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Daniel Owens

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Prescribed harm movement #prescribedharm #akathisia

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Want to know why public trust in medical experts is declining? Look no further than people like Prof Wilding. Presenting himself as an impartial voice while enjoying multiple lucrative financial ties to the drugs he purports to give his ‘objective’ opinion. An investigation by

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Doctors told a teenage Laura Delano she had something they called bipolar disorder, and then proceeded to make her legitimately crazy with psych drugs. She’s one of the few who recovered. (0:00) Introduction (1:16) Why Is the New York Times Mad at Delano for Getting off

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89% of relapse prevention studies of antidepressants are sponsored by pharma. 4 by academia, 31 studies by pharma. Are we getting an accurate picture?

89% of relapse prevention studies of antidepressants are sponsored by pharma. 

4 by academia, 31 studies by pharma. Are we getting an accurate picture?
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This article reeks of narcissism and intellectual fragility. It reflects a pathological need to position psychiatry as the sole arbiter of truth, where any public mistrust is deemed irrational and all unsanctioned criticism is dismissed as ‘misinformation.’ If you want trust,

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“Suddenly, government-funded research is going to switch from investigating which psychiatric treatments help us to help our patients and instead focusing on which ones might hurt us.” – Daniel Morehead, MD, Psychiatric Times This is an astonishing confession. It reveals a

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Antidepressant withdrawal and online support 2025 update Last August, I pointed out that over 100,000 people were in Facebook groups trying to get help for antidepressant withdrawal, and that Surviving Antidepressants was getting over 200,000 visits a month. Less than a year

Antidepressant withdrawal and online support  2025 update

Last August, I pointed out that over 100,000 people were in Facebook groups trying to get help for antidepressant withdrawal, and that Surviving Antidepressants was getting over 200,000 visits a month.

Less than a year
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Misusing Diagnosis to Silence Dissent Using clinical concepts such as “splitting” to discredit an entire group is an abuse of professional authority as well as being deeply unethical. Diagnostic language should never be used to pathologize political or intellectual

Misusing Diagnosis to Silence Dissent

Using clinical concepts such as “splitting” to discredit an entire group is an abuse of professional authority as well as being deeply unethical.

Diagnostic language should never be used to pathologize political or intellectual
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Interesting how ‘the science is settled’ sounds a lot like ‘the bill is settled’- makes you wonder who picked up the tab….

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I wonder if any of the prominent voices on this platform who attack critics of the current mental health paradigm for supposedly enabling disability cuts have ever directed the same scrutiny at Sir Simon Wessely - the celebrated ‘man of science’ who has arguably done more than

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Announcing a free webinar Friday, June 27, 2025. Anders Sorensen, PhD will talk about his work in assisting clients through psychiatric drug #deprescribing & tapering while providing psychotherapy to enable them to move on with their lives. Register today! mailchi.mp/psychdeprescri…

Announcing a free webinar Friday, June 27, 2025.
Anders Sorensen, PhD will talk about his work in assisting clients through psychiatric drug #deprescribing & tapering while providing psychotherapy to enable them to move on with their lives.
Register today!
mailchi.mp/psychdeprescri…
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This is a crucial point: how many young women are actually warned about the risks of taking SSRIs if they become pregnant before they start the medication?

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Since the 90s, drug company money has profoundly shaped psychiatric research, education, training, clinical guidelines, prescribing habits & public/media perception of psych-drugs. Recieving direct payments isn’t required to be influenced by that inflow - we've all been affected.