Recently added articles from Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry:
EDITORIAL
Apr 01, 2008; Kean, Brian ... The first issue of Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry for 2008 marks a change in the editorial management of the journal. The new editorial team would like to thank Laurence Simon and Louis Wynne for their contributions to the journal over the past few years. The new editorial team ...
Why Psychiatric Drugs "Work": The Attribution of Positive Effects Due to Psychological Factors
Apr 01, 2008; Danco, Jeffrey C ... While outcome research has attempted to elucidate the real benefit of any treatment through randomized, double-blind studies, the role of placebo and other psychological reactions has been given scant but growing attention. This article examines the nature and power of the placebo in the context ...
Exposure to SSRI Antidepressants In Utero Causes Birth Defects, Neonatal Withdrawal Symptoms, and Brain Damage
Apr 01, 2008; Breggin, Peter R; Breggin, Ginger ... Pregnant mothers should avoid taking SSRI antidepressants-they are hazardous to the developing fetus, cause withdrawal symptoms in the newborn baby, and induce biochemical and morphological abnormalities in the brain. If pregnant mothers need help with sad or anxious feelings, they should seek ...
Once the Wheels Are in Motion: Involuntary Hospitalization and Forced Medicating
Apr 01, 2008; Seitler, Burton ... In the wake of the recent killings at Virginia Tech, this article expresses a fear that laymen and professionals alike may overly react toward someone who seems somehow odd or different by regarding that individual as dangerous and a candidate for hospitalization . Even before this tragic ...
Is Social Anxiety Making Us Depressed?: A Social Evolutionary Hypothesis for Why SSRIs Work
Apr 01, 2008; Kerr, Laura K ... In the developed world, the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) has skyrocketed since 1988, when Prozac was first released in the United States. Biomedical psychiatry's explanation for their success is an unsubstantiated hypothesis that claims SSRIs treat a chemical imbalance ...
Practical Applications: 22 Guidelines for Counseling and Psychotherapy
Apr 01, 2008; Breggin, Peter R ... This article describes 22 principles for the conduct of therapy or counseling, most of which are also applicable to all human relationships. The creation of a safe space and a caring, trustworthy relationship is essential to therapy and basic to the helping process. Conducting therapy requires ...
Pharmacological Treatment of College Students With Psychological Problems
Apr 01, 2008; Ross, Lloyd ... Pharmacological Treatment of College Students With Psychological Problems . Leighton C. Whitaker & Stewart E. Cooper (Eds.). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, 2007, 271 pp., $56.00 (hardcover), $32.00 (softcover). This is an unusual look at the current college handling and treatment ...