āA Dangerous Substanceā: The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health
This is what social media does, she says. It draws people in. It hurts people. In the worst cases, it kills people.
Arrested Development: Britney Spearsā Memoir Is a Survivorās Tale of Generational Trauma, Psychiatric Abuse,...
Miranda Spencer discusses Britney Spears' new memoir and the harms of conservatorship.
Boy, Interrupted: A Story of Akathisia
I watched my sonās life change almost overnight. He developed akathisia from antidepressants, taken as prescribed for just a few weeks for garden-variety anxiety.
Reflections on the Silicon Valley Teen Suicides-by-Train: Fifteen Years Later
A psychiatrist and mom reflects on teen suicide clusters in Palo Alto and discusses alternative ways to address adolescent mental health.
Catherineās Story: A Child Lost to PsychiatryĀ
A year ago today, our youngest child died, thanks to the adversarial actions and toxic treatments foisted on her by medical-model psychiatry. By telling her story, we hope to promote systemic change.
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.
Impacting Parenting from a Place of Strength: Looking Back to Move Forward
You may forget what people did for you, but you will never forget how they made you feel.
Q&A: What Is Executive Function, and How Can Parents and Teachers Help Kids Focus?
Ask anyone whoās ever taught kids, and theyāll tell you a story about one student who sticks in their memory.
Stealing My Mother From Me: The Horrors of Conservatorship
My beloved mother was mistreated, cheated, abused mentally, and alienated from her family by her conservator and the courts.
Guardianship Destroyed My Family
People who canāt take care of themselves need support and protection, but guardianship provides neither. I know: I've lived it.
Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids
An analysis of the huge increase in drugs for children, the role of Big Pharma, and a look at the impact on families and communities.
Hereditary Madness? The Genain Sisters’ Tragic Story
The story of the Genain quadruplets has long been cited as evidence proving something about the supposed hereditary nature of schizophrenia. But who wouldnāt fall apart after surviving a childhood like theirs? The doctors attributed their problems to menstrual difficulties or excessive masturbation ā anything except abuse.
School Phone Bans and āMental Healthā
Banning school phones is not an answer to improving mental health.
Survivors and Families Working Together For Change: A New ProjectĀ
Based on his lived experience, Ron Bassman describes his efforts to create an educational and support program that links families with survivors.
Q&A: How Can We See ADHD From Another Angle, and What Can We Do...
We all want to help our kids or our students, and sometimes finding the right key to unlock a childās gifts is a matter of time, patience, trial, and error.
The Real Myth of the Schizophrenogenic Mother
Acknowledging the role of trauma inflicted by a given individualās mother is not the same as laying all blame for āmental illnessā at the feet of motherhood. Meanwhile, a mountain of evidence has accumulated linking schizophrenia to sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and many other categories of adverse childhood experiences.
1 in 3 UK Teens Given Antidepressants, Despite Official Guidelines
From inews.co.uk: Family doctors say a lack of access to effective psychological therapies on the NHS is leading them to over-prescribe medication.
Healing From Transgenerational Trauma: My Mum, My Daughter, & Me
Emotional trauma is the type of wound that, if not processed and integrated, can become a void that expands to swallow not just the traumatized person but also their children and grandchildren.
‘A Playground for Predatorsā: Diane Dimond on The Abuses of Guardianship
Our guest today is Diane Dimond, a longtime, award-winning investigative journalist specializing in crime and justice issues. As a freelance journalist, syndicated columnist, and...
Escaping The Shackles of Psychiatry: What Iāve Seen and Survived, as Both Doctor and...
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,ā said Edmund Burke. This is as true on...
Q&A: What Is Informed Consent, and What Should I Know to Help My Child?
My experience caused me to look into the origin of including the patient in decision-making about treatment and informed consent.
Conservatorship: The Racket That Ruined My Fatherās Last Years
I have watched as my fatherās pursuit of happiness was swept away by the court system in his senior years.
Q&A: How Can I Best Advocate for My Child in the Mental Health System?
Steve McCrea, MA, advises on how to research options, set goals, look out for a child's interestsāand speak up, if need be.
Q&A: My Child Is Self-Harming. How Can I Help?
I walked in on my teenaged daughter cutting her upper leg with a razor. I have also noticed multiple cuts and what look like cigarette burns on her wrists and torso. Sheās always made excuses about them, but now I realize she has been self-harming for a while. She swears she isnāt suicidal. Whatās this all about, and what can I do?
Q&A: My Child Is Suicidal. What Should I Do?
My child talks about wanting to die. She is only 9 years old. There is so much information out there about what family or friends should say to people who are suicidal, but Iām wondering if there is special advice for supporting a child or young person versus an adult.
