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DISPELLING THE MYTHS:  REAL FACTS ON MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS

DISPELLING THE MYTHS: REAL FACTS ON MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS

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...

Trump and His Followers: A Mutual Admiration Society of Deeply Troubled Psyches

by Harper West | Nov 20, 2016 | Accountability, DSM, Other-Blamer, Shame, Uncategorized

Followers of Donald J. Trump often exclaim they like him because “he says it like it is“ and he is against “political correctness.” Certainly the content of Trump’s outspokenness confirms this, as his statements during the campaign were often bigoted, incited hate and...

Bi-Polar Disorder is Not a Disease, Just “Fight-or-Flight” 

by Harper West | Sep 13, 2016 | DSM, Uncategorized

I heard an NPR Snap Judgment segment today called “Crash and Burn” that exposed the complete fallacy of the current psychiatric diagnosis system enshrined in the DSM-5 or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It was a classic case of what is wrong...

Benefits of Self-Acceptance Psychology in Therapy

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...

Why We Hesitate to Label Trump “Mentally Ill” 

by Harper West | Aug 11, 2016 | DSM, Uncategorized

NOTE: This post does not reflect my political views, but is merely a discussion of Donald Trump’s personality. Some people believe psychologists should not “diagnose” celebrities or others without assessing in person. However, I do not believe there...

Why I Started Self-Acceptance Psychology — To Start a Revolution!

by Harper West | Jul 6, 2016 | DSM, Self-Acceptance, Uncategorized

By learning self-acceptance and how to tolerate shame, I transformed my personality in large and small ways — 22 ways that I detailed in my last two blogs – here and here. My experience provided me with solid anecdotal evidence that developing self-acceptance...
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