psychiatric abuse

Psychiatric Labelling

Psychiatric Labelling

I don't agree with everything in this article.  It is well researched and from the psychiatric industry itself, suggesting that materials such as the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (The go to manual of Psychiatry) should be abolished.  The article also points out there are not physical tests for any of the 'diseases' listed in this and other manuals of the like.

No More Psychiatric Labels

Excerpt:
"Abstract

This article argues that psychiatric diagnoses are not valid or useful. The use of psychiatric diagnosis increases stigma, does not aid treatment decisions, is associated with worsening long-term prognosis for mental health problems,

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The failure of decades of basic science research to reveal any specific biological or psychological marker that identifies a psychiatric diagnosis is well recognized.
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Posted by greymouser in Advices

Psychiatric Abuse – Book Review

“In the Name of Help: A Novel Exposing Psychiatric Abuse” By Diane Klein

name of help by diane klein

name of help by diane klein

Go to Amazon for reviews on this book.  It is a fact-based novel of psychiatric abuse.

…has the loud ring of truth about psychiatric atrocities which are continuing today in virtually every ‘mental health’ facility… — Don Weitz, Radio Producer and Co-editor of Shrink Resistant: The Struggle Against Psychiatry in Canada

Posted by greymouser in Psychiatrists