Behaviorism and Mental Health

Alternative perspective on psychiatry's so-called mental disorders | PHILIP HICKEY, PH.D.

A Psychiatric Case Study. A Sad Story

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One of the criticisms that I routinely make of psychiatry is that its primary agenda during initial evaluations is the assignment of a “diagnosis,” and that ongoing “treatment” consists of 15-minute “med checks,” during which drug regimens are changed and adjusted.  The essence of my criticism is that this kind of approach inevitably oversimplifies human… Continue Reading

The New Holy Grail: Dysfunctional Neural Circuits

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There’s a new article on Psychiatric News titled Change, Challenge, and Opportunity: Psychiatry Through the Looking Glass of Research.  It’s dated October 17, and was authored  by Steven Hyman, MD, and Jeffrey Lieberman, MD.  Thanks to Mental Health Law on Twitter for the link. Dr. Lieberman is President of the APA.  Dr. Hyman was Director… Continue Reading

Ongoing Debate with Steven Novella, MD

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A few days ago I came across some text on Dr. Novella’s website that appeared to be his response to my recent critique.  I drafted a response to this and posted it at 5:40 this morning.  Dr. Novella has commented on this and has informed me that the material in question was not written by him…. Continue Reading

APA Attempting To Export Its Errors

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There’s an interesting article by Christopher Lane, PhD, in his blog site Side Effects, on Psychology Today.  It’s called Crazy like Us: How the U.S. Exports Its Models of Illness, and is dated October 9.  Christopher Lane is the author of Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness.  I wrote a post in April of… Continue Reading