“The Antidepressant Generation”
Doris Iarovici, a psychiatrist from Duke University, asks in the New York Times "Are we using good scientific evidence to make decisions about keeping...
“Mother Wishes She Had Restricted Flow of Prescription Drugs to her Son”
"Looking back, Pam Herrera wishes she had asked more questions and been more forceful with her son's therapists," says the Denver Post. "The list...
“J&J Allegedly Over-Promoted Risperdal and Paid the Price”
The Ohio-based Legal Examiner reviews the history of Johnson & Johnson's allegedly inappropriate - perhaps criminal - marketing of Risperdal, including pushing the drug...
“Drama Helps Kids with Autism Communicate Better”
Results from a pilot study called Imagining Autism suggests that drama workshops help children with autism-spectrum disorders.
Drama Helps Kids with Autism Communicate Better (New Scientist)
The Hot Stove Project
The Hot Stove Project seeks to increase dialogue across different perspectives, by integrating individuals who are presently marginalized due to "mental health issues."
The Hot...
Tom Arnkil on “Unconditional Respect for the ‘Otherness’ of Other People”
Tom Arnkil on the book he co-authored with Jaakko Seikkula, and the necessity for the "Unconditional Respect for the 'Otherness' of Other People."
“Institutional Corruption of Pharmaceuticals and the Myth of Safe and Effective Drugs”
The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics looks at institutional corruption in the pharmaceutical industry; "An extensive range of studies and lawsuits already documents...
“The Irrationality of Irrationality: The Paradox of Popular Psychology”
From Scientific American: "Psychologists found that people are 'radically insensitive to both the quantity and quality of information that gives rise to impressions and...
“A Nonbeliever Tries To Make Sense Of The Visions She Had As A Teen”
"People have these unaccountable mystic experiences," Barbara Ehrenreich tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross about her new book, Living With a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search...
“Colorado Responds Slowly to Psychotropic Drug Use Among Foster Kids”
The Denver Post writes "Colorado officials have known since at least 2007 that prescriptions and dosage levels of psychotropic drugs — which also include antidepressants, mood...
“Are We Using Antidepressants to Paper Over the Cracks of a Fractured Society?”
The Guardian writes that "Use of antidepressant drugs has become more common than ever before. Perhaps it's time that we looked at the wider causes...
“Autism: Difference or Disorder?”
Pediatrician Claudia Gold assesses the controversies around the rise in autism diagnoses: "The massive rise in diagnosis of autism indicates that something is amiss....
“A Generation of Stimulation Junkies: Television, ADD and ADHD”
Mod Vive reports that "The rampant self-diagnosing of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is out of control. There is also an increasing amount of people...
“We Need a Better Explanation for the Surge in Autism”
The Washington Post says "The latest numbers from the Center for Disease Control showing a steep rise in the number of children with autism...
“How to Take Kids Off Medication: Tips for Making Sure Your Child Makes a...
The Child Mind Institute advises that "When you're considering medication for a child with emotional or behavioral problems, how you start is very important....
“Neoliberalism and the Machinery of Disposability”
Truthout, in an essay with relevance to MIA readers, digs into contemporary processes wherein "the collective sense of ethical imagination and social responsibility toward those who...
“The Medicalization of “Ups and Downs”: The Marketing of the New Bipolar Disorder”
Joanna Moncrieff writes in Transcultural Psychiatry, "The concept of bipolar disorder has undergone a transformation over the last two decades. Once considered a rare...
“What the Tamiflu Saga Tells us About Drug Trials and Big Pharma”
The Guardian tells us that "We now know the government's Tamiflu stockpile wouldn't have done us much good in the event of a flu...
“How to Stop Violence”
Slate magazine chalks up one for the argument that "Mentally ill people aren’t killers. Angry people are . . . Violence is not a product...
“Profile: James Davies”
The Psychiatric Bulletin offers an interview with James Davies, author of Cracked, Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good, and co-founder of the...
“Experiencing Mental Illness Made Me a Better Politician”
Edward Davie writes in the Guardian "... it has been a long time since I had a drink, medication or counselling. Still I think...
“Are Doctors Diagnosing Too Many Kids With ADHD?”
Salon.com points out that "While data point to at least some over diagnosis (of ADHD), at least in boys, the extent of this problem...
“If Glaxo’s CEO Wants to be Mr. Clean, He Needs to Pick up a...
FiercePharma and 1 Boring Old Man peer into the Glaxo glasnost campaign, and find it in need of a little... revisioning. Â 1 Boring Old...
“Debunking Alcoholics Anonymous: Behind the Myths of Recovery”
"Myths have a way of coming to resemble facts through repetition alone," say the authors of "The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind...
“Emotional Child Abuse Has to be Banned – The Science Backs up our Instincts”
The U.K.'s Guardian newspaper concludes that "The government is right: children need love as much as they do vitamins – and a lack of...
