Category Archives: Crazy World

born to learn – adolescence is not a mental disorder

Posted on January 18, 2013 by dave umbongo

How did we come to see adolescence as a problem? Worse yet, how did we come to accept some dodgy doctor’s treament of adolescence as some kind of diagnosable mental illness? and one that is best dealt with by administering … Continue reading →

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side effects

Posted on January 11, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Medications are chemicals and have effects when we take them . Some of those effects – the  “therapeutic” effects – are the reason your  Doctor may suggest or recommend you  take them. But all medications have other effects too – … Continue reading →

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battling bad science – ben goldacre

Posted on January 10, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Ben Goldacre on the tricks and trickery employed by those peddling their “cures” on us – from fake credentials that your cat have for $60; to elaborate and multimillion dollar schemes pharmaceutical companies deply to run trials to get exactly … Continue reading →

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The remarkable rise of mental illness in Britain

Posted on November 15, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Personal opinion Piece in [UK] Telegraph by Neil O’Brien whose day job is as  Director of Policy Exchange [an independent think tank working for better public services, a stronger society and a more dynamic economy.] He sketches out how the epidemic of … Continue reading →

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Popping Pills: No Solution for Bad Schools

Posted on November 9, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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

Posted on November 5, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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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Study links spanking to later mental disorders

Posted on October 22, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Study links spanking to later mental disorders TAMARA BALUJA The Globe and Mail PublishedMonday, Jul. 02 2012, 12:01 AM EDT Using harsh physical punishment to discipline children – including smacking, spanking and shoving – has a strong association with increased … Continue reading →

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Childhood adversity affects adult brain and body functions

Posted on October 19, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

From the Guardian Tues Oct 16th 2012 Science Childhood adversity affects adult brain and body functions, researchers find Growing up in a low socioeconomic background can impair working memory as an adult and affect the size of different parts of … Continue reading →

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I was bullied in school while my classmates and teachers watched in silence

Posted on October 17, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Reporter Carly Weeks wrote this personal piece in response to  the tragic story of Amanda Todd who ended her own life after enduring years of being bullied at school and online. In it Carly talks of her own experience of … Continue reading →

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Mental health: The challenges of having a mentally ill parent

Posted on October 15, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article from Saturday’s Toronto Star, by Joanna Smith, part of a series. Mental health: The challenges of having a mentally ill parent Published on Friday October 12, 2012 Peter McCabe/For the Toronto Star Mike Santoro, 44, who has schizo-affective disorder, and … Continue reading →

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