Psychiatry causes harm and it’s widely denied: psychiatrist shares her sadness about her profession

Joanna Moncrieff, MD shares her response to this question: How do you feel about the current state of psychiatry?

 

Dr. Joanna Moncrieff
psychiatrist and senior lecturer
University College London

video from CEP

More posts that feature Joanna Moncrieff’s work on Beyond Meds:

• Do antidepressants work?


• Why do psychiatric drugs have withdrawal syndromes?



• Psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff on psychiatric drugs and children

• Bipolar Medication Myths — Joanna Moncrieff MD

• An Interview with Joanna Moncrieff: The Myth of the Chemical Cure

This is what happened to me: Monica’s story: the aftermath of polypsychopharmacology

See also: The Mental (Illness) system and thoughts on alternatives: a collection

Please do not attempt to discontinue psych drugs without first very carefully educating yourself on the risks involved so that you might minimize the chances of developing grave iatrogenic illness if you decide to withdraw: Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal and Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome Round-Up