Psychiatry

Writing "Beyond Blue": Keeping My End of the Bargain

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books


Therese Borchard

Here I am. With my mission: to educate folks about mental illness and to offer support to those who, like myself, suffer from mood disorders.

Hasan, Fort Hood, and the Need to Reassert, "Wow, I'm an American!"

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics


Dr. Peter Breggin

The military failed to protect itself from Major Nidal Hasan. Why? Because it has been neutered by the shame and guilt engendered by political correctness.

The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


David A. Love

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

Nidal Hasan Warned Army During 2007 Walter Reed Speech, Urged Release Of Muslims From US Military

Washington Post | Dana Priest | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home


The Army psychiatrist believed to have killed 13 people at Fort Hood warned a roomful of senior Army physicians a year and a half ago that to avoid "a...

Fort Hood: When Stress Kills

Roberta Lee | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Roberta Lee

It's beginning to look like our lives are more at stake than we care to acknowledge and if we don't do something different, well...any one of us could be dead sooner than we think.

Major Hasan Did Not "Catch" Vicarious PTSD

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


Scott Mendelson, M.D.

A well trained psychiatrist or psychologist is not driven into violent frenzy by dealing with the trauma of soldiers, nor do they acquire those soldiers' emotional wounds vicariously.

Psychiatry's Dirty Little Secret

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Scott Mendelson, M.D.

Of people prescribed an antidepressant to treat their Major Depression, only about 25% enjoy complete resolution of symptoms, another 50% feel some relief, and the last unfortunate 25% get no relief at all.

Fort Hood Shootings: Soldiers Often 'Racialize' to Cope

Aaron Glantz | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Aaron Glantz

I was surprised that it was a psychiatrist that shot a lot of people. It's no longer surprising to me that returning veterans would kill a bunch of people. But this guy was a psychiatrist who hadn't been deployed.

Why Hasan Did It: Are Shrinks Really Crazy?

Dr. Robert Epstein | Posted 11.06.2009 | Home


Dr. Robert Epstein

The tragedy at Ft. Hood reminded me of an extensive investigative piece I wrote for Psychology Today a few years ago. I'm reprinting it below. The w...

The Mass Production of Mental Illness and What To Do About It

Anis Shivani | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books


Anis Shivani

Dr. Richard P. Bentall, professor and practitioner of clinical psychology in Britain, exposes the highly dubious nature of reigning presumptions about the causes and treatment of mental illness.

The Growing Problem of Adolescent Addiction: NYC Wants to Create a "Recovery High School"

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York


Dr. Tian Dayton

97% of seniors who are enrolled in "recovery high schools" graduate. And they graduate sober.

Learn to Help Children Without Psychiatric Drugs

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living


Dr. Peter Breggin

Learn how psychiatric diagnoses disempower children and mislead their parents and teachers. Learn how psychiatric drugs retard the development of children, cause serious adverse effects.

US News And World Report's Best Hospitals In America

US News And World Report | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living


US News and World Report's list of Top American Hospitals. Browse Rankings by Specialty: * Cancer * Diabetes & Endocrine Disorders ...

Medication Madness: How Psychiatric Drugs Cause Violence, Suicide, and Crime

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living


Dr. Peter Breggin

We need to be able to take complete responsibility for ourselves and to think through our problems with rational clarity. All psychiatric drugs impair those higher mental functions.

Can You Trust Your Psychiatrist?

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

If you can't trust big Pharma with its capacity to influence doctors then how can you trust your psychiatrist?

Stimulants for ADHD Shown to Cause Sudden Death in Children

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living


Dr. Peter Breggin

Our children don't need drugs--they need us to protect them from misguided health professionals while we make every effort to meet their real needs in our families and schools.

Old Drug, New Drug . . . Red Drug, Blue Drug?

James S. Gordon | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green


James S. Gordon

This letter of mine appeared in The New York Times yesterday (in somewhat shortened form), under the title, "Alternatives to New Drugs." I thought yo...

Coming Out of the Closet: My Climate Trauma (and Yours?)

Gillian Caldwell | Posted 06.05.2009 | Green


Gillian Caldwell

As I started to immerse myself in the science and early impacts of global warming, I became increasingly distraught.

How It Is: Psychiatrists, Physicians, and Torture

Dan Agin | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics


Dan Agin

If the design of torture at Guantanamo came from psychiatrists, they should bear the full brunt of public condemnation.

Our Moral Obligation

Lise Van Susteren | Posted 05.17.2009 | Green


Lise Van Susteren

Lethal global overheating - strike the innocuous sounding "global warming" - is not something that may happen in the next century or even mid-century - it is happening now.

Why We Need a Council of Psychological Advisors

Barry Schwartz | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics


Barry Schwartz

The U.S. needs a Council of Psychological Advisors that parallels the Council of Economic Advisors. There are many current problems that such a council could help solve.

Facing Your Fears

Nicole Williams | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living


Nicole Williams

Your fears are uniquely yours and yours alone (I'm not sure if that's good news or bad) and there are thousands of possibilities of what you might be afraid of.

Technology For Brain Health: an Upcoming Revolution

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

We talk to the CEO of Baycrest, a brain fitness institute, about why Ontario and Baycrest chose to become pioneers in this area, and discuss some of the main opportunities, and challenges.

Are We Really Okay with Electroshocking Toddlers?

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living


Bruce E. Levine

It is not unusual for psychiatrists to simply prescribe one drug, then another drug, then several drug combinations (called "cocktails"), and if those fail, recommend ECT.

Psychotic Reaction

Michael Sigman | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living


Michael Sigman

"Doubt is to certainty as neurosis is to psychosis. The neurotic is in doubt and has fears about persons and things; the psychotic has convictions and...