Tag Archives: Stigma

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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Psychiatric Labels Are The Stigma

Psychiatric labels themselves are the stigma. Continue reading

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The Hoax of Antidepressants

Over time, using antidepressants is not associated with significantly better health-related quality of life (HRQoL), compared to people with depression who do not take the drugs. These are the findings of a study published April 20, 2022 in the journal … Continue reading

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Public Service Announcement — Psychiatry Kills!

You should know the chain of ownership that produced this NAMI PSA. Continue reading

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Individual Results May Vary

Psychiatry’s stigmatizing labels, programs and treatments are harmful junk science. Continue reading

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Stigma

What is a “stigma”? A mark or characteristic indicative of a history of a disease or abnormality. [Middle English stigme, brand, from Latin stigma, stigmat-, tattoo indicating slave or criminal status, from Greek, tattoo mark, from stizein, stig-, to prick] … Continue reading

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Stop the Stigma: Buy More Psych Drugs?

Little known but Extremely Relevant Fact: The Campaign to “Stop the Stigma” of “Mental Illness” was launched by the Pharmaceutical Industry. Lately we have been reading a deluge of news articles from all around the country about various campaigns to … Continue reading

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Psychiatry Stigmatizing Kids with Bogus Mental Disorders

Watch this short video about labeling kids with bogus mental disorders. Continue reading

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