by Harper West | Sep 3, 2022 | Anti-Psychiatry Movement, DSM, Psychoactive Medication
As I write about on my website, I am an outraged psychologist. I am outraged at witnessing people harmed by the current mental health system, which stigmatizes them as “diseased,” which leads to hopelessness and self-judgment about normal emotional responses. It...
by Harper West | Apr 4, 2021 | Anti-Psychiatry Movement, Psychoactive Medication
Psychiatrists have tried for decades to find a biological cause for human behavior, such as a deficiency in serotonin that supposedly causes depression or an excess of dopamine that supposedly causes schizophrenia. Despite what the advertising and marketing campaigns...
by Harper West | Apr 4, 2021 | Anti-Psychiatry Movement, Psychoactive Medication
Disclaimer: Harper West, MA, LLP, and Harper West, PC are not providing medical advice with this resource section, or making any recommendations regarding withdrawal from psychiatric medications. The purpose of this page is to provide resources and information for...
by Harper West | Apr 11, 2018 | Anti-Psychiatry Movement, Autism/ASD
A recent episode of the NPR radio show Snap Judgment had a fascinating piece that caused me to again speak out to challenge the psychiatric assumptions that autism is a discrete biological “mental disorder”. (The DSM-5 now uses the term Autism Spectrum Disorder....
by Harper West | Nov 21, 2017 | Anti-Psychiatry Movement, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
In the interest of balance, I’d like to share and discuss this article that states: “Trump’s Judgment Is Debatable. His Sanity Is Not.” Noah Feldman believes those of us who co-wrote “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts...
by Harper West | Sep 3, 2016 | Anti-Psychiatry Movement, DSM, Self-Acceptance
Because of the simplicity of the Self-Acceptance Psychology paradigm, the model is very easy to implement when assessing and working with psychotherapy clients. Once a clinician understands the Five Causative Factors and Three Shame Management Strategies, the...
