The Trouble with Twin Studies: A Reassessment of the Research
psychiatry
Psychology, Mental Health and Distress
The Bitterest Pills: The Troubling Story of Antipsychotic Drugs
This book has been written by psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff. The publishers say: “Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) drugs have become some of the biggest blockbusters of the early 21st century, increasingly prescribed not just to people with ‘schizophrenia’ or other severe forms of mental disturbance…
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D For Diagnosis – What’s in a Name?
In this 30 minute BBC radio broadcast , Claudia Hammond investigates the constantly shifting nature of diagnostic labels. The programme’s introductory text says: “Ever since the 17th Century philosopher Rene Descartes introduced the concept of dualism; the idea that our psyche or minds…
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Dear Doctor
Toronto-born hip hop emcee/rapper and psychotherapist MC FÜBB – pronounced “emcee foob”; aka Daniel Farb – has released a new music track (and accompanying video) called Dear Doctor. The introduction to the 4 minute music video says: “Speaking from the perspective…
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Stop Hurting, Start Helping
This 2 minute video clip points to the need for services to provide compassionate and thoughtful responses to people suffering the burden of trauma, and to be wary of perpetuating or recreating trauma through coercion, control and force. It features Indigo Daya,…
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Video and Filmmaking as Psychotherapy: Research and Practice
My Baby, Psychosis & Me: A lesson in how not to make a documentary about mental health
In this article – as posted on her Behind the Label website – Rachel Waddingham reviews a recent BBC documentary about “postpartum psychosis”. She writes: “Earlier this year, after my own miscarriage, I settled down on the sofa to watch ‘ My Baby, Psychosis & Me…
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Morality-Driven Illnesses
“In an article titled Morality-Driven Illnesses , Chuck Ruby, Executive Director of the International Society for Ethical Psychology & Psychiatry (ISEPP) has written: “In response to political pressure, The World Health Organization’s legislative body just ratified a June 2018 proposal to redesignate…
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Mad Science: Psychiatric Coercion, Diagnosis, and Drugs
