World Mental Health Day should be dedicated to focusing on mental health. But the supposed custodians of mental health, psychiatrists, are actually the custodians of the exact opposite. Psychiatrists are selling sickness to the worried well. ‘Disease-Mongering’ is a term defined as “the act of convincing essentially well people that they are…
When it’s Children's Mental Health Week, it’s ironic that attention isn’t actually focused on children’s mental health. Instead the focus is on mental illness and the host of psychiatric ‘disorders’ being used to label various aspects of childhood. It would be more accurate to call it children's mental illness week. Rather than…
In April, a post showed how the unscientific ADHD diagnosis was creating increased drug sales. In that post when reviewing the England-wide NHS prescription data for the full year of 2022, the following was noted: Antidepressants marked their usual steady rise at 3.3%, which is not much different than the last 15…
The England-wide NHS prescription data for the full year 2022 has been released. So, what were the results for 2022? Antidepressants marked their usual steady rise at 3.3%, which is not much different than the last 15 years. Drugs used in psychoses remained relatively flat. Drugs for hypnotics and anxiolytics even showed…
It’s the time of year when children might demonstrate behaviour characteristics that cause psychiatrists to reach for their prescription pads. Some children might have difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities; they might lose things necessary for tasks or activities, they might get easily distracted, have difficulty playing or engaging in…
The new England-wide NHS prescription data* covering the month of September 2022 came out recently, presenting three full quarters of data. So it is time, once again, to scrutinise the data and see if, maybe, just once – fingers crossed – prescriptions will show a declining trend. Based on previous prescribing trends,…
For decades, ADHD has been a money-spinning psychiatric label that resulted in children and adolescents taking mind-altering stimulant drugs in school. More recent media articles have been pushing the adult diagnosis of the label. While many believe in it, ADHD is an example of how the psychiatric industry has redefined, rebranded and…
It’s the time of year when children might demonstrate behaviour that cause psychiatrists to reach for their prescription pads. Some children might have difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities; they might lose things necessary for tasks or activities, they might get easily distracted, have difficulty playing or engaging in leisure…
Considering the lack of scientific evidence to support the existence of ‘ADHD' (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), having an awareness month for the so-called psychiatric condition is like having an awareness month for the Emperor’s New Clothes. It’s been thirty-four years since ADHD was voted into existence by the American Psychiatric Association. It…
Questions are often posed about the difficulties associated with diagnosing psychiatric 'disorders.' It was recently asked