Sorry I’ve been “off the air.” My wife, Nancy, fell and broke her thigh bone a couple of weeks ago. She is out of the hospital and recuperating well, but my days are filled with the minutiae of personal care and domestic management. Stay tuned. I still have lots to say concerning the spurious nature… Continue Reading
Personality Disorders Are Not Illnesses
The central theme of this blog is that there are no mental illnesses. The concept of mental illness is a spurious invention of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals for the purpose of medicalizing normal human problems and selling drugs. The central tenet of the mental health system is that unusual, bizarre, and disturbing behaviors… Continue Reading
The So-Called Mental Illnesses Are Not Illnesses
The central theme of this blog is that mental illness is a spurious and invalid concept, which is promoted and developed by the American Psychiatric Association to legitimize the use of mood-altering drugs. It is certainly true that people display various problems in their daily lives and particularly in their interpersonal relationships. The American Psychiatric… Continue Reading
Schizophrenia Is Not An Illness (Part 3)
Hallucinations In Schizophrenia Part 1, we noted that the APA lists hallucinations as one of the primary “symptoms” of schizophrenia. The APA defines an hallucination as follows: “A sensory perception that has the compelling sense of reality of a true perception but that occurs without external stimulation of the relevant sensory organ.” (DSM-IV-TR, p 823)… Continue Reading
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