Stories by Bruce E. Levine

Bruce E. Levine, a practicing clinical psychologist, writes and speaks about how society, culture, politics and psychology intersect. His latest book is Get Up, Stand Up: Uniting Populists, Energizing the Defeated, and Battling the Corporate Elite. His Web site is www.brucelevine.net  subscribe to Bruce E. Levine's feed

Exposed: Harvard Shrink Gets Rich Labeling Kids Bipolar

Posted on: Jun 17, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Meet the man who got rich by popularizing bipolar disorder for children. Congressional investigators and the <i>NY Times</i> 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 27, 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 27, 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 8, 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 20, 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 25, 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 13, 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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