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Antidepressant Superstition: How doctors & patients get fooled by antidepressants – Jonathan Shedler

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/psychologically-minded/201502/antidepressant-superstition Thank you to John, and Brent Potter for drawing our attention to this worthwhile article by Jonathan, originally published in Psychologically Minded. The writer does not herself use the terminology of ‘depression’ or ‘disorder’ – and the points here … Continue reading →

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Increased anti-depressant use strongly associated with rise in mood disorders Robert Whitaker

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://beyondmeds.com/2015/02/02/disability-and-mood-disorders-in-the-age-of-prozac-robert-whitaker/ Click on the link for this sobering post on Monica Cassani’s great site, http://www.beyondmeds.com. We would ourselves would wish to challenge the illness/disorder model language – but that is how the evidence is couched, and the point is clear. … Continue reading →

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Depression: It’s Not Your Serotonin – Kelly Brogan

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.madinamerica.com/2014/12/depression-serotonin/ Click on the link for this useful article – and thanks to Mad in America, and Monica Cassani at http://www.beyondmeds.com for steering us to this. The writer does not herself any more use or find useful the language of … Continue reading →

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Antidepressant Superstition: How doctors & patients get fooled by antidepressants – Jonathan Shedler

Increased anti-depressant use strongly associated with rise in mood disorders Robert Whitaker

Depression: It’s Not Your Serotonin – Kelly Brogan

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