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POPSIAD, Internet Addiction Disorder "US academics have found that more than one in eight Americans showed at least one possible sign of problematic internet use, with some web surfers already starting to seek medical help." "The Chinese manual would be the first of its kind in the world, adding to the controversy over whether compulsive internet use should be officially viewed as a mental disorder." I think that eventually we will have to recognize it as an added capability of the human, the netting/wired sense or a sort. certainly not a disorder.
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POPSRedefining Depression "What is the “real” trigger for this patient’s depression? Perhaps it is a combination of psychological and neurological factors. In short, the notion of “reacting” to adverse life events is complex and problematic."
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POPSDiabetic Medications Drugs That Are Incompatible In addition to adverse consequences from the drugs themselves, many of the drug interactions and resulting bad reactions may be cloaked under a condition you already have. For example, instead of having some bizarre medical reaction,
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POPSToxic Psychiatry Useful website for work of psychiatrist Dr Breggin. Up to date. WARNING! When trying to withdraw from many psychiatric drugs, patients can develop serious and even life-threatening emotional and physical reactions. In short, it is dangerous not only to start taking psychiatric drugs but also can be hazardous to stop taking them. Therefore, withdrawal from psychiatric drugs should be done under clinical supervision. Principles of psychiatric medication withdrawal are discussed in Dr. Peter Breggin's book, Brain Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry: Drugs, Electroshock and the Psychopharaceutical Complex (Springer, NY, 2008).
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POPSDrugging of our Children: SSRI Drug Dangers And yet, despite these dangers, many school systems actually work with government agencies to force parents to drug their children, threatening those who refuse with the prospect of having their children taken from the home unless they cooperate.
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POPSOrganic Skin Care Have just started using organic skin care products myself so found this very interesting