Glad psychiatrists are finally admitting the harm of psych drugs, thanks to media pressure. But why didn’t they speak out earlier? Why didn’t they sound the alarm sooner? Why credit them for swimming with the tide of public opinion?

youtube.com/watch?v=y80UWR… Another warrior has stepped forward to speak about long term SSRI withdrawal and the hidden dangers of Lexapro. Amanda, a registered nurse, was prescribed Lexapro at just 22 for situational anxiety. What followed was six years of emotional blunting,

'For decades, patients have described these effects with extraordinary consistency, yet ..been met with disbelief, silence, or stigma.. this article has brought international attention to a medical harm that has been hidden in plain sight.' PSSD Institute pssdinstitute.org/news/nyt-pssd-…

They trained 7-year-olds that sitting still was a virtue and your natural desire to move, play and socialize was to be behaviorally managed. That questioning authority was a disorder requiring correction. Now: 17% of boys on ADHD drugs. 20% of teen girls on SSRIs. 80% took an

Welcome to "pure" biological psychiatry: "MDD is increasingly understood as a disorder of dysregulated neuroplasticity rather than solely of neurotransmitter imbalance" biorxiv.org/content/biorxi… Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social Dr Joanna Moncrieff Michael P. Hengartner, PhD Stephan Schleim

I think people really underestimate how easily and frequently the mental health field gets weaponized. For example a really common, if not standard practice in residential youth mental health treatment is basically using peer bullying to break down kids/teens. They call this

Jake (14) started Prozac (fluoxetine) seven weeks before he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was never diagnosed with depression. His parents were never told that the drug carries an increased risk of suicidality. x.com/nypost/status/… independent.ie/life/health-we…

In this powerful conversation, we discuss the truth behind today’s mental health system — why so many children are being psychiatrically diagnosed, and how medication can sometimes make things worse instead of better. Dr. Becky Spelman youtu.be/W67yzDW-Otk

Psychiatry's attitude towards losing your sex drive/ability to orgasm due to its SSRIs of "wouldn't you rather have your depression /anxiety controlled than active sex life" is BS because: - Depression/anxiety symptoms DO NOT include total failure of a body part- in this case

Martin Plöderl Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social Dr Joanna Moncrieff Stephan Schleim Oh, I thought it‘s a syndrome characterized by dysregulated affect. But obviously low mood and loss of interest is best explained by dysregulated neuroplasticity. Imagine asking someone „why are you so sad?“ and that person answers „because my neuroplasticity is dysregulated“

"So you multiply that by millions of people taking this drug across the world. You reach billions of dollars, which is called external cost. Who is paying for this cost? Not the industry. Everyone in society." Dr. Brezis explains the true cost of finasteride-induced depression.

A class-action lawsuit is threatening to bring down a key aspect of forced treatment in BC. So, just in case, the govt is adding even stronger immunities to lawsuits into the Act. Well, you gotta appreciate the honesty of the cynical abusiveness. timescolonist.com/local-news/pro…

'These authors and the NEJM are failing to give a proper warning on the use of antidepressants in pregnancy. History, and the affected moms & babies, will judge them poorly.'

MIA is excited to announce Mad in Deutschland has joined the Mad in the World! Their website has just launched at madindeutschland.org. Check out all the Mad in the World affiliates on madinamerica.com, with top journalism rethinking psychiatric care around the world!

Sadly, polypharmacy has become ubiquitous in psychiatry: 1)Rarely rational 2)Creates more symptoms than cures 3)Promoted by careless doctors/overdiagnosis/fake comorbidity 4)Often better to taper old drugs rather than add new ones 5)Especially in elderly link.springer.com/article/10.100…

I cannot stand the double standards we have when it comes to taking mind-altering substances. Image on left is from a popular advice website warning about the dangers of street drugs; image on right is news out today about researchers' latest "breakthrough treatment"

EXTENDED DEADLINE - 8th DECEMBER Apologies for being quieter online than planned over the past few days - I’m a full-time carer, and things have been particularly intensive recently. I’ve been incredibly moved by the support for the study and by the surge of last-minute 1/2

This is part of what looks like a growing trend to re-purpose recreational drugs as mental health treatments.

Here we go again - more clever-sounding speculation based on flimsy findings.

Given there is no reliably identifiable 'neuro' in neurodiversity, is the popularity of neurodiversity a reflection of the hyper-individualism so endemic right now?