Anti-Psychiatry
The Illusions of Psychiatry by Marcia Angell | The New York Review of Books
Whitney Houston and Psychiatric Drugs – Xanax « The Bitter Pill
Evidence Shows That Anti-Depressants Likely Do More Harm Than Good
Commonly prescribed anti-depressants appear to be doing patients more harm than good, say researchers who have published a paper examining the impact of the medications on the entire body.
Somatic Symptom Disorder could capture millions more under mental health diagnosis « Dx Revision Watch
MindFreedom International: Activism for Human Rights in Mental Health — MFIPortal
MFI: United Peaceful Revolution to Rethink Psychiatry. Join today!
Open Letter to the DSM-5
Mislabeling Medical Illness As Mental Disorder | Psychology Today
The eleventh DSM 5 mistake needs an eleventh hour correction. By Allen J. Frances, M.D....
Meinungsverbrechen.de » Wolf-Dieter Narr
Lehrstuhl für Wahnsinn: Seminare an der Freien Universität Berlin
PsychiatrieopferOffener Brief zu Menschenrechtsverletzungen in der Psychiatrie
Abschaffung der PsychiatrieEin Interview mit Prof. em. Thomas S. Szasz von Marianne Kestler - Fundstelle zu Thomas S. Szasz und Scientology
Bündnis gegen Folter in der Psychiatrie gegründet
When did life itself become a treatable mental disorder? - The Globe and Mail
The revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is proving wildly controversial on the eve of its unveiling
Beschwerdezentren - 10 Jahre gegen die Psychiatrie, Teil 1 / Wildcat Nr. 44
Beschwerdezentren - 10 Jahre gegen die Psychiatrie, Teil 2 / Wildcat Nr. 45
Folter einer Minderjährigen in der norwegischen Psychiatrie | www.inhr.net
Kinderfolter-Fall zeigt einmal mehr die Aussichtslosigkeit im Einschreiten gegen die Behörden. Aktuell zeichnet ein Fall aus Norwegen auf, wie Behörden, Ärzte und andere Fachleute volkommen versagen und einzig am Vertuschen eines riesigen Skandales interessiert sind. Alle Betroffenen werden belogen und von allen Ermittlungen ausgeschlossen.
Something rotten in the state of Denmark: Karina Hansen’s story | dx revision watch
Monitoring the development of DSM-5, ICD-11, ICD-10-CM
Unraveling the Biopsychiatric Knot: the Future History of the Radical Mental Health Movement | Earth First! NewswireA Project of the Earth First! Journal: Celebrating 30 Years of News in Defense of Planet Earth.
The Icarus Project | Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness
The Icarus Project envisions a new culture and language that resonates with our actual experiences of extreme states of consciousness.
Reduction/Discontinuation of Antipsychotics Produces Higher Long-Term Recovery | Mad In America
A study published today in the American Medical Association's journal JAMA Psychiatry reports that patients whose antipsychotic treatment was reduced or di
UN-Konvention umsetzen: Deutsch: MindFreedom International brochure — MFI Portal
Deutsch: MindFreedom International brochure — MFIPortal
Here is a translation into German (Deutsch) of the MindFreedom International brochure. Herzlichen Dank! -- heartfelt thanks -- to Vicky Pullen and Peter Lehmann for translating! A German affiliate is starting, see the MFI member directory for information. [updated 20 January 2008]
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Kritik an psychiatrischer Zwangsbehandlung - YouTube
Ein Psychiatrie-Überlebender klagt vor dem Landgericht Stuttgart auf Schadensersatz und Schmerzensgeld. Unter dessen stimmen etwa 30 Abgeordnete im Bundestag...
Psychologie: Kranke Seele, krankes Hirn? - Wissen & Computer - Stuttgarter Zeitung Mobil
Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness | Wired Magazine | Wired.com
Allen Frances is worried that the next edition of psychiatry's manual for diagnosing mental illness will take the field "off a cliff."
