Everything About Us Without Us
Between 1883-1955, there was little attention given to the value and contributions of those who were āpatientsā at the Oregon State Insane Asylum.
āDad, Something’s Not Right. I Need Helpā: Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall
In appointments that last five to seven minutes, all doctors do is push drugsāpsychiatric drugs, ADHD meds, everything.
Sexual Sanism: Why Anti-Queer Rhetoric Is a Threat to the Mad, Too
Our response to this moment should be understanding our shared queer/Mad history and solidarity across lines of oppression.
New Study Links Antidepressants to Increased Risk of Diabetes
Using genetic analysis, a new study finds that antidepressantsānot depressionāare responsible for a significant rise in type 2 diabetes risk.
Weight Loss Drugs: 82 Deaths Linked to Adverse Reactions, UK Data Show
From The BMJ. "Data submitted to the UK drugs regulator show a total of 82 deaths related to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, the class...
The Number of People With Chronic Conditions is Soaring. Are we Less Healthy Than...
From The Guardian. "IĀ have been a doctor for more than 30 years and a neurologist for 25 of those. I have recently grown particularly...
The Ethics of Long-Term Psychiatric Drug Use and Why We Need a Better Way
Many of these so-called ātreatment-resistantā conditions aren't underlying illnessesāthey're caused by the drugs themselves.
Jo Watson Chats With Rob Wipond About His Work and His Book
Wipond exposes abuses in mental health systems, including forced treatment, psychiatric detentions, andĀ surveillance.
Managing Nonconformity: Lessons from Quality
Psychiatry is akin to the outdated and unhelpful way that industry used to understand the assembly line.
Antidepressants May Hasten Decline From Dementia, Study Says
From CNN.Ā Doctors often use antidepressants to manage the depression, anxiety and agitation that accompanies a diagnosis of dementia. Now, a new study suggests the...
Are Antidepressants Weakening Womenās Bones?
A study spanning two decades finds that antidepressant use is associated with a 44% increase in osteoporosis risk and a 62% higher chance of fractures.
Lithium Doubles Risk of Thyroid and Kidney Dysfunction
Serum lithium levels lower than those considered therapeutic still conveyed increased risk.
Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: Harm Reduction, Not Judgment
Good advocacy does not rely on fear or shame. No one can predict the future for any individual.
Suicides Increase After National Suicide Prevention Introduced
Researchers have consistently found increasing psychiatric services associated with higher suicide rates.
Psychotherapy and Social Change: Mick Cooper on Counseling, Pluralism, and Progressive Politics
Javier Rizo interviews Mick Cooper on the intersection of psychotherapy and social transformation, the pluralistic approach to counseling, and the role of psychology in building a more just society.
Psychiatric Butchery: What I’ve Seen at a Homeless Shelter for Women with Children
Children are being given psychiatric drugs, ātreatedā for the abuse they receive in the harsh world of the homeless.
Mad in Ireland
Although Jennifer Houghās older sister, Valerie, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was fifteen, Hough never saw her sister as mentally ill. āTo...
RFK Jr. May Be Wrong on Many Medical Issues, But Heās Right About Antidepressants
Documented cases show a link between SSRIs and school violence, but pharma has suppressed the data that could prove this link.
“All Real Living Is Meeting”: Brent Robbins on Love, Death, and the Possibilities of...
Psychologist and existential thinker Brent Robbins reflects on a lifetime of work, the limits of psychiatric diagnosis, and what facing mortality has taught him about joy and human connection.
Upcoming ECT Legislation Needs to Be Revised
Testimony submitted to the Connecticut state legislature in opposition to a bill expanding forced ECT.
Deadly Prescriptions: New Study Links Antipsychotics to Life-Threatening Risks in Dementia Patients
With pharmaceutical companies pushing antipsychotics for off-label use, dementia patients are being put at risk for devastating health consequences. Research suggests safer alternatives existābut why arenāt they being prioritized?
Lindsay Clancy, Who Killed Her Three Children, Was on Three Antidepressants
From The Boston Globe.
"A hearing is scheduled in Plymouth Superior Court Friday where Lindsay Clancy is being prosecuted for murdering her three children in...
Observational Studies Confirm Trial Results That Antidepressants Double Suicides
Depression drugs donāt work, and they increase suicide.
Schizophrenia in Philosophy and Theology
From Socrates to Jesus to Nietzsche, all experienced divine Beatific Visions, just as I have.
Psychiatry, Capitalism, and the Industrial Machine
Psychiatry, under the guise of science, tries to identify and manage those who deviate from industrial society's norms.
