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The Chemical Imbalance Theory:  Still Being Promoted

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On November 28, Psychiatric Times published an article titled Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment of Somatizing Neuropsychiatric Disorders.  The authors are Daniel T. Williams, MD, and Alla Landa PhD, both from Columbia University Psychiatry Department. The article’s lead-in states: “Although the somatizing disorders cover a vast array of symptomatic domains across many medical specialties, this article… Continue Reading

Changing Trends of Childhood Disability, 2001-2011

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On August 11, Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, published an article by Amy Houtrow, MD, et al.  The article is titled Changing trends of childhood disability, 2001-2011 Here are the authors’ conclusions: “Over the past decade, parent-reported childhood disability steadily increased.  As childhood disability due to physical conditions declined, there… Continue Reading

Can Psychiatry Be Reformed from Within?

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Vivak Datta, MD, is a second year psychiatry resident at the University of Washington, Seattle.  He has a website called Medicine and Society, and on November 14, he published a lengthy article titled Science and Pseudoscience in Psychiatric Training: What Psychiatrists Don’t Learn and What Psychiatrists Should Learn.  On November 20, the article was published… Continue Reading