Antidepressants have been garnering a lot of bad press lately, and here's some more. Scientists are beginning to understand depression in a radical new way that downplays the importance of neurochemicals, and thus...
Regarding: something published and apparently ignored since February 1, 1996Psychiatric Times. Vol. 13 No. 2: http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/54831"Written by Robert D. Hare, Ph.D. Dr. Hare, who...
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A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit involving the prison torture and death of Timothy Souders, a young man with psychiatric problems who was shackled to a cement slab for four days until his death....
We all know people who are tense and nervous and can't relax. They may have been wired differently since childhood.New research by the HealthEmotions Research Institute and Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH)...
"The fact of the matter is psychiatry has made mistakes before, fatal mistakes. Sixty years ago there were six or seven mental disorders, now, according to the DSM, there are well over three hundred. Are we, as a...
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A new report from the Vancouver Police Department finds that officers are spending a big chunk of their time doing a job they're not trained for--front-line mental health management.The report, titled Lost in...
More American soldiers than ever before are intentionally injuring themselves or committing suicide, as the war in Iraq and conflict in Afghanistan continues without an end in sight.Interestingly, last year's 121...
It's pitch dark both to and fro work, your Christmas bills are due, and to stay warm you need to dress like a shapeless lump of wool. Yes, today is the most depressing day of the year.A Cardiff University...
Military mental health initiatives currently being considered by the Pentagon have at least one writer seriously worried.The oddly named "Psychological Kevlar Act of 2007" and the desensitizing drug propranalol are...
In Massachusetts, over 10% of children in the Department of Social Services are being forced to take at least three psychiatric drugs at a time. Also, 19% of
DSS kids are on antidepressants, 9% on antipsychotics, 21% on ADHD drugs and 13%
on mood stabilizers,...
Citizens Commission on Human Rights International
and the Torino, Italy chapter of the group commended the Regional
Council of Piedmont this week for its unanimous passage of a new law
that protects the rights of...
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Hey, listen up parents. You can't blame the TV anymore..."It is not the cartoons that make your kids smack playmates or violently grab their toys but, rather, a lack of social skills, according to new research.
"It's a natural behavior and it's surprising that the idea...
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