Old age is not a ‘mental disorder’
From the cradle to the grave, we are bombarded with dangerous psychiatric drugs. It’s unrelenting. The latest news covers the use of antipsychotic drugs prescribed to elderly patients in care homes....
View ArticleThere’s nothing scientific about chemically restraining children with...
Whenever the media writes on the subject of disruptive, inattentive or boisterous children who have been labelled ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), there seems to be an assumption the...
View ArticleThe ‘cure’ is far more dangerous than the illness
One of the major problems associated with antidepressant drugs are the side effects. Psychiatric spin doctors work overtime in an attempt to play them down, but when one of the side effects is thoughts...
View ArticleMore psychobabble about poor childhood behaviour
The latest wave of psychobabble once again goes to demonstrate that psychiatrists are still looking for the answer to justify the widespread drugging of children and adolescents diagnosed with...
View ArticleYou can’t diagnose something that doesn’t exist
A general practitioner in Salford, Manchester, has been told he must not diagnose children with so-called ‘Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder’, (ADHD) and must refer them to a qualified...
View ArticleCare and compassion should not include the ‘chemical cosh’
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently said those in need of mental health care were not receiving adequate support. The conclusion was based on surveys of patients, analysis of national data and...
View ArticleADHD? France says ‘Non!’
The interesting fact about a thing like ADHD, essentially a scientific-sounding bunch of initials for a made up catch-all ‘condition’ – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – is that it depends for...
View ArticleShe was a successful maker of documentaries, but a brush with psychiatry left...
Highly regarded by her colleagues and the industry, with her work airing in both the UK and the US attracting critical acclaim and awards, including an Emmy nomination, her professional life was going...
View ArticleThere’s nothing scientific about chemically restraining children with...
Whenever the media writes on the subject of disruptive, inattentive or boisterous children who have been labelled ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), there seems to be an assumption the...
View ArticlePrison suicides have risen and antidepressants are the most commonly...
Whenever there are reports of increased suicides in a geographical location or in an area such as prisons, the obvious question that comes up concerns the reasons why this should be the case. Such is...
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