Tag Archives: Misdiagnosis

Jealousy and Psychiatry

Research has identified many root causes of extreme jealousy, a primary one being… Continue reading

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Psychiatric Diagnosis is Meaningless

Psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete mental health disorders. Continue reading

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New Government Report Provides Fresh Evidence of Racism Entrenched in U.S. Mental Health Services

Systemic racism is ingrained in psychiatric mental health practices. Continue reading

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CCHR Renews Call for Laws to Prohibit Restraining Children with Drugs After Use in Psychiatric Facilities Rose 141%

Young, male, Black, and economically disadvantaged children were disproportionately restrained with antipsychotic drugs. Continue reading

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Heart Disease Risk Increases the Longer ADHD Drugs are Taken, Study Finds

Researchers advise prescribers to keep monitoring patients on ADHD drugs for symptoms of heart disease. Continue reading

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Psychiatric Diagnoses, Treatment with Psychiatric Drugs Linked to Worse Socioeconomic Outcomes for Patients, Study Finds

Psychiatric diagnoses and drugs were linked to lower income, increased unemployment, greater likelihood of being single and living alone. Continue reading

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World Health Organization Calls Involuntary Electroshock Treatment a Human Rights Abuse

New guidance from World Health Organization and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights also calls for laws banning electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for children. Continue reading

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Alternatives to Psychiatric Drugs

There are non-drug alternatives for adverse mental conditions. Continue reading

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What Is “Normal Behavior?”

What is a “vested interest?” Continue reading

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More About the ADHD Hoax

ADHD does not cause attention problems. Continue reading

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