Rethinking Psychiatry is a movement dedicated to creating a more holistic, compassionate and effective approach to mental health care.
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We are an organic group and expect to continue to grow and evolve. At this point, due to the interest and passion of individuals or groups, eight action groups have emerged. Please contact the group facilitators for more information, or if you want to be included in any group. Also, do be assured that Rethinking Psychiatry will be eager to support you and your interest if you do not find it below.
Eartha Forest: orenda917@gmail.com
Isabel Sheridan: iasheridan44@gmail.com
Alice Cotton: alicot@comcast.net
Kate Hill: miskate2u@gmail.com
Terry Danielson: tdaniel333@gmail.com
Marcia Meyers: marciajmeyers@yahoo.com
Cindi Fisher: cindipacha@gmail.com
Sarah Smith: sarahsmith1000@hotmail.com
(AKA the Health & Nutrition Group)
Chris Foulke: gofer@exchange.ne
Tim Shannon: drt@drtshannon.com
Harriet Cooke: holisticooke@aol.com
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In this WGBH video, Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic, discusses the disturbing effects of psychotropic drugs prescribed for children. Such medications, used for ADHD, depression, anxiety, etc., have become commonplace over the past 30 years. This practice profoundly alters the lives of the children. Now we, as a society, urgently need to address this question: do the medications help the children thrive and grow up into healthy adults? Or does this practice do more harm than good over the long-term. Robert Whitaker emphasizes two things:
Click here to watch this WGBH produced video on Forum Network. Recorded June 15, 2010. 51 minutes.
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