Dr John Read is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. He also researches the negative effects of bio-genetic causal explanations on prejudice, the experiences of recipients of anti-psychotic and anti-depressant medication, electroconvulsive therapy, and the role of the pharmaceutical industry.
When the first antipsychotic, chlorpromazine, emerged in the 1950s it was gleefully described by psychiatrists as a ‘chemical lobotomy’ – as though this was something to aim for.
“It may be less of a question of patients experiencing fluoxetine-induced suicidal ideation than patients feeling that ‘death is a welcome result’ when the acutely discomforting symptoms of akathisia are experienced on top of already distressing…
Psychiatric drug prescribing for children is markedly increasing An Australian study regarding psychiatric drug prescribing for children found significant increases in all classes of psychotropic… Read More »Psychiatric drugs: Australia, what are they doing to your children?
“It’s very difficult to talk about because I have very little memory of this period,” she said. “There are huge gaps around things that I really should remember as a mum and I find that quite distressing.”
Dr Peter Breggin is an American psychiatrist and author. He was instrumental in stopping lobotomies being carried out in the USA and has, on multiple occasions, represented plaintiffs in legal cases against drug companies.
If you are certain that amphetamines are good for impulsive/inattentive children DON’T WATCH ADHD is BS. Watch ADHD is BS, have a laugh, and then get serious and do something to help end this profitable, hypocritical, pseudo-scientific, twenty-first century form of child abuse.
Dr. Peter Gøtzsche joins psychologist Nick Fortino on the 13th episode of the Psychology Is Podcast. This conversation focuses on the problems with current practices… Read More »Peter Gøtzsche | Critical Conversation about Psychiatry
ON YOUR MIND. You can’t talk of modern psychiatry without talking about psychiatric medication, which has become the cornerstone of the practice over the decades.… Read More »Why Psychiatric Drugs Are Killing Your Brain And How To Get Out Of The Bind With Dr. Peter Breggin
Dr Stuart Shipko is in private practice in psychiatry in Pasadena, California. His services include consultations/second opinions, psychotherapy, medication management and forensic services. He has… Read More »A Psychiatrist Explores the Terrible Side Effects of Antidepressants — Stuart Shipko, M.D.
Schizophrenics in the United States currently fare worse than patients in the world’s poorest countries. Medical journalist Robert Whitaker argues that modern treatments for the… Read More »Long Term Effects of Anti-Depressant Medication with Robert Whitaker
Akathisia is a dangerous, possibly deadly extrapyramidal side-effect caused by certain medications, but most often, psychiatric medications. Akathisia is not a psychological condition nor a… Read More »Akathisia–How Bad Can Good Be?