APA’s description of a psychiatrist

"A psychiatrist is a medical physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses, including substance abuse and addiction. Psychiatrists are uniquely qualified to assess both the mental and physical aspects of psychological disturbance. Their medical education has given them a full working knowledge of the many causes for a patient’s feelings and symptoms. Armed with this understanding, psychiatrists can make a complete, accurate diagnosis and then recommend or provide treatment." That paragraph struck me as blatantly delusional. I've not met a psychiatrist who knows or practices anything akin to preventive psychiatry. It's rather laughable to suggest that anything they are trained to do today being that it's all pharmacological has anything to do with prevention. Funny except it's tragically wrong.

Robert Whitaker’s new book is an essential for anyone concerned with mental health — Examiner

This is another review of Whitaker's very important book. It's a meticulously documented book complete with countless studies that back up the argument. I've now bought one for both my parents and a couple of friends as well as lending my copy out. I will continue to do this as I think of who might... Continue Reading →

Researchers inject the mentally ill with dangerous impurities after warnings from FDA: Sunday news and blogs

Studies Halted at Brain Lab Over Impure Injections -- NYT -- Injecting tpeople labeled with mental illness with impure substance. Columbia University has quietly suspended research at a nationally prominent brain-imaging center and reassigned its top managers after federal investigators found that it had routinely injected mental patients with drugs that contained potentially dangerous impurities.... Continue Reading →

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