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Risks of Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Veterans

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Still, you and your family should be aware of the possibility of side effects in the future and being made aware does not mean the doctor softly saying “Well, there are some known side effects, but how about we try this?” Many were not aware of these risks prior to starting them. Millions of others share this experience.

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

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A 2018 paper examined FDA data on adverse drug events (ADEs) and found a rate of over 100,000 serious injuries per year. As far I am aware, there is zero mention of iatrogenesis in the OCD literature. Such optimism would be disappointed by dwindling pharmaceutical progress in the later half of the century.

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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

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For months, the GP had focused on an alleged traumatic event causing her significant psychological distress. They could not recall any traumatic event, confirming instead a stable and nurturing home life. There have also been notable shifts in the types of traumatic events leading to PTSD.

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The Challenge of Presenting Antidepressant Risks and Benefits

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In a study of patients with migraine headache, patients were aware that they might receive a placebo or an anti-migraine medication called Maxalt. This obviously leads to errors when the event is striking and dramatic (e.g. Here, the balancing act is self-preservation, if you will, versus patient autonomy. Maybe three.

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A Psycho-Spiritual Journey

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I was also acutely embarrassed and ashamed about what had happened to me so I tried to hide my experiences from everyone, even to the point of self-denial. A Mad Priest I joined a peer self-help organisation called Grow. This is essentially the same as a ctive listening which raises the level of conscious awareness in the group.

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A Case for Parallel Mental Health Care

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When mundane events increasingly take on the character of the surreal or the apocalyptic, what does it mean to be normal or sane? The parallel society] began in spontaneous acts of mutual self-defense in different parts of society. I believe these kinds of questions will shape our understanding of the future of mental health.

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Toxic Interactions: Social Circumstances and Well-Being

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For some of those present at the conference, it seemed to refer to certain kinds of people, for some, to certain kinds of behaviours, for others, to the consequences of certain biochemical events, and for some, to comprehensible psychological strategies.