New Study Asks Doctors About Barriers to Deprescribing
Researchers interviewed doctors about the barriers that prevent them from being able to decrease excess medications.
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Symptoms
Members of the group Benzodiazepine Recovery have created a video about the often debilitating symptoms of benzodiazepine withdrawal.
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Mental Health, Inc.
FromĀ Kirkus Reviews: In his new bookĀ Mental Health, Inc., Art Levine reports on the dire state of the U.S. mental health system.
"The author delivers the...
Seattle-caught Salmon Found to Contain Drugs
FromĀ My Science Academy: InĀ a recent study, up to 81 drugs and personal care products were detected in the flesh of salmon caught in Puget...
Half of First-Episode Patients Respond to Antipsychotics
No placebo controlled trials provide evidence of antipsychotics in first-episode psychosis.
The Promise of LSD Microdoses and Other Psychedelics
In this interview forĀ Scientific American, psychiatrist John Halpern discusses some of the potentially therapeutic effects of peyote, ayahuasca, psilocybin, MDMA and other psychedelics.
"Once when...
New Study Examines User Experience of Discontinuing Psychiatric Medications
Researchers find that support and self-care were helpful for users during discontinuation, but that mental health professionals were not very helpful.
Cause of Death: Unknown
A new film, "Cause of Death: Unknown" investigates the pharmaceutical industry and the deaths that have been caused by psychiatric drugs. The film will...
A Dribbling, Suicidal Mess – Until I Kicked the Pills
In this piece forĀ The Sunday Times, Oliver Thring tells the story of Katinka Blackford Newman, a woman who became psychotic after taking antidepressants and...
Is Xanax Really the Bad Guy?
While any effort to generate awareness and potentially curb the benzodiazepine epidemic is commendable, we have to ask ourselves, is Xanax just the scapegoat in this situation? Will legislative action and media attention for only one benzodiazepine out of so many make any difference?
Schizophrenia’s Tangled Roots
FromĀ Sapiens: Researchers are increasingly recognizing the role that social and environmental factors, including childhood abuse, stressful events, and poverty, play in the development of...
Letter Endorsing the Recent UN Report on Mental Health
Mental Health Europe and the British Psychological Society are looking for signatories to a letter endorsing the recent United Nations Special Rapporteur's report on...
Powerful Opioid Suspected in 10-year-old Miami Boy’s Death
FromĀ STAT: A 10-year-old boy from Miami recently died from a fentanyl overdose, becoming one of the youngest victims of the opioid crisis.
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People of Great Britain! Our Beast Descends Upon Your Children
Scientific evidence indicates thatĀ antidepressants do not help children. In light of such high risks to the childās wellbeing, these psychiatric chemicals are clearly doing more harm than good. What kind of society would permit this assault on its children?
Drugs for Bad Behavior Cause Alarming Weight Gain in Kids
FromĀ National Post: Antipsychotic drugs are increasingly being prescribed to children as young as two for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, aggression and behavior problems. A...
Reform of Mental Health Law Should Focus on Patient’s Voice
FromĀ The Irish Times: The Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017, which is currently making its way through the Irish legislature, would enact key policies and...
Significant Growth of Antipsychotics Market Foreseen
FromĀ Persistent Market Research: The global antipsychotics market is expected to grow significantly by 2021, with especially high growth rates in Europe and Asia. However,...
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Syndrome Awareness Video
Members of the group Benzodiazepine Recovery have created a video to raise awareness forĀ benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome. It is estimated that 30 percent of people...
Methylphenidate: How to Avoid Importing the American Disaster?
Even though it is extremely unlikely that in France we would reach the kinds of percentages we see in the USA, where in some states nearly 10% of children are treated with methylphenidate or other psychostimulants not used in France, overprescription is highly probable. Why?
My Drug Dealer Was a Doctor: A Story of Withdrawal
In this piece forĀ Medium, Michael E. Lee tells his story of experiencing the horrific withdrawal effects of Effexor, and how he healed from his...
Is There Institutional Racism in Mental Health Care?
FromĀ BBC News: Black people are overrepresented in the UK's mental health system and are at an increased risk of being forcibly committed, diagnosed with...
Researchers Identify Patterns in Antidepressant and Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use
The researchers found that, of those who were initially prescribed both antidepressants and benzodiazepines, approximately 12% went on to engage in long-term benzodiazepine use.
Psychologist Who Set Standard for Diagnosing ADHD Dies at 84
FromĀ The New York Times: Keith Conners, the psychologist whose work established the first standards for diagnosing and treating what is now known as attention...
New Zealand Man Died After Being Restrained in Japan
FromĀ The Guardian: Kelly Savage, a 27-year-old New Zealand man working abroad as an English teacher in Japan, was admitted to a Japanese psychiatric hospital...
Over 1,000 Antidepressant Users Describe how Their Personal Life has Been Affected
Survey examines adverse personal and interpersonal effects of antidepressants and the impact of polypharmacy
