A Call for a More Radical Neuroethics: The Case of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder The simultaneous occurrence of interest in academia – with the publishing of several new journals devoted to...
I have a confession to make…I’m an “ER” aficionado. Even though I can’t stand the way “mental illness” is portrayed in the series. How many times do we hear one...
This video may not be available for very long, so watch/download it ASAP! You may be familiar with Louis Theroux’s BBC series, including “Weird Weekends”. Theroux travels to a location...
These hour-long PBS documentaires provide an excellent introduction to the medicalization of childhood. The first focuses on AD(H)D, while the next shows how the discipline of child psychiatry has branched...
Here are some more videos of children afflicted with “Pediatric Bipolar Disorder” found on youtube. Kids being kids, or kids with a psychiatric illness requiring strong medication? You decide. You...
…so they cry and throw temper tantrums, and act “silly” at times? I don’t know about you, but this makes it sound to me like all children are “bipolar”. I...
Abilify is a powerful, new, atypical antipsychotic, and the only one to be clinically approved for use in children based on… 2 eight week trials on – 98 autistic kids!...
I am reposting this for anyone who wasn’t able to view it during the week, as I think making this information known is so important. A new post is on...
Yesterday I went for a “STAT!” ultrasound…the technician said, “it hurts here?”, as she hit the exact spot on my left ovary that is particularly painful, and became painful to...