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How to Know if You Have an Abusive Therapist – Mad In America
Your therapist is, first and foremost, a regular person. No matter how many degrees, years of training, or fancy certificates, still human.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/08/how-to-know-if-you-have-an-abusive-therapist/
Our Medical System Protects Wrongdoers and Punishes Whistleblowers: An Interview with Carl Elliott
MIA’s Ayurdhi Dhar interviews Carl Elliott about scandals in psychiatry and the challenges faced by whistleblowers.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/08/our-medical-system-protects-wrongdoers-and-punishes-whistleblowers-an-interview-with-carl-elliott/
The Ethics of Antipsychotic Dose Reduction and Patient Rights
New research highlights the ethical responsibilities of clinicians in supporting patients who choose to reduce or discontinue antipsychotic medication.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/08/the-ethics-of-antipsychotic-dose-reduction-and-patient-rights/
Psychologist need to experiment less
Grief and Stress Increasingly Considered Illnesses
Analyzing texts from 1970-2016, researchers find “concept creep” and increased medicalization of normal human experiences like grief and stress.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/08/grief-and-stress-increasingly-considered-illnesses/
Iatrogenic Psychiatry
Behavioral Alchemy / Mad in America
Escaping hell protracted withdrawal syndrome/ Mad in America
Depression: Adaptive Mechanism or Disorder? Rethinking Antidepressants’ Role
Steven D. Hollon’s research suggests that viewing depression as an evolved adaptation could reshape how we treat it, emphasizing psychotherapy over medication.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/07/depression-adaptive-mechanism-or-disorder-rethinking-antidepressants-role/
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