For more information, including links to the scientific evidence base for the statements in this video, as well as further resources: http://medicatingnormal.com/ Website of Psychiatrist Kelly Brogan, M.D.: https://kellybroganmd.com Kelly Brogan’s book, A Mind of Your Own, provides much more detail about the topics discussed here: https://kellybroganmd.com/amindofyourown/ Crotty article (2011) mentioned in Dr. Brogan's talk, about violent and impulsive side effects of antidepressants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3513220/ A BBC article about extreme side effects of antidepressants, including violence: https://bbc.in/2etjybJ “The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs” in The New Yorker: https://bit.ly/2HYjEtT “How to Quit Antidepressants: Very Slowly, Doctors Say” in the New York Times: https://nyti.ms/2SMXFYy Mad in America has a number of resources regarding psychiatric drug withdrawal: https://www.madinamerica.com/drug-withdrawal-resources/ Making sense of depression, from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/07/is-everything-you-think-you-know-about-depression-wrong-johann-hari-lost-connections Medicating Normal on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/medicatingnormalfilm/ Medicating Normal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/medicatingnorm1?lang=en Donate: https://medicatingnormal.com/donate/ Note: This video does not constitute medical advice. Stopping psychiatric drugs, especially abruptly, can be dangerous, as withdrawal effects may be severe, disabling or even life-threatening. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Video edited by Daniel Mackler

For more information, including links to the scientific evidence base for the statements in this video, as well as further resources: http://medicatingnormal.com/ Robert Whitaker on Wikipedia: https://bit.ly/33tgN4n Robert Whitaker’s books provide much more detail about this subject, including citations to the scientific research. His book “Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America” is available here: https://amzn.to/2OO45tI An article by Robert Whitaker in STAT News that provides much more detail about this particular subject, including links to the scientific research: https://www.statnews.com/2018/10/22/flooding-world-psychiatric-drugs-boost-burden-mental-disorders/ Medicating Normal on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/medicatingnormalfilm/ Medicating Normal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/medicatingnorm1?lang=en Donate: https://medicatingnormal.com/donate/ Note: This video does not constitute medical advice. Stopping psychiatric drugs, especially abruptly, can be dangerous, as withdrawal effects may be severe, disabling or even life-threatening. Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music Video edited by Daniel Mackler

Psycho-Pharmaceuticals – Risks and Alternatives - Part 4: "The Case for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal." Robert Whitaker - Science Journalist, Author, USA Whitaker´s books on psychiatry investigate the failures of modern psychiatric care. He is the president of Mad in America Foundation, a website devoted to “rethinking” psychiatry and the use of psychiatric drugs. The 15th of October in Gothenburg, Sweden. International research and evidence based practice regarding alternatives to treatment with pharmaceuticals. The number of psychiatric diagnoses and prescriptions of pharmaceuticals to children, youths and adults have sharply increased in Sweden as well as the rest of the Western world in recent decades. More and more people are searching for knowledge about the risks attached to pharmaceuticals and about withdrawal. At this scientific symposium, an internationally acknowledged group of scientists, clinicians and people with their own lived experience have gathered to to discuss this vital issue and present alternatives. extendedroom.org madinamerica.com

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To view Medicating Normal-The Film, go to: https://medicatingnormal.com/watch Short synopsis: Medicating Normal is the untold story of what can happen when profit-driven medicine intersects with human beings in distress. The documentary follows five high-functioning people, including two military veterans, whose doctors prescribed psychiatric medication to help with normal problems such as stress, insomnia, anxiety, and grief. The arguments extolling the benefits of these drugs—prescribed to 1 in 5 Americans daily—are often the only ones presented to the public. Medicating Normal tells another side of the story, one rarely reported. It is a story of harm done. Follow us on social media: -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/medicatingnormalfilm -Twitter: @MedicatingNorm1 -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medicatingn... -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/medicatingn... Resources and information on psychiatric drugs, diagnoses and tapering -Mad in America: https://www.madinamerica.com -Benzodiazepine Information Coalition: https://www.benzoinfo.com -The Withdrawal Project & Inner Compass Initiative: https://www.withdrawal.theinnercompass.org and https://www.theinnercompass.org For more information, including links to the scientific evidence base for the statements in this video, as well as further resources, please visit our website: https://medicatingnormal.com/resources/ Donations: We welcome donations to assist with outreach and education. To make a donation (however big or small), please send through PayPal: medicatingnormal@gmail.com or use our website's "donate" button via https://medicatingnormal.com/donate/

