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What doctors don’t know about the drugs they prescribe: Ben Goldacre
You saw an extract from his book the other day, here he is at TED, Ben Goldacre on how the system that is the very basis of “evidence medicine” is a load of bollocks [my paraphrasing] concealling a systemmatic flaw … Continue reading
Posted in anatomy of an epidemic, medication madness, what's going on?
Tagged badscience, Ben Goldacre, Psychiatric medication, TED
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Schizophrenia – is one hundred years enough? Robin Murray
Sir Robin Murray is a Psychiatrist and one of the world’s leading researchers into what Psychiatry has, for the last 100 years, called “schizophrenia”. He spoke last week at the World Hearing Voices Congress, held in Cardiff [that’s the capital city … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, psychosis, what's going on?
Tagged mental health, Paul Baker, Psychiatry, Robin Murray
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Beyond The Brain – Tania Lurhman
Article by Tania Marie Luhrman from The Wilson Quartery Summer 2012 Lurhmann surveys the shapeshifting landscape that is our understanding of “schizophrenia”: from the rise to hegemony and the current Icarus-like fall from the sun of the bio-bio-bio science-fraud/ shadenfreude; through people-based movements like … Continue reading
Posted in hearing voices, Ideas, medication madness, what's going on?
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ParaNorman
Norman is a normal kid – he sees and talks with people others don’t, including his grandmother who, long passed away, sits on the sofa knitting and bounces on his bed. The Townsfolk, the kids at school call him names “weird” … Continue reading
Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Healing, hearing voices, Ideas, spirituality, what's going on?
Tagged compassion, discrimination, hearing voices, ParaNorman
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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.
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
Peel schools Stand Up for student mental health
School’s in today! here’s a fine short info film produced by Peel District Schoolboard… A simple reminder how easy it is to be left feeling alone, bewildered and strange, that we ar ethe only one who stuggles and that whatever is … Continue reading
Chief Coroner directs Inquest into three fatal shootings by Toronto Police
Sylvia Klibingaitis, and Michael Eligon shot dead by Toronto Police. Dr. Bert Lauwers, Ontario deputy chief coroner for inquests made the very welcome announcement tuesday of a single Coroners Inquest into the fatal shootings by Toronto Police Service of three people: Reyal Jardine-Douglas, … Continue reading
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Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Children Have Skyrocketed
Eight fold increase in antipsychotic prescriptions to children since 1993 Article in Time Aug 9 on the alarming rise of antipsychotics prescribed for children. Witht the adult market for antipsychotics approaching saturation, drug companies have turned to creating a new market … Continue reading
Psychological maltreatment can be as harmful to kids as physical abuse: report
A piece by Sheryl Ubelacker, for The Canadian Press which went in to newspapers across the country over the last 24hrs: The Vancouver Sun to The Montreal Gazette. It’s in the Globe and Mail today [under a different title]. The article … Continue reading
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