On AlterNet: psychiatry

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "psychiatry"

War in Afghanistan Is Mutiny by a Different Name

Clancy Sigal, AlterNet. March 13, 2012.

The troops are protesting "by any other means" their entrapment in a no-win landscape where Washington politicians keep a war going beyond the limit of sanity.

Mind Games: Are Cyberspace and Psychiatric Drugs Messing with Our Heads?

Greg Guma, Maverick Media. June 16, 2011.

We rely more and more on psychiatric drugs to keep us level and technology to keep us informed. But over-reliance could be changing our very reality.

Americans Are Depressed. Should They Get Help at Their Primary Care Doctor's Office?

Sarah Amandolare, AlterNet. March 21, 2011.

Are new initiatives to treat depression at the doctor's office a way to help Americans' mental health problems? Or do they undercut the value of long-term therapy?

How Bradley Manning's Treatment Is Tarnishing the Military Psychiatry Profession

Lynn Parramore, New Deal 2.0. March 17, 2011.

How will psychiatrists at Quantico cope with a dilemma that threatens the good name of their profession?

Pharmaceutical Giant Paid $500,000 to Psychiatrist Who Used Chicago's Poor as Guinea Pigs

Christina Jewett and Sam Roe, ProPublica. November 20, 2009.

Dr. Michael Reinstein reaped a cool half million off his patients' misery.

Kevin Spacey Is the Latest Pot-Puffing Shrink to Hit the Movie Screens -- Why Is This a Trend?

Ellen Komp, AlterNet. July 15, 2009.

Hollywood shrink characters increasingly take mind-expanding drugs; a reflection of the growing use of psychedelics in medical research.

Only in America Could Misery Be Turned Into a Commodity

Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com. February 11, 2009.

Stress, depression and loneliness permeate daily life in America. Yet psychiatrists try to sell us on the idea that the pain is ours alone.

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

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. February 4, 2009.

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

Renowned Psychiatrists on Drug Company Payrolls

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. December 2, 2008.

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

Has Big Pharma Corruption Suppressed Effective Treatment Options?

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. July 23, 2008.

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