociology journal, Fernando Freitas and Luciana Jaramillo Caruso de Azevedo argue that psychiatry and psychology are medicalizing the normal parts of…
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Study Highlights Benefits of Non-Medical Approaches to Voice Hearing
This article by Ashley Bobak has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “New research supports a new, dialogic, non-medicalized approach to helping people who hear upsetting voices. The “ Talking with Voices ” (TwV) approach, which frames voice hearing relationally and understands…
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Leading Psychiatrists Unwittingly Acknowledge Psychiatry Is a Religion, Not a Science
This article by Dr. Bruce Levine has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “Since the seventeenth century, Enlightenment thinkers have distinguished science from religion, and by at least one critical distinction, leading psychiatrists have unwittingly acknowledged that major constructs…
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A Revolution Wobbles: Will Norway’s “Medication-Free” Hospital Survive?
The Faulty Reasoning That Turned ADHD Into a Disease
And Now They Are Coming for the Unhoused: The Long Push to Expand Involuntary Treatment in America
This article by Leah Harris has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “On November 29, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his administration’s 11-point legislative agenda , which seeks to enforce an expanded interpretation of the state’s existing mental hygiene laws…
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ADHD Diagnosis Leads to Worse Quality of Life, Increased Self-Harm in Kids
Drug Info: Adults: Antidepressants
This information sheet comes from Mad in America. It begins: “This page is about antidepressants as a treatment for depression. It provides a review of the evidence for their short-term use, their adverse effects, and their impact on long-term outcomes. The primary…
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