Psychiatric Therapy

Will The FDA Whitewash Electroconvulsive Therapy?

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Peter Breggin

For decades the FDA has allowed electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to be used without requiring any proof of safety or efficacy. The machines and the tre...

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What Is a Psychiatrist, Anyway?

Kaitlin Bell Barnett | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kaitlin Bell Barnett

If psychiatry is to help patients make knowledgeable choices about their treatment, it will need to rebrand in a way that makes sense not just to the mental health community, but to the public.

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