Society: Issues: Health: Mental

Society: Issues: Health: Mental_Health: Medication

See also:

AtHealth: Medications for Mental Illnesses
NIH booklet to help people understand the use of medication in the treatment of mental illness.

Brainzaps: A Journal of Effexor Withdrawal
A support and awareness-raising resource for those experiencing discontinuation effects from the antidepressant Effexor, including a blog documenting the author's withdrawal process.

A Different Kind of Drug War
An article which discusses a higher standard of care when prescribing mind-altering drugs for school children.

Doctor Z
Dr. Scott Zentner, board-certified psychiatrist, shares his insights about new psychotropic medications and other mental health issues.

Freedom Mag
News and articles regarding the negative aspects of psychiatric drugs.

HelpGuide - Medications for Treating Depression and Anxiety
Non-commercial resources for learning about the risks and benefits of medications for depression and anxiety. Also includes information on controversies surrounding SSRIs.

International Coalition for Drug Awareness
A group dedicated to educating others about the dangers of prescription medications. Site concentrates mainly on SSRI serotonin-enhancing medications.

Med Help International Mental Health Forum
A question forum for prescription psychiatric drugs, answered by a medical doctor. Readers can view previous answers at no charge.

Medicate Your Dissent
Article by philosopher and medical ethicist Carl Elliott that considers the effect of anti-depressants on dissent.

Shrink-Rapt Poetry?
An article by a poet, Dean Blehert, on the possible danger of administering psychotropic drugs to creative people.

What You Should Know About Psychiatry and Psychiatric Drugs
Book reviews and psychiatric drug data.

Why Am I Taking so Many Medications?
Positive and negative reasons for the increase in medication use in America. A balanced view of this phenomenon.

People: Lisa Marie Presley Climbs Capitol Hill
Article about Presley testifying before congress regarding over-medication of kids, and controversy over ADHD and its treatment protocols. (September 27, 2002)

Business Week: When the Cure May Make You Sicker
Article that presents an argument that most prescription medications are not really safe. Author cites psychiatric medications that have caused problems. (March 16, 1998)

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