My 92-year-old aunt was a walking pharmacy, and a month ago it nearly killed her. The episode also cost the American medical system several hundred th...
Carole Herman | Posted 05.23.2012
In 1982, my beloved fell, broke her hip and ended up in a nursing home for rehabilitation. She never got out of that nursing home because of the "chemical restraints" that were administered to her.
Kaitlin Bell Barnett | Posted 03.10.2012
For what might strike a lot of people as inside baseball, the debate over the upcoming edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is garnering a lot of media attention.
Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 01.15.2012
These new studies once again underscore the necessity for us as parents to communicate with our pediatricians and not be afraid to ask questions when a prescription is offered.
HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 07.10.2011
Welcome to "The Watchdog," which will keep a close eye on regulatory agencies and how their actions impact the lives of everyday Americans. Though the...
Michael Piraino | Posted 07.05.2011
The White House has announced action against a very different prescription drug problem. Overmedication of our foster youth is an issue that deserves our attention, too.
msnbc.com | Emma Ashburn | Posted 05.25.2011
U.S. officials reported a 400 percent increase over 10 years in the proportion of Americans treated for prescription painkiller abuse and said on Thur...
Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011
Too often, we fall into a sort of trance, marching to doctor's orders, and "I am unfocused or anxious at times" becomes, "I AM ADD."
Hyla Cass, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011
A little known but potentially life-saving fact is that common medications deplete vital nutrients essential to your health. Here's a practical guide to avoid drug-induced nutrient depletion.
Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 02.20.2010
In reality, there's very little dispute that medication helps kids master tasks -- like performing better in school -- that are critical for success and happiness in later life.
Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011
Public schools have essentially been turned into prisons with constant surveillance and harsh, often absurd zero tolerance policies towards drugs, alcohol, weapons, violence and other forms of misbehavior.
Kyrina McCormick | Posted 11.17.2011
One of the things I would dearly love to pass on to parents with young children with autism of whatever nature is that they will age but not necessarily grow.
Jay Neugeboren | Posted 11.17.2011
My brother Robert has been a patient in the NYC mental health systems for the past 46 years, and though outraged by Esmin Green's death, I'm not surprised -- people with mental illness remain the stepchildren of the medical system.
ReadersDigest.com | Cynthia Dermody & Patricia Curtis | Posted 11.17.2011
I was told in school to put a patient in a gown when he isn't listening or cooperating. It casts him in a position of subservience. --Chiropractor, At...
The New York Times | Judith Warner | Posted 11.17.2011
This storyline persists despite the fact that government research has repeatedly shown that most adults and children with mental health issues don't g...
The New York Times | Posted 04.18.2012