For more information, including links to the scientific evidence base for the statements in this video, as well as further resources: http://medicatingnormal.com Robert Whitaker on Wikipedia: https://bit.ly/33tgN4n Robert Whitaker’s books provide much more detail about this subject, including citations to the scientific research. His book “Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America” is available here: https://amzn.to/2OO45tI Mad in America provides a thorough overview of the diagnosis of ADHD, the way stimulant medications act on the brain, and provides links to research studies regarding the risks and benefits of the drugs. It can be found here: https://www.madinamerica.com/adhd-info/ Allen Frances, MD, who chaired the task force for creation of the DSM-IV (the bible of psychiatry), wrote a feature article criticizing the diagnosis of ADHD and the overuse of stimulant medications for HuffPost: http://bit.ly/36BXqI5 Article reviewing the evidence for long-term use mentioned in the video (Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association): https://bit.ly/2KC7x5B The MTA at 8 Years: Prospective Follow-Up of Children Treated for Combined Type ADHD in a Multisite Study: https://bit.ly/2Z462Xb Examples of stimulant medications include: Ritalin (methylphenidate), Concerta (extended release methylphenidate), Adderall (amphetamine), Strattera (atomoxitine hcl), Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine), and Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine). Medicating Normal on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/medicatingnormalfilm/ Medicating Normal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/medicatingnorm1?lang=en Donate: https://medicatingnormal.com/donate/ Note: This video does not constitute medical advice. Stopping psychiatric drugs, especially abruptly, can be dangerous, as withdrawal effects may be severe, disabling or even life-threatening. Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music Video edited by Daniel Mackler

In this talk, Robert Whitaker reviews the science that calls for a radical change or evidence-based paradigm shift in psychiatric care, and describes pilot projects that tell of a new way. Starting in the 1980s, our society organized its thinking and systems of care around a “disease model” narrative that was promoted by the American Psychiatric Association and the pharmaceutical industry. That narrative has collapsed. The biology of mental disorders remains unknown; the diagnoses in the DSM have not been validated as discrete illnesses; the burden of “mental illness” in our society has risen; and there is an increasing body of evidence that tells of how psychiatric drugs, over the long-term, increase the chronicity of psychiatric disorders. The collapse of that paradigm provides an opportunity for radical change. In Norway, the health ministry has ordered that “medication—free” treatment be made available to psychiatric patients in hospital settings. A private hospital in Norway has opened that seeks to help chronic patients taper from their psychiatric drugs, or to be treated without the use of such drugs. In Israel, a number of “Soteria” houses have sprung up, which provide residential treatment to psychotic patients and minimize the use of antipsychotics in such settings. Research into Hearing Voice Networks is providing evidence of their “efficacy” for helping people recover. Open Dialogue treatment, which was developed in northern Finland and involved minimizing use of antipsychotics, is being adopted in many settings in the United States and abroad. About the presenter: Robert Whitaker has written three books on the history of psychiatry: Mad in America, Anatomy of an Epidemic, and Psychiatry Under the Influence (the latter book he co-authored with Lisa Cosgrove.) He is the president of Mad in America Foundation, which—through its webzine, radio podcasts, continuing education webinars, and town halls—promotes an exploration of these issues. He is also on the adjunct faculty at Temple Medical School, in the psychiatry department. This webinar was organized by ISPS-US, an organization that promotes psychological and social approaches to psychosis and extreme states. You can find out more about ISPS-US, and become a member or support our work with a donation, at http://www.isps-us.org​​ .