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Modern Moral Panics
It seems that wherever we turn, we find yet another "campaign" to promote some mental quirk or other to the level of an impending catastrophe. This…
May 30
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The Depression Industry.
A depressing tale.
May 24
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Here come the political scientists.
Cracks in psychiatry's walls.
May 16
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New diseases for old drugs.
The drug industry adapts to changing circumstances.
May 9
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And Now For ... More of The Same.
More on psychotomimetics
May 2
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And Now For ... More of The Same.
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April 2023
Military psychiatry and militarism.
Today, April 25th, is Anzac Day, which commemorates the disastrous landing of Australian, New Zealand and British troops on the Galipoli Peninsula, in…
Apr 25
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The ADHD juggernaut rolls on...
...and why science matters.
Apr 18
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Looking into ADHD.
This impression of scientific certitude in the midst of substantial and potentially crippling problems is a tribute to the ability of psychologists and…
Apr 11
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A visitor...
As a break from all the gloom, in April 2020, just as the covid lockdowns were biting, we had a visitor, who is still here. One night, I went out to…
Apr 8
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Keeping Psychiatry's secrets from the UN
On January 17th this year, I mentioned that the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…
Apr 4
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March 2023
What does sham treatment tell us?
A few years ago, there was a report from the US Veterans' Administration (VA) on using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TCMS) for "treatment resistant…
Mar 28
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Involuntary Treatment: "Your Consent is Not Required."
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I ordered a newly-published book on detention and involuntary treatment by a Canadian science journalist and author, Ron…
Mar 21
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