psychiatry

New paper on how to stop antipsychotic drugs deemed ‘historic breakthrough’

Author: Editorial 31st March 2021 0 Comments

“Stopping medications is an important part of the job of a psychiatrist, yet it has received relatively little attention. In clinical practice, I often see patients perking up when they reduce their antipsychotic medication, and they tell me that they…
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Antipsychotic drugs, coming off psychiatric drugs, drug withdrawal, Jen Mills, Mark Horowitz, Metro, psychiatry

Cured: How mental illness was used as a tool against LGBT rights

Author: Editorial 29th March 2021 0 Comments

“In 1952 the APA’s manual had defined being gay as a ‘sociopathic personality disturbance’. It gave a supposedly scientific rationale to prejudices already widespread in the US and elsewhere.” Vincent Dowd reports for the BBC concerning the documentary film Cured: “Until…
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American Psychiatric Association, Culture & Society, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, documentary film, homosexuality, LGBT rights, Patrick Sammon, psychiatry, USA

Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs That Changed Our Minds

Author: Editorial 25th March 2021 0 Comments

This audio CD comes from Lauren Slater. The publishers say: “The explosive story of the discovery and development of psychiatric medications, as well as the science and the people behind their invention, told by a riveting writer and psychologist who shares her…
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antidepressants, audio, history of psychiatry, Lauren Slater, placebo effect, Prozac, psychedelic drugs, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, psychotropic drugs

The BBC, Harrow, and a Public Left in the Dark

Author: Editorial 8th March 2021 0 Comments

“Martin Harrow and Thomas Jobe began their study, which was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, in the late 1970s. They enrolled 200 psychotic patients who had been treated conventionally in a mental hospital with antipsychotics and simply…
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antipsychotics, BBC, Mad in America, Martin Harrow, Norway, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, Research, Robert Whitaker, schizophrenia, Thomas Jobe

Lasting Damage from Prescribed Drugs

Author: Editorial 5th March 2021 0 Comments

“There is a large-scale failure to appreciate the risks involved in taking drugs that alter brain function on a long-term basis.” This article by psychiatrist Dr. Joanna Moncrieff has been published by Mad in the UK. It begins: “The recent furor…
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antidepressants, drug withdrawal symptoms, Joanna Moncrieff, Mad in the UK, neuroleptics, prescription drugs, psychiatry, tardive dyskinesia

Now Norway is offering drug-free treatment to people with psychosis

Author: Editorial 26th February 2021 0 Comments

Lucy Proctor and Linda Pressly report for the BBC: “Most people with psychosis take powerful drugs to keep delusions and hallucinations at bay – but the side-effects can be severe. In Norway, a radical approach is now on offer via the…
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BBC, biochemical imbalance, Linda Pressly, Lucy Proctor, Magnus Hald, Norway, psychiatry, psychosis, Tromsö, University Hospital of northern Norway

Psychiatry’s “Defect Model of Mental Illness:” a Path for Those it Has Failed

Author: Editorial 15th February 2021 0 Comments

“In plain words, many depressed, anxious, and substance-abusing persons think: ‘I feel fucked up because I am essentially fucked up,’ and mental health professionals routinely confirms this.” This article by Bruce E. Levine has been published on the Counterpunch website. It…
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Bruce E. Levine, CounterPunch, defect model of mental health, psychiatry

How will psychiatrists administer psychedelic treatments?

Author: Editorial 11th February 2021 0 Comments

This article has been written (within an American context) by Derek Beres and published on the Big Think website. It begins: “Psychedelic therapy is imminent. Within six years, the market for this new wave of therapeutics is predicted to reach nearly $7 billion . With advocates and…
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audio, ayahuasca, Big Think, Derek Beres, ibogaine, LSD, MDMA, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, psilocybin, psychedelic drugs, psychiatry, Rick Doblin

Dr. Drug Rep

Author: Editorial 5th February 2021 0 Comments

This article by Dr. Daniel Carlat reflects on his direct personal experiences working as as a psychiatrist within an American context. Published some years ago in the New York Times, it illustrates the undue power and influence of pharmaceutical companies, particularly…
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big pharma, Daniel Carlat, drug trials, New York Times, pharmaceutical companies, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry

Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: A Guide for Prescribers, Therapists, Patients and Their Families

Author: Editorial 13th January 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by psychiatrist Dr. Peter Breggin. The publishers say: “This is the first book to establish guidelines and to assist prescribers and therapists in withdrawing their patients from psychiatric drugs, including those patients with long-term exposure to…
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antidepressants, Antipsychotic drugs, benzodiazepines, books, drug withdrawal symptoms, mood stabilisers, person-centred, Peter Breggin, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, stimulants

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