Duncan Double is a British psychiatrist who has a website called Critical Psychiatry. On October 12 he published a post under the heading: “The majority of psychiatrists think adult ADHD is an example of the over-medicalisation of everyday life.” Here are some quotes: “When I trained, adult ADHD was never mentioned – it’s a relatively… Continue Reading
More Cracks in the Sandcastle: Anti-DSM Sentiment
Christopher Lane recently wrote an article called Anti-DSM Sentiment Rises in France. Here are some quotes: “Anger and concern about the growing influence of the DSM in France, as well as over a number of related, prominent pharmaceutical scandals here, has culminated in the creation of Stop DSM, a professional and political group that is strongly opposed to the manual’s diagnostic… Continue Reading
Corruption of Research by Drug Companies
At present the pharmaceutical companies are responsible for testing the effectiveness and safety of their own products. In recent years there have been numerous reports of dishonest practices in this area, including suppression of unfavorable results and massaging of data to create the impression that a drug is more effective than is actually the case…. Continue Reading
A Personal Note
On August 22, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous deceased donor and his bereaved family, I received a kidney transplant. The surgery was successful, and the kidney is working very well. I have to take immunosuppressants, of course, and I am having some difficulty adjusting to these. I am still very tired, and but… Continue Reading
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