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American Soldiers Brainwashed with "Positive Thinking"

Posted on Jul 28, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The U.S. military has become increasingly excited about positive psychology techniques. Maybe a better route would be to offer soldiers respect for their critical thinking

Are Prozac and Other Psychiatric Drugs Causing the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America?

Posted on Apr 28, 2010, Source: AlterNet

An interview with investigative reporter Robert Whitaker, about the dramatic increase in mental illness disability and its surprising cause.

Are Americans Too Broken by Corporate Power to Resist?

Posted on Mar 23, 2010, Source: OpEdNews.com

We need to take a look at what forces in American society are preventing people from being able to resist tyranny and dehumanization.

Are Progressives Depressed or Too Privileged to Produce Social Change? Or Are We Just Failing to Organize Effectively?

Posted on Jan 7, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Real change seems almost impossible. What are we doing wrong?

Are Americans a Broken People? Why We've Stopped Fighting Back Against the Forces of Oppression

Posted on Dec 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet

A psychologist asks: Have consumerism, suburbanization and a malevolent corporate-government partnership so beaten us down that we no longer have the will to save ourselves?

Big Pharma Bribes Doctors to Hook Your Kids on Drugs

Posted on Jul 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Americans must start to question the legitimacy of the exploitative pharmaceutical-industrial complex and the predatory people atop them.

The Case for Giving Eli Lilly the Corporate Death Penalty

Posted on Mar 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet

At this point, the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is basically a public menace.

Army Suicides in January Outnumbered Combat Deaths

Posted on Feb 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The NIMH is spending $50 million on research to figure out why. Doesn't common sense tell us enough?

Psychiatry's 'Shock Doctrine': Are We Really OK With Electroshocking Toddlers?

Posted on Feb 4, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Many Americans think electroconvulsive therapy has been abandoned. But American psychiatry still regards it as a respected treatment, even for kids.

What's It Going to Take to Lock Up Drug Company Execs?

Posted on Jan 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet

A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals the shocking extent of how corrupt drug companies are.

Renowned Psychiatrists on Drug Company Payrolls

Posted on Dec 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Money from pharmaceutical companies has corrupted much of the psychiatric profession.

Has American Society Gone Insane?

Posted on Sep 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

America's mental health problems may be more than a matter of some "unadjusted" individuals. The entire culture might well need adjusting.

Does It Make Sense to Treat Depression with Drugs?

Posted on Aug 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Depression is rooted in overwhelming emotional pain. Talk therapy is a successful, commonsense antidote, but pushing pills pays more.

Has Big Pharma Corruption Suppressed Effective Treatment Options?

Posted on Jul 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Establishment psychiatry is under attack in Congress. Investigators are recognizing that not all mental health treatments come in a pill.

The Science of Happiness: Is It All Bullshit?

Posted on Jul 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Just because a Harvard academic says something is so, doesn't mean it is.

Exposed: Harvard Shrink Gets Rich Labeling Kids Bipolar

Posted on Jun 18, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Meet the man who got rich by popularizing bipolar disorder for children. Congressional investigators and the NY Times expose the scandal.

Paxil Babies: The Dangers of Antidepressants

Posted on Jun 6, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Mothers suffering from depression are increasingly pushed into taking pills, putting them and their infants at great risk.

Are Antidepressants Faith-Based Treatment?

Posted on Feb 28, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Bias in drug studies may mask the mind's role in overcoming depression.

How Teenage Rebellion Has Become a Mental Illness

Posted on Jan 28, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Big pharma has some new customers. Not complying with authority is now, in many cases, labeled a disease.

America's Love-Hate Relationship with Drugs

Posted on Jan 9, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Many prescription drugs have effects similar to those of illegal drugs. But we still view some users as criminals -- the others as patients.

How to Turn Blue Collars Into Blue Voters: The Psychology of the Working-Class Male

Posted on Dec 21, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Democrats need to learn from Kerry's mistakes and tap into this crucial demographic.

Is Our Worship of Consumerism and Technology Making Us Depressed?

Posted on Nov 26, 2007, Source: Chelsea Green Publishing

It would be a lot easier to address the increasing rate of depression among Americans if we weren't so afraid to admit that our consumer society makes us unhappy.

Moody Is the New Bipolar

Posted on Nov 14, 2007, Source: Z Magazine

The author of a new book on depression shows how Big Pharma is cashing in on drugs that aren't likely to help mood disorders.
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