Dominion Web Directory : Society : Issues : Health : Mental

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1571/46_15/58170574/p1/article.jhtml?term=scientology

» A Different Kind of Drug War
An article which discusses a higher standard of care when prescribing mind-altering drugs for school children.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1571/46_15/58170574/p1/article.jhtml?term=scientology

http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/mcabinet/m_mentalillness.html

» AtHealth: Medications for Mental Illnesses
NIH booklet to help people understand the use of medication in the treatment of mental illness.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/mcabinet/m_mentalillness.html

» Brainzaps: A Journal of Effexor Withdrawal
A support and awareness-raising resource for those experiencing discontinuation effects from the antidepressant Effexor, including a weblog documenting the author's withdrawal process.
http://brainzaps.tblog.com

http://www.businessweek.com/1998/11/b3569025.htm

» Business Week: When the Cure May Make You Sicker
Article that presents an argument that most prescription medications are not really safe. Author cites psychiatric medications that have caused problems.
http://www.businessweek.com/1998/11/b3569025.htm

http://home.mindspring.com/~doctorz/id14.html

» Doctor Z
Dr. Scott Zentner, board-certified psychiatrist, shares his insights about new psychotropic medications and other mental health issues.
http://home.mindspring.com/~doctorz/id14.html

» Freedom Mag
News and articles regarding the negative aspects of psychiatric drugs.
http://psychdrugs.freedommag.org/psych-drugs-freedom-mag.htm

http://helpguide.org/mental/medications_depression.htm

» HelpGuide - Medications for Treating Depression and Anxiety
Non-commercial resources for learning about the risks and benefits of medications for depression and anxiety. Also includes information on controversies surrounding SSRIs.
http://helpguide.org/mental/medications_depression.htm

» International Coalition for Drug Awareness
A group dedicated to educating others about the dangers of prescription medications. Site concentrates mainly on SSRI serotonin-enhancing medications.
http://www.drugawareness.org/

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/mentalhealth/wwwboard.html

» Med Help International Mental Health Forum
A question forum for prescription psychiatric drugs, answered by a medical doctor. Readers can view previous answers at no charge.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/mentalhealth/wwwboard.html

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ellio023/medicate.htm

» Medicate Your Dissent
Article by philosopher and medical ethicist Carl Elliott that considers the effect of anti-depressants on dissent.
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ellio023/medicate.htm

http://www.blehert.com/essays/shrink.html

» Shrink-Rapt Poetry?
An article by a poet, Dean Blehert, on the possible danger of administering psychotropic drugs to creative people.
http://www.blehert.com/essays/shrink.html

» What You Should Know About Psychiatry and Psychiatric Drugs
Book reviews and psychiatric drug data.
http://www.outlookcities.com/psych/

http://www.ncpamd.com/Why_so_many_medications.htm

» Why Am I Taking so Many Medications?
Positive and negative reasons for the increase in medication use in America. A balanced view of this phenomenon.
http://www.ncpamd.com/Why_so_many_medications.htm