Category Archives: medication madness

Antipsychotics death risk charted in dementia patients

Posted on March 1, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

A report from BBC News website below, on the extent of antopsychotic use in patients with dementia and additional deaths that result from the practice  – and NEW chance to take part in our first reader poll… ____________________________________________________________________ Reader’s  Poll: Antipsychotics … Continue reading →

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The Psychiatric Drugging of Children & Elderly

Posted on February 29, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Jim Gottstein, campaigning lawyer talking about the alarming increasing use of psychiatric drugs in those who are least able to say no – … often used to control behaviour that carers find difficult. ….and for which there is no real scientific evidence … Continue reading →

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Dr Joanna Moncreiff, Dr David Healy

Posted on February 29, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Video of a end-of-conference panel conversation  in London 2008. includes Dr David Healy, chaired by Dr Joanna Moncreiff Dr Moncreiff was in Toronto in Nov, Dr David Healey will be here soon… 38mins 011 Andrew Herxheimer Talk & Panel Discussion with … Continue reading →

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paxilprogess.org

Posted on February 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

We recently linked with paxilprogress.org a peer to peer message board community for people to share their personal experiences with taking antidepressants, and allows others to ask questions, and to learn from each other, and make their own, more informed decisions.  And just … Continue reading →

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Troubling Treatment

Posted on February 6, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later On how, with a lack of psychological services for youth to refer to Doctors … Continue reading →

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Richard Bentall – Diagnoses are psychiatry’s star signs. Let’s listen more and drug people less

Posted on January 19, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

UK Guardian Monday 31 August 2009 Diagnoses are psychiatry’s star signs. Let’s listen more and drug people less The biological approach to treating mental illness has been a lamentable failure. We must focus on a patient as a person  Surveying … Continue reading →

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Coming Off Psychiatric Medications – Will Hall

Posted on January 12, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

.. http://willhall.net/comingoffmeds/   Harm Reduction Guide to Coming off Psychiatric Medications The booklet Harm Reduction Guide to Coming off Psychiatric Medications  [ pdf] printer/ paper friendly  version… [version for double side printing to make into a booklet]

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Robert Whitaker – Anatomy of An Epidemic – videos

Posted on January 10, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

The Book Robert Whitaker is a great writer – the book reads like a gripping detective novel – and a thorough researcher. This book is likely one of the most impressive and important pieces of journalistic research and reporting of our time. … Continue reading →

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Dr Joanna Moncrieff – The Myth of The Chemical Cure

Posted on January 6, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

From BBC (uk) radio 2 Today Programme, 2009 Dr Joanna Moncrieff interview …. Taking a pill to treat depression is widely believed to work by reversing a chemical imbalance. But in this week’s Scrubbing Up health column, Dr Joanna Moncrieff, of … Continue reading →

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Anti-psychotics shrink brains

Posted on January 6, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

In an incredible case of nominative determinism, 2011 brought us evidence that psychiatrists do have powers to shrink  brains, and do so regularly… Long term use of antipsychotics leads to reduced brain volumes…. From the … Archives of General Psychiatry, Vol … Continue reading →

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