Category Archives: Crazy World

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 →

Posted in anxiety, coming off meds, depression, medication madness, my story | Tagged Black box warning, Peer support, SSRI | Comments Off

training police to deal with the mentally ill

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 Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet … 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 →

Posted in anatomy of an epidemic, medication madness, mental diversity, my story, what's going on? | Tagged ADHD In Teenagers, Asperger syndrome, mental health, Robert Whitaker | Comments Off

The Sacrificial Caste

Posted on February 2, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Image via Wikipedia Article in UK Guardian by George Bonbiot, Jan 16. Thanks to a freind in recovery for highlighting this – adds to the piece on Tuedsday about Gabor Mate coming to talk in Toronto about the way we … Continue reading →

Posted in advocacy and rights, Emancipate yourself..., what's going on? | Tagged childhood, George Monbiot, Toronto | 1 Comment

Dr Gabor Mate – coming to Toronto – Apr 2012

Posted on January 31, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Dr Gabor Mate – coming to Toronto Please note this page is for the 2012 conference… for 2013 CDCC click here Child Development and Community Conference (CDCC) Toronto on April 13 and 14, 2012. Regulars here will by now have noticed … Continue reading →

Posted in coming off meds, Emancipate yourself..., Event, making sense of "mental illlness", what's going on? | Tagged Child development, Gabor Mate, Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, Toronto | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in depression, Healing, making sense of "mental illlness", mania & depression, medication madness, psychosis | Tagged Health, mental health | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in anatomy of an epidemic, medication madness, recovery perspectives | Tagged MindFreedom International, Robert Whitaker | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in coming off meds, Healing, medication madness, recovery perspectives | Tagged Health, Mental disorder, Psychiatric medication | 1 Comment

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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