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AFA: Maybe it's not wise to celebrate mental illness? - GOPUSA

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 12/25/2016 - 01:53

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A Harvard psychiatrist wrote to Obama to demand a psychiatric evaluation of Trump - Quartz

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 12/24/2016 - 17:01

A Harvard psychiatrist wrote to Obama to demand a psychiatric evaluation of TrumpQuartzFollowing on from a legal challenge against the magazine, the American Psychiatric Association officially prohibited its members from commenting on public figures' mental states without personally examining them.

How the disease model helps and hurts mental healthcare - The Hill (blog)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 12/23/2016 - 12:25

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How the disease model helps and hurts mental healthcare - The Hill (blog)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 12/23/2016 - 12:02

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Charting the Course of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Headed? - Healio

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/22/2016 - 18:24

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"Queer, Ill And Okay": Defusing HIV, Disability And Otherness In The LGBT Community - NewNowNext

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/22/2016 - 17:13

"Queer, Ill And Okay": Defusing HIV, Disability And Otherness In The LGBT CommunityNewNowNext(Homosexuality was removed as a mental illness by the American Psychiatric Association in 1973.) When medical authorities tell you you're “disordered,” it's difficult not to internalize it, says Cordelia.

Record Straight: Inventing the autism epidemic - Bennington Banner (subscription)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/22/2016 - 15:14

Record Straight: Inventing the autism epidemicBennington Banner (subscription)Since 1994, however, when the American Psychiatric Association (APA) expanded the diagnostic criteria for autism in its official manual, the prevalence of autism has increased by twenty-fold (Journal of Developmental & Behaviora