ADHD Marketing Brands Children to Hook Them on Psychostimulants
Social media being used to market childhood as a “mental disorder” prompts calls for action to curb the practice that can lead to misdiagnosis and…
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Mental Illness Manual Revision is Criticized Over Racism Entry
A revised mental disorders diagnostic manual being released this month already faces controversy over attempts to explain the impact of and “under-diagnosing” of racism and…
Consumers: Beware of Antipsychotics’ Long-term Debilitating Effects and More Psychotropic Drugs Used to Treat It
11 million Americans (of which over 829,000 are aged 0-17) take antipsychotics that 20%-50% (2.2 – 5.5 million) could develop an iatrogenic, drug-induced movement disorder…
Why Psychiatry Sees Itself as a Dying Industry: A Resource on its Failures and Critics
A former American Psychiatric Association (APA) president once told Congress that a widespread “movement” exists to eradicate psychiatry. In 2014, he had hired a Public…
Why Psychiatry Sees Itself as a Dying Industry: A Resource on its Failures and Critics
A former American Psychiatric Association (APA) president once told Congress that a widespread “movement” exists to eradicate psychiatry. In 2014, he had hired a Public…