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The Following Section is from the blog of:
Christopher Lane, Ph.D.
Christopher Lane is the Pearce Miller Research Professor at Northwestern University. He teaches and writes about Victorian and modern literature and intellectual history, including psychology and psychiatry. His books include The Burdens of Intimacy, Hatred and Civility, and Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness. He's written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, New York Sun, Herald Tribune, and New Statesman and Society.
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Americans Are Being Aggressively Over-Diagnosed
- Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:35:43 +0000
Americans are being "aggressively over-diagnosed" with psychiatric disorders. The source of that warning may surprise you: It's coming from Fox News.
read more | Putting the "Muscular" Back in Muscular Christianity
- Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:14:07 +0000
Are Christian men experiencing something of an identity or gender crisis?
read more | Shilling for Big Pharma: America's Medical Journals
- Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:41:21 +0000
How the pharmaceutical industry buys good press—and turns our best medical journals into infomercials.
read more | Fighting Cancer with Science and Nature
- Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:53:43 +0000
Some natural agents have been shown to kill cancer cells very effectively. But cultures differ greatly in how they respond to such possibilities.
read more | The Illusions of American Psychiatry
- Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:26:59 +0000
Why Americans' faith in antidepressants and psychiatric diagnosis is misplaced.
read more | Are Christianity and Darwinism Really Diametrically Opposed?
- Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:29:22 +0000
In 2007, pollsters at Gallup found that "more Americans accept the theory of creationism than evolution." That finding suggested the influence of several factors, the agency explained, including how closely beliefs about evolution correlate with religious behavior.
read more | "Curing" Homosexuality
- Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:45:12 +0000
What do Michele Bachmann's husband and 300 clinics in Ecuador have in common?
read more | Merchants of Doubt
- Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:55:37 +0000
A vitally important new book, just out in paperback, examines how manufactured controversies in science have been used to "spread confusion on many of the most important issues of our time." The journal Science considers it required reading.
read more | Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome: Findings, Recommendations, and Resources
- Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:52:56 +0000
Studies of SSRI antidepressants point repeatedly to a common, often intense withdrawal syndrome when treatment ends. Why has it taken researchers so long to identify the problem correctly?
read more | Saving Psychiatry from Itself: The DSM-5 Controversy Heats Up Again
- Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:16:52 +0000
An Open Letter to the DSM-5 task force is generating widespread interest. Here are just a few reasons why.
read more | Debates About Agnosticism Are as Old as the Concept Itself
- Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:39:58 +0000
A 19th-century debate about faith and evidence is still highly relevant.
read more | The Meltdown in the Markets Is Leading to a Surge in Addictions among Traders
- Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:15:57 +0000
Why addiction rates are surging among traders—and why that matters, especially now.
read more | "Shame" and Sex Addiction
- Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:02:31 +0000
Does obsessiveness about sex really belong in a manual of mental disorders?
read more | Why Does Richard Dawkins Take Issue With Agnosticism?
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:09:05 +0000
Hitchens vs. Dawkins: Two ways of thinking about agnosticism.
read more | Panic Disorder in the Age of Anxiety
- Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:27:38 +0000
A recent New York Times op-ed argued that we are "well-medicated" in our anxiety. Is that actually true?
read more | When the Remedy Is Far Worse than the Disease
- Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:25:07 +0000
A new product for "Shift Work Disorder" should be raising flags.
read more | The American Psychiatric Association's Trial Balloons
- Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:38:43 +0000
DSM-5 is being touted as the most transparent DSM going, but recent developments make clear that the manual's approval process is rigged, not transparent at all.
read more | Does Psychiatry Too Often "Oversell" Itself? One Psychiatrist's Warning
- Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:40:47 +0000
If psychiatry too often oversells itself, what exactly has the public overbought? An interesting debate about this is running in the latest issue of the New York Review of Books.
read more | Losing Our Religion: Why Doubt Is a Passionate Exercise
- Fri, 20 May 2011 19:45:12 +0000
A certain amount of doubt is crucial if we're to test our beliefs and assess whether they might be misplaced.
read more | DSM-5 Is Almost Certain to Expand the Criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder
- Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:27:33 +0000
When DSM-5 is published, the number of shy children diagnosed with social anxiety disorder will almost certainly explode.
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Will Hall at Alternatives Conference 2010
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Chicken/Egg Paradox
The results of an enquiry by our prison system into the death of an inmate named Ashley Smith, 19, has determined that maybe they should ban the isolation of mentally ill prisoners for long periods of time. Isolation for long periods of time CAUSES what gets defined as “mental illness.” Though the system knows this, they cannot seem to connect the dots here either.
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S O C I O L O G Y
F O R
D E M O C R A C Y
WRITINGS AND TEACHINGS
KENNETH WESTHUES
Professor of Sociology
University of Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
519.888.4567, ext 33660
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Updated with quotes for January 2010:
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Classic:
Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
— Thomas Jefferson, letter, 1816.
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Newsweek: The Growing Push
Listening to Madness
Why some mentally ill patients are rejecting their medication and making the case for 'mad pride.'
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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by the individual writers on ProactiveMad Together do not necessarily represent those of the Site Owner. This page is dedicated to the free expression of personal experience within the parameters of my Mission Statement. This page is to be taken as the opinions of others, many of them based on each ones personal experience. It is not recommended by me to be taken as advice, or direction, on which anyone should act without questioning the content. If you make the choice to act on the opinions of others, please proceed with the utmost of caution and be prepared to accept responsibility for your own actions.
