DSM: Is it Valid?

DSM: Is it Valid?

The DSM, or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is published by the American Psychiatric Association. It is THE book used by those in the psychiatric profession to describe classifications and diagnosis of mental illness.   But is the...

What Drug Companies Do Not Tell You

Did you know that “the powerful billion-dollar drug industry designs and interprets studies to suit their interests”? Drug companies can hand pick the trials or studies of a particular drug to be published. In fact, drug companies are not even required to publish...

ECT on Children

Do psychiatrists use ECT (Electro Convulsive Therapy) on children?   In the 1950s, psychiatrist Lauretta Bender pioneered this unbelievable practice.   According to a google groups article “In a 1954 follow-up study, two psychiatrists investigated 32...

Mental Disorders Manual May Be Myth

Three Professional Psychiatrists Speak Out Against the Mental Disorders Manual   In recent years, one hears teenagers casually diagnose their friends’ behaviors with bywords from psychiatry’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).  Now in...

ADHD is Caused By Food

In a study conducted by Dr. Lidy Pessler, children diagnosed with ADHD were put on a restricted diet of real whole foods without additives.  At the end of the five weeks, many children experienced a significant reduction of symptoms.  Dr. Pessler stated that 64% of...

Psychiatric Rape and Sexual Misconduct

You may be thinking, “Psychiatric rape and sexual misconduct”?  Rape and sexual misconduct are scarcely unheard of in the psychiatric and psychological profession, which for some may come as a shock. The Hippocratic oath of “First do no harm” has been...