Tag Archives: DSM

Chanting the Chantix Mantra

Posted on May 6, 2019 by cchrstl

Chantix is a psychiatric drug which can cause suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and homicidal thoughts. Continue reading →

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Depression and The Marketing of Madness

Posted on March 10, 2019 by cchrstl

How did psychotropic drugs become the go-to treatment? Continue reading →

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Buds Worth Billions – Blinded by the Buds

Posted on February 4, 2019 by cchrstl

Let’s take a look at the medical disadvantages, to get a sense of how promoting marijuana could be unethical. Continue reading →

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High Anxiety

Posted on November 19, 2018 by cchrstl

We recently watched the classic Mel Brooks movie “High Anxiety.” Besides the fact that it is absolutely hilarious, and relentlessly parodies psychiatry and psychiatrists, it also leads into a discussion of anxiety as popularized by psychiatry and psychology. The American … Continue reading →

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Neurodiversity – The Latest Psychiatric Disability Trend

Posted on October 31, 2018 by cchrstl

With so many different “mental disorders” and no real clues about curing them, psychiatrists needed a new all-encompassing word to describe them. They co-opted “neurodiversity” — diversity based on some neurological condition. Continue reading →

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Guilty of Bad Taste

Posted on September 20, 2018 by cchrstl

And we don’t mean the “Bad Taste” 1987 science-fiction comedy horror splatter film about aliens harvesting humans for their intergalactic fast food franchise. We mean that something is in bad or poor taste when it exhibits poor judgment by being … Continue reading →

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Psychiatry and Cannabis

Posted on September 3, 2018 by cchrstl

There is an abundance of research literature highlighting the harmful effects of cannabis (marijuana), yet a large number of psychiatrists still advocate for additional research in the hope that they can find some beneficial use for it. Some Cannabis History … Continue reading →

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Mental Health, Social Justice and Education

Posted on August 26, 2018 by cchrstl

  Social Justice: Fair and just relations between the individual and society, assigning rights and duties in the institutions of society, so that people receive basic societal benefits in return for their cooperation and participation.   In the Health Care … Continue reading →

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Immigration and Mental Health

Posted on August 13, 2018 by cchrstl

“An open-borders group that has benefited from U.S. taxpayer dollars and is funded by left-wing billionaire George Soros launched a smartphone application to help illegal immigrants avoid federal authorities.” [Quotes from a Judicial Watch article.] The group behind the app … Continue reading →

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Are You A CryptoCurrency Addict?

Posted on July 30, 2018 by cchrstl

You think we’re joking, right? But a hospital in Great Britain has a website devoted to cryptocurrency as a gambling addiction. Castle Craig Hospital in Peeblesshire, Scotland (near Edinburgh) has a handy ten-question screening test to help you determine if you … Continue reading →

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