Thursday, September 15, 2011

Professor Peter Kinderman (BPS) 'PSYCHOLOGY IS CENTRAL TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.' - JUNE 2011

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This morning's Guardian has an interview with Professor Dinesh Bhugra, the outgoing president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. In ...

Daily Mail- How shy children may be diagnosed inappropriately and drugged

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Now shy children face risk of being given mental-health drugs... with 650,000 youngsters already on Ritalin By Emily Allen     Experts fear ...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

ANTIDEPRESSANTS ON THE RISE

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Advertising is behind the high take-up of antidepressants Subtle advertising has led doctors to prescribe more antidepressants. Mothers are ...

TUC CONGRESS MOTION FROM AEP IN TELEGRAPH ONLINE 15-9-11 -'SHY' KIDS MAY BE INCREASINGLY MEDICATED AFTER DSM5 IS RELEASED - BROADENING DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA COULD OPEN FLOODGATES TO OVER-PRESCRIPTION OF POTENTIALLY HARMFUL DRUGS FOR CHILDREN IN THE U.K.

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'SHY','SAD' AND 'BOLSHY' KIDS MAY END UP ON LEGAL DRUGS Children who are merely shy or sad are at risk of  mental di...

NIDA- trends in prescription drug abuse- 2003 - amphetamines have now become the most abused prescription and illegal drug by young people in the U.S.- is there a link? - contains descriptions of the harmful effects of the three main categories of abused prescription drugs.

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Trends in prescription drug abuse   Graph: Past month use of selected illicit drugs among youths, by age: 2003 Although prescription drug ab...

MARCIA ANGELL -'THE OTHER DRUG WAR.' - SENIOR LECTURER IN SOCIAL MEDECINE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY

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After a period where health care costs flattened, they're going up sharply. Why is the pharmaceutical sector [of health care costs] risi...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

MEDITATION FOR THE STUDENT BRAIN CAN REDUCE NEED FOR MEDS - COURTESY OF THE DAILY HEAL BLOG

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Meditation And The Student Brain Written by The Daily Heal on April 29, 2011 ·  Use  Transcendental Meditation To Connect To Your Creativity...