May 3, 2016

Almost 50% of teens Screened for Mental Health Were Referred for Psychiatric Intervention

The Video National Public Radio: “This is a program that has some very vocal critics. They say

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Almost 50% of teens Screened for Mental Health Were Referred for Psychiatric Intervention

May 8, 2013

Two NIMH Directors Debunk DSM & Deplore Psychiatry’s Unscientific Modus Operandi

After more than a dozen years during which we have been challenging psychiatry’s legitimacy as a medical

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Two NIMH Directors Debunk DSM & Deplore Psychiatry’s Unscientific Modus Operandi

October 7, 2012

America’s Healthcare Crisis–Part II–What Do We Get for $$$ ?

IV. What Do We Get for All That Money? According to the Kaiser Foundation:[1] The number of

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America’s Healthcare Crisis–Part II–What Do We Get for $$$ ?

June 22, 2012

Unexamined Drug Epidemic–the Elephant No One Wants to See

FYI Prescription drugs are the 4th leading cause of death in the US. In any given month,

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Unexamined Drug Epidemic–the Elephant No One Wants to See

June 20, 2012

Medicine Hijacked: Books That Document the Real Health Care Crisis

A conservative estimate:  between 225,000 and 296,000 deaths annualy are caused by adverse drug reactions from prescription

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Medicine Hijacked: Books That Document the Real Health Care Crisis

May 14, 2012

Vicissitudes of Psychiatry’s Diagnostic Manual Revisions

The proposed revisions to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association will continue the

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Vicissitudes of Psychiatry’s Diagnostic Manual Revisions

April 28, 2012

Fraudulent Science: What’s Retracted, What’s Not

  Critics who deplore the commercialization of medical research have raised concerns about scientific fraud and misconduct

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Fraudulent Science: What’s Retracted, What’s Not

April 28, 2012

Fraudulent Science: What’s Retracted, What Is Not

 Even as the corruption of science is no longer a dirty little secret, but is in plain

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Fraudulent Science: What’s Retracted, What Is Not

July 22, 2011

The Real Biederman Scandal

After the AHRP Infomail about the ever so gentle rebuke meted out to Drs. Joseph Biederman, Thomas

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The Real Biederman Scandal

July 21, 2011

Harvard Psychiatrists Disciplined for Conflicts of Interest

An investigation, prompted by Sen. Charles Grassely, was conducted by Harvard University-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital. It concluded

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Harvard Psychiatrists Disciplined for Conflicts of Interest

June 19, 2011

Where Can One Find an Honest, Forthright Psychiatrist?

From: allenfrances@vzw.blackberry.net [mailto:allenfrances@vzw.blackberry.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 6:20 PM To: Manning; Vera Sharav Subject: I was

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Where Can One Find an Honest, Forthright Psychiatrist?

May 14, 2011

POGO to NIH: Stop Academic Ghostwriting Pollution

POGO reminds the director of the National Institutes of Health (posted below) that taxpayers provide the NIH

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POGO to NIH: Stop Academic Ghostwriting Pollution

March 15, 2011

Inside Psychiatry’s Battle to Define Mental Illness

In our era, psychiatry as a profession has suffered a significant loss of credibility: the most influential

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Inside Psychiatry’s Battle to Define Mental Illness

February 26, 2011

Oregon Symposium of 54 Mental Health Experts Urge Paradigm Shift

On February 11th and 12th, 54 mental health experts from 13 states, including 22 psychiatrists met in

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Oregon Symposium of 54 Mental Health Experts Urge Paradigm Shift