On February 18, Jeffrey Lieberman, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, published a video lecture (with transcript) on Medscape. The article is titled What Does the New York Times Have Against Psychiatry?, but in his opening paragraph, Dr. Lieberman points out that the piece could be titled “Psychiatry Suffers Another Indignity.” The background to… Continue Reading
Archives for February 2015
Thomas Insel: “Are Children Overmedicated?”
Thomas Insel, MD, is the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health. In June of last year, he published, on the Director’s Blog, an article titled Are Children Overmedicated? The gist of the article is that children are not being overmedicated, but rather that there is an increase in “severe psychiatric problems” in this… Continue Reading
Recurring Depression
I am 46 years old and have taken antidepressants (Lexapro, Paxil, now Zoloft) for 10 years. But the reason I began taking them wasn’t due to my own need for relief from depression or anxiety. It was actually an effort to improve my relationship with my husband at the time. He suffered from depression and took medication, but said… Continue Reading
Cures For Brain Disorders
On January 18, Thomas Insel, MD, published an article on The World Economic Forum Blog. The article is titled 4 things leaders need to know about mental health. Dr. Insel is the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health. The World Economic Forum “is an International Institution committed to improving the state of the… Continue Reading