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The Iatrogenic Gaze: How We Forgot That Psychiatry Could Be Harmful

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That rate has been increasing rapidly: “From 2006 to 2014, the number of serious ADEs reported to the FDA increased 2-fold… A previously published study… found that from 1998 to 2005, there was a 2.6-fold Such optimism would be disappointed by dwindling pharmaceutical progress in the later half of the century.

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MindFreedom’s Shield Program: Working to Free People from Psychiatric Incarceration and Forced Treatment

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In a 2005 paper , Gottstein wrote that the “involuntary mental illness system operates largely illegally.” Somatics LLC marked a watershed moment for advocates who have fought for decades for ECT device manufacturer accountability. Russell’s request was again denied. In June, the California Supreme Court’s decision in Himes v.

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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

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With the explosion of more and more drugs in cabinets across the country, more and more children are dying—but still, pharmaceutical companies push their products, leading to yet more drugs and yet more deaths. Unlike the pharmaceutical industry, in our village community the pain of losing a single child was felt by all.