> This is more a site that advocates for a particular policy point of view than a site that neutrally reviews the latest methodologically careful research. Mad

> This is more a site that advocates for a particular policy point of view than a site that neutrally reviews the latest methodologically careful research. Mad in America was the title of investigative journalist Robert Whitaker's first book. Whitaker's second book, Anatomy of an Epidemic, proposes that there is not and has never been any evidence that commonly used psychiatric prescriptions actually work over the long-term. This HN submission was from 2 days ago: Psychiatrists Must Face Possibility That Medications Hurt More Than They Help (scientificamerican.com) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13186201 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13186201 The Scientific American article says, essentially, that "Maybe Robert Whitaker is right..." I am not anti-psychiatry, I am opposed to treating symptoms instead of causes. My friend would be doing much better if her psychiatrists would prescribe useful drugs (naltrexone, thyroid, B-vitamins, etc), instead of harmful ones.