“Dr. H. Otto Kaak: How Did Child Psychiatrists Become Mere Prescribers of Pills?”
-A psychiatrist discusses working with juvenile delinquents and his shock at discovering how most of the boys "were receiving four, five or even six psychiatric medications."
“How to Improve Interactions Between Police and the Mentally Ill”
-Two psychiatrists critically analyze training programs for police officers.
“Sales of ADHD Meds Are Skyrocketing. Here’s Why.”
-Mother Jones looks at drug company promotional efforts, expanded diagnostic criteria, and the appeal of amphetamines to high-performance cultures globally.
“Medicating Women’s Feelings”
-Julie Holland believes women may be biologically more prone to experience the world more emotionally, but resists the pathologizing of that.
Johnson & Johnson: 170 Years of Scandal and Fraud
-Highlights of Johnson & Johnson's many "decades of fraud and injury claims" in its pharmaceutical-related activities.
What Happens When Therapists Reveal Their Own Inner Struggles?
-Counselor and artist Sara Nash asks whether its good that she rarely shares her own experiences of inner pain when she talks to college students about suicidal ideation.
“Why Are So Many Toddlers Taking Psychiatric Drugs?”
-The Wall Street Journal asks why some 274,000 infants and 370,000 toddlers in the US are taking antianxiety sedatives and antidepressant drugs.
Risks of Preterm Births for Developing Brains
-Nature explores our growing understanding about the risks of preterm births for the development of children's brains.
“This Microchip Will Deliver Drugs in Your Body by Remote Control”
-Motherboard reports on an implantable chip that can hold hundreds of doses of drugs and be activated by remote control.
Strep Infection and Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
-CTV's W5 news program investigates the possible links some researchers are drawing between relatively common strep throat infections and the causing of neurological or psychiatric problems in children.
I Would Have ADHD, If It Existed
-Matt Walsh insists that he's got ADHD as much as anyone has ADHD, and then makes the argument that ADHD doesn't exist.
Sunday Humor: Study Finds Therapy and Antidepressants Equally Effective At Monetizing Depression
-The Onion< reviews a new study that finds gold in them thar patients.
Assisted Outpatient Treatment in Orange County is So Far All Voluntary
-Four months into the implementation of "Laura's Law" for Assisted Outpatient Treatment, everyone offered extra services has chosen to use them voluntarily.
“BDSM: Psychotherapy’s Grey Area”
-Tania Glyde discusses the difficulties that people who participate in alternative sexual practices have being understood by mental health professionals.
“You Can’t Play 20 Questions With Nature and Win”
-Does psychology need to develop a fundamentally different scientific strategy?
Reports of the Death of Psychiatric Drug Research Have Been Exaggerated
-Forbes reports on the "boom" in psychiatric drug research that is going on, after a short period where onlookers were claiming that pharmaceutical companies were leaving the business.
“Recovery, Not Progressive Illness, Should Be the Expectation in Schizophrenia”
-Two Canadian psychiatrists argue that the body of scientific evidence about schizophrenia shows that it is not a progressive illness and therefore we should have much higher expectations of full recoveries than we do.
“Shire, Maker of Binge-Eating Drug Vyvanse, First Marketed the Disease”
-The New York Times looks at the rising campaign to "educate" the public and physicians about "binge eating disorder" and how to "treat" it with an amphetamine.
World Psychiatry Tackles “Public Mental Health”
-The February issue of the journal World Psychiatry includes a variety of commentaries about strategizing to improve "public mental health."
Is Addiction a Brain Disease? — Debating the 12-Step Model
-Dr. Lance Dodes and Dr. Joseph Nowinski debate the disease-based model of addiction and the 12-step approach in The Fix.
Does Forced Treatment Save Taxpayers “Gobs of Money”?
-Time magazine reports on a study about Assisted Outpatient Treatment, without disclosing that the study was developed for prominent promoters of AOT.
Government Accountability Office Criticizes Federal Mental Health System
-The US Government Accountability Office says it is "in the dark" about the effectiveness of federal mental health programs.
“Saving Psychiatry From Itself”
University of Liverpool's John Read suggests the "unscientific" nature of psychiatry is a major part of what is driving medical students away from the profession.
Former APA President: “What Does the New York Times Have Against Psychiatry?”
-Jeffrey A. Lieberman discusses the "indignity" that psychiatry suffered as a result of a recent article by Tanya Luhrmann.
Young Adult Mental Health Books
-Two teenagers write about their struggles with psychological challenges and some of the young adult books that they've found to be helpful reading.
