Monthly Archives: November 2012

Popping Pills: No Solution for Bad Schools


Article by Dr Allen Frances in Psychiatric Times Oct 25 in reponse to the earlier NYTimes piece by A Schwarz about Docs prescribing stimulants  used to treat ADHD to help kids from poor neighbourhoods struggleing with school  but who do not meet … Continue reading

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the basic building block of the universe


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The Red Book – Carl Jung – on CBC Ideas


Arrived home late last night to catch the tail end of part two of this excellent CBC Radio broadcast about Carl Jung and his big  Red Book. Jung lived with his own psychosis by immersing himself in it – his … Continue reading

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Pills to Help in School


Article by A Schwarz in  NY Times Oct 25th – about how more and more children in America are taking pill to cope in school- in effect to make up for inadequacies in the school system. It doesn’t take years of researchers researching … Continue reading

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Seeing Things? Hearing Things? Many of Us Do – Oliver Sacks


Opinion piece by Oliver Sacks in NYTimes Sunday review yesterday . Sacks is a neurologist and author of many books. He has a new book – published tomorrow – Hallucinations. The only part of this article I’d ask Dr Sacks to … Continue reading

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The Fear – Ben Howard


“The Fear” Mama, cold hearted child, tell me how you feel Just a blade in the grass, spoke unto the wheel Mama, cold hearted child, tell me where it’s all gone All the luster of your bones, those arms that … Continue reading

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