Antidepressants are routinely used as a first-line treatment for depression, though studies show their effectiveness is on par with placebo and serious side effects often ignored or hidden
Millions believe depression is caused by 'serotonin deficiency,' but where is the science in support of this theory?
There are many causes of low libido, but they do not require a pill or drug therapy to be reversed
After years of growing concern, the California state auditor has produced a damning report describing how the state’s 79,000 foster children are being drugged with psychotropic medications at abnormally high rates.
We know that all drugs have side effects. That’s just part of the deal right? But is it really possible that an antidepressant can cause a sane person to act like a cold-blooded criminal?
With the rise in antidepressant use in recent years, we have witnessed the creation of many new clinical diagnoses in the field of psychiatry. Are they real or manufactured?
How Gender Bias Medicine Is Hurting Women and Keeping Us Sick
Is mental illness simply a matter of a "chemical imbalance" or "bad gene"? Do we need to fix children’s disordered brains or do we need to let kids be kids?
One study highlights the efficacy of Ayahuasca, a native Amazonian plant, as a powerful antidepressant in treatment-resistant depression
Could this ancient spice be superior to drugs for treating premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?
Psych drugs aren't just ineffective. They're deadly.
According to a 2017 study, a staggering 12.7 percent of all US citizens over the age of 12 were taking antidepressants
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What if in the treatment of depression, food prescriptions replaced antidepressant drugs?
There is a deep sickness beginning to take hold of the American psyche that threatens to undermine the already shaken stability of the lives of everyone in this country.
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A study just published in JAMA Jan 5, reported that SSRI antidepressants are no better than placebo for most cases of depression.
Antidepressants are routinely used as a first-line treatment for depression, though studies show their effectiveness is on par with placebo and serious side effects often ignored or hidden
Professional education events are heavily sponsored by drug companies promoting their products as the solution. This widely used coercive and misinformation technique where drug benefits are exaggerated and side effects minimized was exposed in a recent BMJ Open study.
Is mental illness simply a matter of a "chemical imbalance" or "bad gene"? Do we need to fix children’s disordered brains or do we need to let kids be kids?
With every mass shooting, there's a renewed call for stricter gun control laws. The only problem is: guns aren't the problem. Guns have always been a part of America's culture. As long as the conversation centers around gun-control we'll continue to neglect something even more important and just as deadly: the growing mental health crisis that has been decades in the making. Where it begins and why may surprise you
What do we know about mass shooters' psychiatric treatment?
“It’s the end of the road for antibiotics unless we act urgently,” - Dr. Tom Friedman
Sometimes doing something proactively appears defensible and logical when, at its root, lies a hubris that we may soon come to regret.