‘The Onion’ explains the surprising reason behind antidepressants’ Effectiveness
From The Onion: “Shedding new light on how the popular medication repairs a chemical brain imbalance, psychiatrists at Melrose Wakefield Hospital released a study Monday...
Popular ‘benzo’ drugs linked to suicide, brain damage — even if you stop taking...
From The New York Post: “Over 30 million Americans a year use benzodiazepines, or ‘benzos,’ including Xanax, Valium, Ativan and Klonopin. Benzodiazepines are prescribed to...
Antidepressants can cause ‘Chemical Castration’
From Maryanne Demasi Reports: “Antidepressants can cause severe, sometimes irreversible, sexual dysfunction that persists even after discontinuing the medication. Sufferers have described it as ‘chemical castration’ — a...
Human rights must be part of everyday practice in mental health social work
Advocating and upholding human rights and social justice are core to the practice of mental health social work. It has been argued that failure...
Antidepressants: from a ‘hidden’ withdrawal scandal to the chemical imbalance row
From The Herald Scotland: “Today, selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly used form of antidepressants but, as a Panorama documentary this week highlighted, there are...