We’re told a mental illness is just like a physical illness. It isn’t true, and it isn’t helpful either.

We’re told that emotional problems aren’t our fault because our brain chemistry is simply out of whack. The first part of that message is h

Mental illness is becoming more and more common. Or is it?

We have enormous faith in medicine and science. But psychoactive drugs are less effective and less safe than we have been led to think.

Conventional wisdom is that the mental health industry can safely solve our anxiety, ADHD, depression and psychosis. The truth couldn’t be

If a famous psychiatrist, particularly one from a famous university, says something about psychiatric drugs, our reflex is to believe. Watc

Nearly 13% of Americans took antidepressants in the past month. These chemicals definitely impact minds and bodies. But do they work bette

When a child is diagnosed with ADHD, the first solution many doctors propose is medication. It should be the last resort, not the first.