Psychiatry

The Anthrax Perpetrator and the Arkansas Shooter Were Taking Antidepressants

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics


Dr. Peter Breggin

It was recently disclosed that two murderers, one extremely notorious, were probably taking antidepressants at the time of their crimes, but hardly an...

Congress Pummels Establishment Psychiatry but Neglects a Brave Psychiatrist

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 08.05.2008 | Living


Bruce E. Levine

The corruption of psychiatry by Big Pharma has resulted in the suppression of effective treatment options and has marginalized courageous, innovative, and non-corrupt psychiatrists.

From FDA to GSK: The Dangerous Partnership between Government and Big Pharma

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics


Dr. Peter Breggin

The FDA is not so much a watchdog agency as an active member of the psychopharmaceutical complex working on behalf on the drug industry.

Lessons from the Death of "Mental Patient" Esmin Green

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 07.14.2008 | Living


Dr. Peter Breggin

The Emergency Room video cam took it all in but no human response was forthcoming. Forty-nine year old Esmin Green had been involuntarily committed a...

Mental Recession: Like Manna From Heaven

Liz Spikol | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Liz Spikol

As a mental health journalist and someone who suffers with bipolar disorder, if there's one thing I know, it's how to solve a "mental" crisis.

Is Suicide Preventable?

Liz Spikol | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living


Liz Spikol

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Death by Neglect

Jay Neugeboren | Posted 07.07.2008 | Living


Jay Neugeboren

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.

There's No Excuse for Overmedicating the Elderly

Liz Spikol | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business


Liz Spikol

The elderly in nursing homes have long been treated poorly, as so many guilty adult children (cf. The Savages) can attest. But because of societal p...

Time to Die! (Oops, I Mean Time To Quit!)

Doug Bremner | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living


Doug Bremner

The clinical trials of anti-smoking drug Chantix excluded people with mental disorders, but smoking is increased in this population, and these people are obviously at increased risk of suicidality.

Beyond Politics -- Something We Can All Agree On

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 05.30.2008 | Living


Dr. Peter Breggin

From the political left or right, we should be able to come together around the idea that it's bad to use psychiatric drugs to control children. There are better ways.

Children Poisoning Themselves with Illegal Psychiatric Drugs

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 05.25.2008 | Living


Dr. Peter Breggin

Are teenagers the victims of drug dealers? Partying? Actually, they are trying to handle the overload of work in eleventh grade in highly competitive schools in affluent communities.

Welcome to The New World DisOrders -- They Are Legion

Carol Maric | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics


Carol Maric

If Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton can be relegated to the ranks of "Autism" these days, then The New World does seem perilously close to being upside down--as I have always suspected.

New Schizophrenia Drug Offers Hope

The New York Times | Alex Berenson | Posted 02.25.2008 | Living


The drug had reduced schizophrenic symptoms, validating the efforts of hundreds of scientists, inside and outside of Lilly, who had labored together f...

Britney Spears Can Make Her Way Back to Stability and Real Self-Esteem

Keith Ablow | Posted 01.08.2008 | Living


Keith Ablow

Britney should understand that psychiatric medication can be an extraordinary tool for healing, but that soul searching with the right guide is indispensible.


 

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