“Chuck Norris Warns Antidepressants Can Depress”
Chuck Norris writes in WND: "I believe that too many who struggle with mild cases of depression donāt think they can find genuine relief...
“Lives ‘Left in Ruinā by Rising Tide of Depression Drugs”
Julia Llewellyn Smith reports in theĀ Telegraph that "Last year, 53āmillion prescriptions were issued for antidepressants in England alone, nearly double the number prescribed a...
“Coming Out of the Fog”
"For the past eight years, Vicki Dyer has been the program director of the dementia ward at Lakewood, a continuing care centre ināWaterville, Me.,...
“Views on Assisted Outpatient Treatment: Fuller Torrey, M.D.”
E. Fuller Torrey, M.D, shares his experiences and views on AOT with Behavioral Healthcare. āThe whole issue of involuntary treatment is one thatās difficult...
“No Easy Answer to the Question of Forcible Medication”
Nathaniel Ayers, the violin-playing subject of the 2009 film "The Soloist," continues to fight against efforts to compel him to take antipsychotic medication. Ā "....
“Opiates and ‘Benzos’ ā a Deadly Cocktail of Drugs”
MIA Blogger Richard Lewis lands an op-ed in New England's South Coast Today: "Not a week goes by without some news headline reporting about...
“What Can A Rat’s ‘Behavioral Despair’ Tell You?”
"A 'tail suspension test' is exactly what its title implies. Researchers lift a rat by the tail for a few minutes at a time,...
“Is Britain Hooked on Happy Pills?”
The Telegraph provides a forum for Joanna Moncrieff: "The use of antidepressants continues its inexorable rise. Since the early 1990s the number of prescriptions...
Limbic Kindling ā Hardwiring the Brain for Hypersensitivity
Beyond Meds looks at limbic kindling - "one of the most exciting concepts in neuroscience youāve never heard of. And itās becoming a key...
“Saving Minds Along With Souls”
Tanya Luhrmann writes in the NY Times about Pastor Rick Warren's effort to "get the church directly involved with the care of people with...
“The Business Interests Behind America’s Costly Medical Care”
Truthout explains that "Unlike most other wealthy countries, the U.S. lacks any central mechanism to constrain overall health-care spending. This has led us instead...
“Are You Too Optimistic? Science Can Fix That”
From Discover magazine: "Unrealistic optimism refers to the pervasive tendency of healthy individuals to underestimate their likelihood of future misfortune, including illness. The phenomenon...
“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 calledĀ Imagining AutismĀ 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 Eļ¬ective 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 tellsĀ 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 ofĀ psychotropic drugsĀ ā 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 moreĀ 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...
