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Depression Is Not An Illness: A New Website

WebThe phrase "mental health" as used in the name of this website is simply a term of convenience. It specifically does not imply that the human problems embraced by this term are illnesses, or that their absence constitutes health. Indeed, the fundamental tenet of this site is that there are no mental illnesses, and that conceptualizing human …

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Mental Illness Vs. “Bad” Behavior

WebSo it is clear that two of the so-called mental illnesses (conduct disorder and antisocial personality disorder) consist essentially of “bad” behavior, while in at least six …

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The Biological Evidence for “Mental Illness”

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Depression: an Adaptive Mechanism

WebDEPRESSION – AN ADAPTIVE MECHANISM. Contrary to the APA’s assertion, depression is not an illness. In fact, depression is an adaptive mechanism …

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Medical Model vs. Psychosocial/Behavioral Model

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Bipolar Disorder Is Not An Illness

WebAnd bear in mind that these are not relatively trivial, incidental aspects of the so-called illness. These are the defining features. The very essence of bipolar disorder – …

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A Client’s Perspective on “Mental Illness”

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Dr. Huda Has Written His Book

WebDecember 11, 2019 By Phil Hickey |. Samei Huda, MD, is a consultant psychiatrist with the British National Health Service. He has written a book called The Medical Model in Mental Health, An Explanation and Evaluation . It was published by Oxford University Press earlier this year. BASIC THEME.

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ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF MENTAL HEALTH …

WebThe phrase "mental health" as used in the name of this website is simply a term of convenience. It specifically does not imply that the human problems embraced by this term are illnesses, or that their absence constitutes health. Indeed, the fundamental tenet of this site is that there are no mental illnesses, and that conceptualizing human …

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Psychiatry: The Hoax Exposed

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Psychiatry Is Not Based On Science

WebThe phrase "mental health" as used in the name of this website is simply a term of convenience. It specifically does not imply that the human problems embraced by …

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The Concept of Mental Illness: Spurious or Valid

WebThe phrase "mental health" as used in the name of this website is simply a term of convenience. It specifically does not imply that the human problems embraced by …

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Psychiatric “diagnoses” logically and intellectually bereft

WebSimilar considerations apply to all the “diagnoses” in the APA’s manual. The DSM system is logically and intellectually bereft . It is pseudo-science; a house of cards …

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Allen Frances: Still Spinning the Story

WebOn March 4, 2020, the very eminent Allen Frances, MD, published an article in Aeon, which according to its About page is “a digital magazine, publishing some of the most profound and provocative thinking on the web. We ask the big questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on science, philosophy, society and the arts.”

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WHY IS PSYCHIATRY SO DEFENSIVE ABOUT CRITICISM OF …

WebDr. Aftab also contends that “a defense of psychiatry is warranted against egregious and misplaced criticisms”. This assertion is largely tautologous, in that the adjectives “egregious” and “misplaced” entail the notion that the criticisms should be challenged. So we are left with his notion that “the value of psychiatry must be

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The Propaganda Is Everywhere

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Should Medical Insurance Cover Mental Health

WebThe problems of thinking, feeling and behaving, collectively known as “mental illnesses” or “mental disorders,” are not illnesses in any meaningful sense of the term . …

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Allen Frances Still Trying to Excuse Psychiatry’s (and his own) Role …

WebOn November 9, 2015, Allen Frances, MD, posted an interesting article on the Huffington Post’s Blog. The article is titled Why Are So Many College and High School …

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Transforming Diagnosis: The Thomas Insel Article

WebBACKGROUND. On April 29, Thomas Insel, Director of NIMH, published a paper called Transforming Diagnosis . You can see it here. Dr. Insel is critical of DSM: …

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The Disease-Centered Model Vs. The Drug-Centered Model

WebPsychiatric drugs are psychoactive substances, like alcohol and heroin. Psychoactive substances modify the way the brain functions and by doing so produce …

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