MindFreedom Frequently Asked Questions — MFIPortal
Daten-Fehler in forensischen Gutachten (StGB)
Aderhold Neuroleptika update - Aderhold_Neuroleptika_update.pdf
Gustl Mollath spricht am Münchner Marienplatz - YouTube
Rund einen Monat nach seiner Freilassung spricht Gustl Molath am Münchner Marienplatz über seine Gefangenschaft und kritisiert die bayerische Justiz
Frontiers | Primum Non Nocere: An Evolutionary Analysis of Whether Antidepressants Do More Harm than Good | Frontiers in Evolutionary Psychology and NeuroscienceAntidepressant medications are the first-line treatment for people meeting current diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder. Most antidepressants are designed to perturb the neurotransmitter serotonin—an evolutionarily ancient biochemical found in plants, animals and fungi. Many adaptive processes evolved to be regulated by serotonin, including emotion, development, neuronal growth and death, platelet activation and the clotting process, attention, electrolyte balance, and reproduction. It is a principle of evolutionary medicine that the disruption of evolved adaptations will degrade biological functioning. Because serotonin regulates many adaptive processes, antidepressants could have many adverse health effects. For instance, while antidepressants are modestly effective in reducing depressive symptoms, they increase the brain’s susceptibility to future episodes after they have been discontinued. Contrary to a widely held belief in psychiatry, studies that purport to show that antidepressants promote neurogenesis are flawed because they all use a method that cannot, by itself, distinguish between neurogenesis and neuronal death. In fact, antidepressants cause neuronal damage and mature neurons to revert to an immature state, both of which may explain why antidepressants also cause neurons to undergo apoptosis (programmed death). Antidepressants can also cause developmental problems, they have adverse effects on sexual and romantic life, and they increase the risk of hyponatremia (low sodium in the blood plasma), bleeding, stroke, and death in the elderly. Our review supports the conclusion that antidepressants generally do more harm than good by disrupting a number of adaptive processes regulated by serotonin. However, there may be specific conditions for which their use is warranted (e.g., cancer, recovery from stroke). We conclude that altered informed consent practices and greater caution in the prescription of antidepressants are warranted.
Benzodiazepine use and risk of dementia: prospective population based study | BMJ
AbstractObjective To evaluate the association between use of benzodiazepines and incident dementia.Design Prospective, population based study.Setting PAQUID study, France.Participants 1063 men and women (mean age 78.2 years) who were free of dementia and did not start taking benzodiazepines until at least the third year of follow-up.Main outcome measures Incident dementia, confirmed by a neurologist.Results During a 15 year follow-up, 253 incident cases of dementia were confirmed. New use of benzodiazepines was associated with an increased risk of dementia (multivariable adjusted hazard ratio 1.60, 95% confidence interval 1.08 to 2.38). Sensitivity analysis considering the existence of depressive symptoms showed a similar association (hazard ratio 1.62, 1.08 to 2.43). A secondary analysis pooled cohorts of participants who started benzodiazepines during follow-up and evaluated the association with incident dementia. The pooled hazard ratio across the five cohorts of new benzodiazepine users was 1.46 (1.10 to 1.94). Results of a complementary nested case-control study showed that ever use of benzodiazepines was associated with an approximately 50% increase in the risk of dementia (adjusted odds ratio 1.55, 1.24 to 1.95) compared with never users. The results were similar in past users (odds ratio 1.56, 1.23 to 1.98) and recent users (1.48, 0.83 to 2.63) but reached significance only for past users.Conclusions In this prospective population based study, new use of benzodiazepines was associated with increased risk of dementia. The result was robust in pooled analyses across cohorts of new users of benzodiazepines throughout the study and in a complementary case-control study. Considering the extent to which benzodiazepines are prescribed and the number of potential adverse effects of this drug class in the general population, indiscriminate widespread use should be cautioned against.
Seroquel Withdrawal | Mad in America
Writer Nancy Rubenstein Del Giudice describes seroquel withdrawal symptoms & the consequences of long term use of this medication.
An alternative perspective on mental disorders | PHILIP HICKEY, PH.D.
NIMH moving beyond DSM | Government Health IT
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is “re-orienting its research away from” the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, with the aim of developing a classification system that incorporates genetics, imaging, cognitive science, and other information based as much on biology as on symptoms.
