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Depression: Psychiatry’s Discredited Theories and Drugs Versus a Sane Model and Approach

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In summary, researchers have found no serotonin nor any other neurotransmitter association with depression, no neurobiological associations, and no genetic associations. government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) , reported that among American adults, serious suicidal thoughts occurred in 6.6%

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New Study: Cognitive Aerobic Exercise Boosts Working Memory

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Previous research has shown that exercise relieves ADHD symptoms by increasing endorphins and neurotransmitters in the brain. a clinical psychologist and a professor in the departments of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Oregon Health & Science University. Sources 1 Song, X., Fan, F., & Hong, L. link] 2 Best, J.R.

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Our Medical System Protects Wrongdoers and Punishes Whistleblowers: An Interview with Carl Elliott

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Elliott’s critical work in bioethics has earned him numerous accolades, including the Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media and a fellowship at the Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. He was obviously really mentally ill. If you actually believe that story, then you’re just incredibly naive.

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Winding Back the Clock: What If the STAR*D Investigators Had Told the Truth?

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Antidepressants, The New York Times informed its readers in 1990 , “work by restoring the balance of neurotransmitter activity in the brain, correcting an abnormal excess or inhibition of the electrochemical signals that control mood, thoughts, appetite, pain and other sensations.”

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On Not Becoming David Foster Wallace

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I didn’t know Wallace was a poster boy for antidepressant withdrawal because I didn’t know that antidepressant withdrawal was common, or that I would be experiencing it myself and understanding firsthand the hellish bodily and mental feelings that make one long for death, for everything to stop. All of this was new.

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Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the Mainstream Media Failed Us All

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As such, the scandal now serves as a historical verdict on the ethics of American psychiatry, and by extension, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). In a 2010 paper , Pigott and colleagues also made sense of the graphic representing the one-year results.

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Can Men Get Postpartum Depression? Studies Say Yes.

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A meta-analysis of studies done in 2010 estimates that 10.4% This lowered testosterone can, in turn, lower serotonin levels and other neurotransmitters that cause symptoms of depression. Eat well eating nutritious foods can help maintain your mental health. Take the proper steps to take care of your mental health.