In this truly remarkable, and meticulously researched, volume, Dr. Lynch annihilates psychiatry’s cherished chemical imbalance theory of depression. Every facet of this theory, which the author correctly calls a delusion, is critically analyzed and found wanting. Example after example is provided of psychiatrists promoting this fiction, the factual and logical errors of which are clearly… Continue Reading
Archives for August 2015
Delusions
BACKGROUND DSM-5 defines delusions as “…fixed beliefs that are not amenable to change in the light of conflicting evidence.” (p 87). The manual lists six kinds of delusions: persecutory; referential; grandiose; erotomanic; nihilistic; and somatic. The APA provides another definition of delusions on p 819. It’s substantially the same as the one above, but offers… Continue Reading
Psychiatric Diagnoses are Just Labels: Re-wordings of the Presenting Problem
Imagine that you’re not feeling well, and you visit Dr. Ducknoise. The doctor asks you questions, nods knowingly at your answers, asks more questions, perhaps jots down some notes. Finally, he nods gravely. “What is it, doc?” you ask. “You’ve got UTW disorder,” he replies grimly. “What’s that?” “Under-the-weather disorder. It’s a serious illness. It’s… Continue Reading
The Great Non-Debate with Samei Huda, MD
Yesterday I received the following tweet from Dr. Huda: “funnily enough my time availability hasn’t changed in 24 hours. I have however written one more page. Are u ever in UK?” From which I must conclude, sadly, that the debate, to which I had been so looking forward, seems unlikely to materialize. For the benefit… Continue Reading