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Category Archives: medication madness
The Drugs Don’t Work – Ben Goldacre
From the guardian, a lengthy extract from a new book by Ben Goldacre, published today in the UK. Goldacre is one of the growing number of Doctors who have woken from the pharma/doubleblind/”evidence” -induced hypnosis that has taken hold of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Goldacre, mental health, Pharmageddon, Placebo, Psychiatric medication, The Drugs Don't Work
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The Medicated Child
If you found yesterdays’ post difficult to watch then gird yourself for this one. From 2008, PBS Frontline documentary The Medicated Child.
America’s Medicated Kids – Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux spends time with America’s diagnosed and medicated kids. You may be left wondering just who’s disorder is being treated by the kids taking the medications. Phamily mental health In one family mom proudly displays the phamily pharmacy – even … Continue reading
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Tagged Louis Theroux, mental health, Psychiatric medication
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Holistic Recovery from Schizophrenia – Rossa Forbes
Here’s an excellent article by Rossa Forbes on MadInAmerica telling of her experience after her son began to struggle and was diagnosed. Rossa tells of her frustrations with the institutionalised limitations of support provided by healthcare system, the kind of well-meaning care that, at best, typically turns people … Continue reading
what next for the truth? Suzanne Beachy
This is a wonderful talk by Suzanne Beachy at TEDx Columbus 2012. It’s so good I wanted to grab every idea, so transcribed it. The words are by Suzanne Beachy, as are the slides and the photo of her son Jake, who … Continue reading
Posted in anatomy of an epidemic, family, Healing, medication madness, psychosis, youth
Tagged mental health, psychosis
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Cash for Anxiety and Depressive Disorders
Which do you think would offer you a better chance of recovery? a lifetime of free products from the pharmaceutical industry or $200,000 cash This report by the most assuredly excellent Bonkers Institute for Nearly Genuine Research may surprise you, or … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, depression, medication madness, recovery perspectives, The Mad Ones
Tagged bonkers, depression, mental health
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Citalopram safety warning
Article in UK Telegraph 9:15PM BST 30 Jun 2012n Safety warning over Britain’s most common antidepressant A warning has been sounded over antidepressant drugs taken by more than a million patients in Britain. Photo: ALAMY By Laura Donnelly, Health correspondent … Continue reading
Posted in anatomy of an epidemic, medication madness, what's going on?
Tagged Antidepressant, Psychiatric medication
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Medication and mental illness: by the numbers
Toronto Star piece Wed 30 May 2012 Medication and mental illness: by the numbers Published On Wed May 30 2012 3.7 People with schizophrenia who do not take their medication as prescribed are 3.7 times more likely to relapse than … Continue reading
chemical imbalance my ass…
What started as an honest hypothesis is, and has for some time been known to be mere hypothesis, entirely false. Indeed, drug companies are careful in their literature to claim it as no more than a “belief”: take a moment … Continue reading
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Tagged Antidepressant, Antipsychotic, Healing, mental health, Pharmaceutical drug, SSRI
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Lithium
…. Lithium lyrics Songwriters: Cobain, Kurt; Novoselic, Krist; Grohl, David; I’m so happy ’cause today I found my friends They’re in my head I’m so ugly, that’s okay ‘Cause so are you Broke our mirrors Sunday morning is everyday For all … Continue reading
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