I repeat again; I am NOT a medical professional or mental health expert. I am an ex mental patient and psychiatric survivour, one who believes also from experience that 'bio-psych' is the wrong way to go.
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| What are the Benefits of Service User Involvement? |
01/03/2012 |
| By Mel O'Dea
County Cork, Ireland
Next Stop: Proactivemad
Originally posted June 2009
As always though I agree with most of the ideas or work of others posted here, I do not always agree with every word. Please do not assume otherwise. Pat Lefave. My friend Mel states:
I was under a psychiatrist for three years in ... More> |
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| Madness and Mental Diversity |
12/06/2011 |
| Psychosis, Bipolar, and Schizophrenia As Field Evolution
with Will Hall
Next stop: ProactiveMad
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
4134 N Borthwick Ave, Portland, OR
7pm -- Free
An Evolver special presentation[1]
Co-sponsored by Portland Hearing Voices, Portland Evolver, and the Mental Health Association of Portland
What ... More> |
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| People Who Fight Against the Status Quo Do Not Win Popularity Contests |
11/03/2011 |
| They get mocked, ridiculed, threatened, verbally and sometimes physically abused by the 'normal', get thrown into prisons, starved, tortured, beaten, murdered, incarcerated in mental hospitals and isolated by society. Most are only seen as “heroes” or worthy of respect only post mortem. Even those who are seen in a different light while ... More> |
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| I Have Some Reservations About This |
10/25/2011 |
| CCHR is a Scientology organization. Many psych survivours and maverick mental health pros have some philosophical problems with it and prefer to remain separate from the organization. We do not appreciate “others” speaking FOR us no matter how well intentioned they may be, and this is one of the foundations of the psych survivour movement ... More> |
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| IESEPP UPDATE Remove after October 2011 |
08/29/2011 |
| IESEPP - [IMPORTANT CONFERENCE UPDATE] -
Alternatives to Biological Psychiatry: If We Don’t Medicate, What Do We Do? -
Culver City, CA Oct 28 - 29
The location of this important conference has been changed. It will be held at the DoubleTree Hilton in Culver City, CA instead of the Radisson as previously reported. This will ... More> |
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The History of Madness in Canada
Welcome to the History of Madness in Canada
Bienvenue à l'histoire de la folie au Canada
This is a permanent, public Canadian website, created to enhance critical thinking, heritage preservation and historical research in the fields of psychiatric medicine and mental health.
To visit this site click on the link in the title...
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We Regret to Announce the Death of Psychologist/ex psychiatrized Survivour and
Successful Schizophrenia
website owner,
Al Siebert, PhD
1934 - 2009
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Alles Wissenswerte über Psychiatrie
True facts about psychiatry [January 25, 2010]
Inhaltsverzeichnis [Sprache entspricht den Titeln]
In German and English
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We Regret to Announce the Death of:
Alice Miller, Psychoanalyst, Dies at 87
Related Many Problems to Parental Acts
Alice Miller, a psychoanalyst who repositioned the family as a locus of dysfunction with her theory that parental power and punishment lay at the root of many human problems, died at her home in Provence on April 14. She was 87.
For full article click on the link in her name
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A 'Message' for You from
"We the People"
Regarding Esmin Green and
Many Others
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Neither pro- nor anti- medication, the guide provides valuable information for making wiser decisions, and supports people coming off as well as staying on meds. It was developed with the editorial involvement of 14 health care professionals, including psychiatrists, registered nurses, and acupuncturists, and published by The Icarus Project and Freedom Center. You can find out more about the Guide by clicking on the link in the Title. PLease make sure you scroll down far enough.
Harm Reduction Guide PDF Download
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PsychDiagnosis.Net
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.
Many people have presented me with the following challenge: ‘People suffer. Often, good therapists can help relieve suffering, and suffering people deserve to have insurance pay for their therapy. But insurance companies won’t pay unless the person gets a psychiatric diagnosis. However, psychiatric diagnosis is unscientific and has often caused both direct and indirect, devastating effects in people’s lives. So what is the solution?”
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Special People and Places
In June 2006, Leonard’s Electroshock Quotationary, was published on the Internet. The book is an illustrated, 154-page collection of chronologically arranged quotations, excerpts, and short essays about the history and nature of electroshock (electroconvulsive treatment, ECT), psychiatry’s most controversial procedure. This is a PDF file.
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Schizogenesis
The Mobbing Encyclopaedia
The Definition of Mobbing at Workplaces
© Heinz Leymann - 12100e
Bullying; Whistleblowing
Mobbing - its Course Over Time
New Literature
© Heinz Leymann - file 12220e
Identification of Mobbing Activities
© Heinz Leymann - 12210e
MOBBING: Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace
"Read this book as a safety manual for avoiding the most terrifying kind of workplace injury. The advice given here is clear, practical, and sound. Its foundation in empirical research is firm. I recommend this book to every employee and manager in America."
-Dr. Kenneth Westhues, Professor of Sociology, University of Waterloo, Canada, author of Eliminating Professors, A Guide to the Dismissal Process
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