This article was previously published September 19, 2019, and has been updated with new information. By Dr. Joseph Mercola | May 10, 2022 In the U.S., an estimated 21 million American adults experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2020.1 The reported numbers for the past several years2 have consistently been highest among those aged between […]
By Pete Calautti | Design&Trend | January 23, 2014 Dr. Peter Gotzsche has created a controversy and sparked criticism over what he sees as a damaging over-prescription of drugs by psychiatrists. Gotzsche recently compiled a list of ten common myths held not only by the general public, but also trained psychiatrists concerning the safety of psychotropic drugs, […]
By Sebastian Rushworth, M.D. | April 30, 2021 Anti-depressant drugs are common. Very very common. According to the Centers for Disease Control in the United States, 13% of adults reported taking an anti-depressant when surveyed a few years ago. Among women over the age of 60, almost one in four was taking an anti-depressant! When I […]
RT | April 15, 2021 In a small phase two trial, Imperial College researchers have found that psilocybin, the active ingredient of magic mushrooms, is at least as effective as pharmaceutical medication at treating depression. In their admittedly small scale study, some 59 volunteers with depression were split into two groups. One group was given […]
By Matt Agorist | Free Thought Project | February 17, 2018 Stephen Paddock, Omar Mateen, Gavin Long, Eric Harris, Dylan Klebold, James Holmes, and now, Nikolas Cruz all have one thing in common other than the mass murders they carried out. They were all reportedly taking prescription drugs which alter their state of mind and […]
By Martha Rosenberg | CounterPunch | August 23, 2017 Next month, hundreds across the country will participate in “Out of the Darkness” walks to raise awareness about suicide and to support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). AFSP and similar groups like the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Active Minds claim there […]
Australian health experts are warning that antidepressants are not as effective as previously thought. As a result, physicians in that nation are being told to scale back on prescribing the drugs.
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