Did you know that "bipolar disorder" and "chemical imbalance" are little more than pharmaceutical sale pitches, with no firm basis in science? As a psychiatrist with 35 years of clinical experience, Paul Minot pulls no punches in exposing the flawed science, misconceptions, and failures of psychiatry's reigning biological model of treatment. Dr. Minot applies common sense reasoning, occasional rant, and some well-deserved mockery to debunk such myths, and educate the public on our need for a more holistic approach to treatment--one that will take full stock of the wonder that is our mind,...
A poem inspired by 3 literary influences from my youth: Lewis Carroll, Dr. Seuss, and the PDR.
Published 05/24/20
More Americans than ever before are being diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and treated with psychiatric medications. So wouldn't you expect to see improved mental health? Well, you would be wrong. In June 2018, the Center for Disease Control...
Published 04/10/20