World War II Veterans' Families Recall Lobotomy's Scars - WSJ.com
Decades after the Veterans Administration administered lobotomies during World War II, families remain torn.
Understanding Human Behavior: A Person-centered Approach
tampering crudely with the brain in absence of confirmed pathology dangerous and destructive, we are always teaching our children something
Psychiatrie: Die Menschenversuche von Münsterlingen - Beobachter
Der Schweizer Psychiater Roland Kuhn gilt als «Vater der Antidepressiva». Doch dieser Ruhm gründet auf Hunderte von ahnungslosen Patienten. Betroffene leiden bis heute, Todesfälle...
DavidHealy.org | Myths associated with the use of psychiatric medication
DavidHealy.org | Having published his article exposing the myths associated with antidepressant use, Dr Peter Gotzsche defends some of the criticism he has received.
Neuroleptics and Tardive Dyskinesia in Children
antipsychotics are neurotoxic, psychiatrists destroy people’s brains, neuroleptics have horrendous side effects, psychiatry fundamentally flawed
Bundestag stimmt über Gesetz zur psychiatrischen Zwangsbehandlung ab - YouTube
Der Deutsche Bundestag hat am Abend des 17. Januar 2013 über einem Gesetzentwurf zur Legalisierung psychiatrischer Zwangsbehandlung abgestimmt. Nur die Abgeo...
Antwort auf Dr. Finks BDS
Betreuungsgerichtstag e.V. (BGT): Stellungnahmen des BGT
Der Betreuungsgerichtstag ist ein interdisziplinärer Fachverband im Betreuungswesen. Der Name bis 2010 war Vormundschaftsgerichtstag. Mitglieder sind Richter, Rechtspfleger, Rechtsanwälte, Mitarbeiter von Betreuungsbehörden und Betreuungsvereinen, ehrenamtliche und freiberufliche Betreuer, Ärzte.
Faxaktion Wolf-Dieter Narr an Prof. Häfner
Neuroleptika - Pflasterritzenflora
Die bisherigen Langzeitstudien sprechen dafür, dass die durch Neuroleptika verursachten Schäden ihre Vorteile bei weitem überwiegen.
Antidepressants Make Things Worse in the Long Term
long-term use of antidepressants leads to chronic severe depression, tardive dysphoria, psychiatry damaging and disempowering
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 2014, Vol. 83, No. 3 - The Efficacy of Antidepressants on Overall Well-Being and Self-Reported Depression Symptom Severity in Youth: A Meta-Analysis - Abstract - Karger Publishers
OPEN DIALOGUE: an alternative Finnish approach to healing psychosis (COMPLETE FILM) - YouTube
OPEN DIALOGUE: 74-minute documentary film on the Western Lapland Open Dialogue Project, the program presently getting the best results in the developed world...
antidepressants generate suicidal thoughts and intentions in some individuals especially young people, antidepressants have dangerous side effects
How schizophrenia affects the brain | Iowa Now - The University of Iowa
University of Iowa psychiatry professor Nancy Andreasen has published a study using brain scans to document the effects of schizophrenia on brain tissue. The findings may help doctors better understand the origin of the illness and the best ways to treat it. Findings appear in the "American Journal of Psychiatry."
Schizophrenie: Gehirnschäden durch Antipsychotika - PSYLEX.de
Forscher haben mit Hilfe von Magnetresonanztomographie herausgefunden, dass Schizophrene weniger Hirngewebe bei ihrer ersten Episode der Krankheit haben als gesunde Personen - und dass...
Anti-Depressiva - Mögliche Nebenwirkung: Selbstmord - Wissen - sueddeutsche.de
Sie helfen vielen Menschen bei Depressionen und anderen psychischen Krankheiten - doch gerade Medikamente wie Prozak vergrößern zugleich die Gefahr der Selbsttötung. Das gilt für Kinder wie für Erwachsene.
