Submitted and written by Evelyn Pringle. The first pieces of this series were published here. Formatting is a wee bit funky. Every now and then wordpress refuses to cooperate with copied material. Non-Profit Advocacy Groups As a main component of the Psychopharmaceutical Industrial Complex, the so-called “patient advocacy” organizations have become the leading force behind [...]
Schizophrenia and Childhood Adversity
June 21, 2010 By
From the American Journal of Psychiatry we have another study supporting childhood trauma, and not just sexual trauma as reported the other day as being causative in schizophrenia. Here is an excerpt: Recently, researchers have found a range of adverse events in childhood to be significant risk factors for developing psychotic symptoms and/or being diagnosed [...]
The mental health professional and the patient (wrapped into one)
June 21, 2010 By
This is a rather rambling piece that explores my experience of having been both patient/ex-user of psychiatric services vs. professional in online circles. I find that I am treated radically differently depending on which of my experiences I speak from when talking to other professionals online. I’ve not written a real post in over a [...]
June 21, 2010 By
For Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness – Part IV, by Evelyn Pringle Redirect: go here.
The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious
June 21, 2010 By
The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. He who knows it not and can no longer wonder, no longer feel amazement, is as good as dead, a snuffed-out candle. It was the experience of mystery—even if mixed [...]
Robert Whitaker on C-SPAN this evening and tomorrow
June 20, 2010 By
Taken from BookTV on C-SPAN (now available to view on the website) update Sunday, June 20th at 5pm (ET) Monday, June 21st at 5am (ET) Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America About the Program The 1998 Pulitzer Prize Finalist and author of “Mad in [...]
Communicating, Not Fighting
June 20, 2010 By
When we are angry it may be important for us to communicate what we feel. But how we do this is critical. Simply blasting other people with our anger is not skillful or kind. We may think, “Well, they’re so thick-headed, I need to yell in order to get through to them.” But it’s difficult [...]
Life is such as it is…nothing more nothing less. We are all ordinary.
June 20, 2010 By
Lovely dharma talk! From Shambala SunSpace In my view, Buddhism is very ordinary. In fact, the Buddha was just an ordinary man, and his Teachings are most ordinary. Bodhisattvas are ordinary, Zazen is ordinary, Enlightenment is nothing special; simply ordinary. Needless to say, this whole universe and all of life are totally ordinary, you and [...]
Free John (psychiatric prisoner)…action requested
June 19, 2010 By
Sign the petition here. John Hunt is a trauma survivor with a diagnosis of ‘paranoid schizophrenia’. He has spent over four years locked up in Carraig Mor psychiatric treatment centre in Cork city, Ireland. He has been over-medicated on an array of psychotropic medications with dangerous adverse effects. He has had tardive dyskinesia, akathasia and [...]
Sara Carlin’s inquest (Canada), teenage Paxil suicide
June 19, 2010 By
Sara Carlin lost her life due to her use of Seroxat (Paxil). This is what her family is fighting GlaxoSmithKline in court in Canada. Bob Fiddiman of Seroxat Sufferers is covering the story. Here are the latest links in chronological order: Sara Carlin Inquest – Latest Sara Carlin Inquest – Failure of Oakville Medical Profession [...]
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