Psychiatry Gone Astray
There still seems to be quite a bit of public controversy surrounding claims and counter-claims for the efficacy of anti-depressive and other psychotropic medications. In a recent blog, Dr. David Healy — a psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist, scientist and author of over 150 peer-reviewed articles — shows that this controversy is largely artificial, by exploding ten…
Objections Invited to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM)
In what follows here, I am forced to dip my toe into a very complex process that involves a lot of details. I beg pardon for any confusions this may create. My purpose is to invite readers to contribute objections to the oversight committee for the International Classification of Diseases, in…
Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way! (A Layman Perspective on Change)
The worthwhile discussions of DxSummit may be rendered meaningless if not accompanied by a plan of action reflecting the insights generated here. This article proposes a plan of action for comment and refinement. Introduction I write this article out of a mixture of feelings and perceptions concerning DxSummit and its contributors. I’ve been visiting…
Psychogenic Pain and Iatrogenic Suicide
A recent large-sample analysis investigated the association between several named chronic pain conditions and suicide. This analysis provides suggestive evidence that thousands of patients who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric condition called “psychogenic pain” may have been placed at greater risk of suicide by the diagnostic label itself. Like much of psychosomatic medicine,…