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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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Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS): How the Last Step to Recovery Became the Final Step in Life

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True, the consequences are more drastic for Anniek and her loved ones with her soon-to-be death than for the prescribers who will have to come to terms with the idea that they were not correctly informed, and thus too often provided patients with incorrect information and did not treat them with enough care.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 1)

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These drugs have often become the sole treatment for a variety of behavioral health disorders including clinical depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, and other approved and off-label uses of these drugs. S ince the 1950s, society has witnessed an almost exponential growth in the use of antidepressant drugs (ADMs).

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Recovery of Soul After 22 Years on Antipsychotics

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We humans need our dopamine and also the other brain neurotransmitters that are affected by psychiatric drugs, and even us, the “neurodiverse,” cannot really feel fully alive otherwise. This act involved separating truth from bias and false information and reacting in a most upright way, as much as was possible for me.

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

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Five months after Prozac came to market, the NIMH launched a “Depression Awareness, Recognition and Treatment” campaign. This pamphlet informed readers of the particular merits of “serotonergic” drugs for the disease. “By Two years later, in a National Institute of Health study that compared Zoloft to St.

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Why Women Are More Prone to Anxiety Disorders (and How to Cope)

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This stark difference isn’t just a statistical anomalyit reflects complex biological, social, and cultural factors that shape women’s mental health experiences. For more information about our services or to learn more about us, please visit our about page.

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It's Okay to Need Medication for Mental Health Treatment

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There are 298 mental health conditions currently recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition-TR, which is the standard reference for clinical practice among trained, licensed mental health professionals, in the US. Written by Rebekah Ferguson, LMHC.