Neuroleptika: Wenn Psychopillen das Gehirn schrumpfen lassen
Mittel gegen Schizophrenie haben offenbar schwerere Nebenwirkungen als lange angenommen. In einem Fachartikel äußern... jetzt lesen
Gliederung - Lexikon der Psychiatriekritik
Haloperidol lässt Hirn kurzfristig schrumpfen
Aktuelles aus der Gesundheitspolitik, neueste Studien aus der medizinischen Forschung, Nachrichten aus der ärztlichen Berufspolitik und den Hochschulen
Cases of Adverse Reaction to Psychotropic Drugs and Possible Association with Pharmacogenetics
University of Western Sydney Clinic and Research Centre Blacktown, Western Sydney Local Health District, Blacktown 2148, NSW, Australia
A Reply to Peter Kramer: Do Serotonin Imbalances Cause Depression? - Mad In America
A recent article on the website i09 titled, ‘The Most popular Antidepressants are Based on an Outdated Theory” has again raised the issue of Chemical Imbalances. It is interesting that the author of the i09 piece cites Dr. Peter Kramer and states, “Some psychiatrists vehemently disagree with the way journalists and other psychiatrists have pushed back against the chemical imbalance theory•.” In both cases he cited what he considered the best evidence in support of the theory, but he did not discuss the research in any depth. Back in 2008, we took an in-depth look at the evidence that Dr. Kramer used to support the chemical imbalance theory. When one takes a closer look at that research we do not think it supports the theory. For this reason, we are reposting our 2008 essay about this.
Edmund Schoenenberger - Nieder mit der Demokratie
Edmund Schoenenberger - Nieder mit der Demokratie
Fundamental criticism of coercive psychiatry
"Keine Korrektur, keine Rücknahme der Veröffentlichung, keine Entschuldigung, kein Kommentar", listet Peter D...
Neue Studie widerlegt Nutzen von Antidepressiva - Gesundheit - Süddeutsche.de
Eine beachtete Studie preist Antidepressiva für Jugendliche. Nun zeigt sich, Paroxetin und Imipramin sind weder hilfreich noch sicher.
Antidepressants Linked to Violence: Rape, Robbery and Homicide - The People's Pharmacy
A study from Sweden has found an association between antidepressants and convictions for assault, robbery, arson, sexual offense or homicide.
Restoring Sanity, Part 2: Mental Illness as a Social Construct - Deep Green Resistance Southwest Coalition
Banned by the BMJ | SectionedRemoving references to forced treatment, seclusion and post-traumatic stress disorder, and links to patient blogs describing experiences of poor care, is to reduce a piece on coercion in psychiatry to a sanitised grumble about poor food, thin curtains and the wrong type of tea. . This afternoon, I was informed by the British Medical•
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Volkmar Aderhold: Neuroleptika minimal (Deutsche Fassung) (PDF)
FIDDAMAN BLOG: Paxil Induced Akathisia - Jury Awards $11.9 Million
Would Barbaros still be alive if Glaxo extended their warning to , "An akathisia sufferer can experience such intense inner restlessness that the sufferer is driven to violence and/or suicide."?
Der Nürnberger Kodex ist Makulatur Meinungsverbrechen.de
Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs and Withdrawal | Will Hall, MA, DiplPW
The Icarus Project and Freedom Center's 52-page illustrated guide gathers the best information we've come across and the most valuable lessons we've learned
Leitfaden zum risikoarmen Absetzen von Psychopharmaka (PDF-Link)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für soziale Psychiatrie: Neuroleptikadebatte
A Guide to Minimal Use of Neuroleptics - Deutsche Gesellschaft für soziale Psychiatrie (PDF-Link)
The Mortality and Myocardial Effects of Antidepressants Are Moderated by Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis - Abstract - Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 2017, Vol. 86, No. 5 - Karger PublishersBackground: Antidepressants (ADs) are commonly prescribed medications, but their long-term health effects are debated. ADs disrupt multiple adaptive processes
Medical experts 'complicit' over epilepsy drug which caused deformities
Medical experts were “complicit” in allowing thousands of children to suffer deformity after resisting warnings on epilepsy drugs, campaigners have said.
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