Category Archives: what’s going on?

are psychiatric drugs the culprit behind tragic mass shootings ?

Posted on February 12, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Let’s really talk… A slightly different message from most of those you’ll hear today and this week as part of “Let’s Talk”. Here’s Psychiatrist Dr Peter Breggin talking with Fox Business’  Tom Sullivan , about  the association between acts of … Continue reading →

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Grief and anxiety are not mental illnesses

Posted on January 21, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Are we, as a society, already scared of our own emotions?  and more especially the emotions of others?  It often seems that there are signs everywhere that  this is so: and that it really ain’t working out too well for us, and less … Continue reading →

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the kids aren’t alright – the offspring

Posted on January 20, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Chances thrown Nothing’s free Longing for what used to be Still it’s hard Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams   The Kids aren’t alright – The Offspring When we were young the future was so bright The old neighborhood … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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