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 | Oct 31, 2017 | Psychoactive Medication
Science journalist Robert Whitaker has won numerous awards as a journalist covering medicine and science, including the George Polk Award for Medical Writing and a National Association for Science Writers’ Award for best magazine article. In 1998, he co-wrote a series...
by Harper West | Jul 11, 2017 | Psychoactive Medication
Valium, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Ambien, and Lunesta. Common names, but — beware! Take these drugs at your own risk. These are just some of the names of benzodiazepines or benzos, a class of psychiatric drugs that is highly addictive. There are many harms and...
by Harper West | Nov 2, 2015 | Depression, Emotions, Psychoactive Medication, Shame
Blogger Phillip Hickey, PhD, has another great Mad in America post debunking the “chemical imbalance” theory of depression based on an article on Florida State University’s DigiNole Commons. The article is a very easy read and I recommend it highly...
