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The Racism of Psychiatry
We generally think of racism as prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior. In Nazi Germany, this idea took on a slightly different slant, as the … Continue reading
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Terrorized by Climate Change
The psycho-pharmaceutical industry has jumped full-time onto the climate change bandwagon. You don’t even need to believe in climate change, since there is also the satirical “Climate Change Denial Disorder”. Scholarly articles are being published claiming that climate change affects … Continue reading
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What is Fake News?
It’s all the rage now to point to various media and call the news fake. Actually, various media themselves are pointing to other media and calling it fake news. Fortunately, the real news can be found with diligent observation. However, … Continue reading
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Chris Cornell, Another Failed Product of Psychiatric Drugs
Chris Cornell, a musician who committed suicide May 18, was apparently taking Ativan, a psychotropic drug which has known side effects of violence and suicide. “…Cornell was a recovering addict with a prescription for the anti-anxiety medication Ativan and that … Continue reading
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Racism – How Psychiatry Creates and Perpetuates It
Definition of “racism” – prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior. In the United States, African-American and Hispanic children in predominantly white school districts are classified … Continue reading
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Are You Schizophrenic?
The May, 2017 Scientific American magazine has a lengthy article on schizophrenia, bemoaning the lack of scientific progress trying to find out what it is and how to treat it. The article says, “Gene studies were supposed to reveal the … Continue reading
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Path to Restoring Lives
Independence Center (IC) is a St. Louis nonprofit organization which “helps adults with mental illness access services to live and work in the community, independently and with dignity.” It is a mechanism to help end homelessness. IC had revenue over … Continue reading
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The Bogeyman is Coming to Get You
There is a tradition, especially in film, of a person with mental illness representing the boogeyman — or the reverse case of a boogeyman frightening a person into a traumatic mental state. A boogeyman (also spelled bogeyman) is a folk … Continue reading
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Contrave Contrived to Confuse
Contrave is marketed as a prescription weight-loss drug made from a combination of naltrexone HCL and bupropion HCL. Bupropion is an antidepressant, also marketed as Wellbutrin and Zyban for smoking cessation. Naltrexone is used to counteract alcohol and opioid addiction. … Continue reading
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1 in 5 Mentally Ill? Don’t Believe It!
False information published by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration claims that “19.9 percent of American adults in the United States (45.1 million) have experienced mental illness over the past year.” In fact, statistics provided on the … Continue reading
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