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Murphy’s Mental Health Bill

December 16, 2013 By Phil Hickey |

It is no secret that pharma-psychiatry has come under considerable criticism in recent years.  In general, they do not respond to these criticisms, but instead they continue to beat the same old drum:  mental illness is becoming increasingly prevalent; we need more mental health screenings; we need more funding for “treatment”; and we need wider… Continue Reading

Mental Illness: A Man-made Monster

December 9, 2013 By Phil Hickey |

  I found the above image online yesterday, at the site The Things We Say. Mental illness is also man-made.  It is the invention of psychiatry – their spurious medicalization of all significant problems of thinking, feeling, and/or behaving.  Its purpose is to legitimize the prescription of dangerous psychotropic drugs to as many people as… Continue Reading

The Galvanizing of a POOR HISTORIAN

November 5, 2013 By A reader |

In hospital ED records from 2007, there is a mention made by a doctor who was dictating his activities, observations of and involvement with me during 5 hours, that I am a”poor historian.” Ironically, I have to this day never met with or even seen this doctor, and vice versa. The conclusion was followed by a little post-script stating… Continue Reading

Drugs Out: Brain Stimulators In: Psychiatry’s Next Assault On Our Humanity?

October 2, 2013 By Phil Hickey |

On September 21, the Guardian/Observer (UK) ran an online article by Vaughan Bell titled Changing brains: why neuroscience is ending the Prozac era.  Thanks to Paul Mace on Twitter for the link. The gist of the article is that although the use of psycho-pharmaceutical products is at an all-time high and is still rising in… Continue Reading

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