On August 19, 2014, the Annals of Internal Medicine published a paper titled Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk for Acute Kidney Injury [AKI] and Other Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults. The authors were Joseph Hwang et al, and the study was conducted at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Ontario, Canada. The primary… Continue Reading
Archives for September 2014
Walk in mile in my shoes
My name is vishalatchi arunagiri, I am a 22 year old girl diagnosed with a learning disability and schizophrenia. I am now recovering very well and have written many articles and published a book online. I am now forming my own meetup group. During the illness i was sleeping and studying makeup which helped me and i started making… Continue Reading
A Prescription for Psychiatry, by Peter Kinderman, PhD
I recently read Peter Kinderman’s new book, A Prescription for Psychiatry, which was published on September 3 by Palgrave Macmillan. The overall message of the work is captured nicely in the subtitle: Why We Need a Whole New Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing. Dr. Kinderman is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Head of the Institute… Continue Reading
Dr. Pies Still Spinning
On July 1, the very eminent psychiatrist Ronald Pies, MD, wrote an article for Psychiatric Times titled Positivism, Humanism and the Case for Psychiatric Diagnosis. The article also appeared in Medscape on August 20. Dr. Pies begins by discussing websites “…that critically examine psychiatry.” These websites, he tells us, “…vary from the viscerally enraged, to… Continue Reading