On November 27, 2014, the Division of Clinical Psychology of the British Psychological Society published a paper titled Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia. The paper was edited by Anne Cooke of Canterbury Christ Church University. The central theme of the paper is that the condition known as psychosis is better understood as a response to adverse… Continue Reading
Archives for January 2015
Psychiatry’s Defense: We’re No Worse Than General Medicine
On December 21, 2014, Vivek Datta, MD, published an article on Mad in America. It’s titled Psychiatry and the Problem of the Medical Model –Part 1. The same article appeared the day before on Dr. Datta’s own website. Dr. Datta begins by stating unambiguously: “Psychiatry is a branch of medicine. As such, psychiatrists apply the… Continue Reading
Exploiting the Placebo Effect: Legitimate Practice or Chicanery?
On June 13, 2014, Psychiatric Times published an article by Steve Balt, MD. The article is titled Assessing and Enhancing the Effectiveness of Antidepressants, and is a good deal more candid as to the efficacy of antidepressants than one normally encounters from psychiatry. Dr. Balt is a private practice psychiatrist in California. He is the… Continue Reading
Psychiatrists Providing Psychotherapy?
On December 29, Nassir Ghaemi, MD, a psychiatrist and a professor at Tufts Medical Center, published on Medscape an article titled Psychiatry Prospects for 2015: Out With the Old, In With the New? The article opens: “With the new year reviving old desires, one may wonder what, if anything, new will be in store for… Continue Reading