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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Two Hearts on Whole Wheat
A year ago I met Richard Gottlieb at the Empathic Therapy Conference. Dick is a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work and a really nice guy. In Hindu terms, he has risen to the level of sattva, i.e., calm goodness. … Continue reading
Posted in American medical industry, drugs, Health Care, Holistic, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, physician
Tagged American Diabetes Association, antidepressants, Cleveland Clinic, coronary artery disease, diabetes, diet, Dr. Esselstyn, empathic therapy, heart cath, heart-healthy, Peter Breggin, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, psych meds, Richard Gottlieb, stress test, surgery, whole wheat
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The Old Man has a Name (Part V)
The Old Man on the Sidewalk has a real name: Edward C. Bloser. He was on the sidewalk with his five cartons of possessions because the good Lord put him right in front of me where I’d have to trip … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, disability, disability rights, Government Services, Health Care, Medical care, Poverty, Power, Powerlessness, Values
Tagged ambulance, choice, Conditions and Diseases, democracy, disability, disability rights, Edward C Bloser, Freedom, God, Governance, health care, Onondaga County New York, Paramedic, Patient, poverty, power, Rural Metro, TLC Medical Transport, VA Hospital, Veterans Administration, Veterans Health Administration
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SURVIVING PSYCHIATRY: A User’s Manual
SURVIVING PSYCHIATRY: A User’s Manual by Anne C Woodlen Now for sale to you, this 60-page collection of 23 essays recently sold out at Dr. Peter Breggin’s Empathic Therapy Conference. “The great jazz bassist Ron Carter once described good jazz … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, Death, Depression, disability, disability rights, drugs, Fraud, God, Government Services, Health Care, Holistic, Housing, Humor, Inpatient psychiatry, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicare, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, physician, Poverty, Power, power wheelchairs, Powerlessness, Sex, Spirituality, Values
Tagged antidepressants, Benjamine Rush Center, bipolar, Conditions and Diseases, CPEP, death, depression, diagnosis, disability, doctors, drugs, Emergency psychiatry, end-of-life, God, Health, health care, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Lorazepam, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicine, mental disorder, mental hospital, mental illness, Onondaga County New York, Patient, patients, Peter Breggin, pharmaceuticals, Physician, Post-Standard, poverty, power, problem solving, psychiatric disorders, Psychiatrist, Psychiatry, reform, relationships, Richard Gottlieb, Sleep apnea, Social work, St. Joseph's Hospital, Surviving Psychiatry, values
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WOMEN VOTE!
Last night I heard a fact that astounded me: most American voters are women. I hadn’t given it any thought but vaguely figured that since most elected officials are men then men must be the majority of voters. They are not. … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, Government Services, Poverty, Power, Powerlessness, Values
Tagged boys, County Executive, Daily Show, democracy, girls, Joanie Mahoney, Jon Stewart, Mayor, men, Onondaga County New York, politics, Post-Standard, poverty, power, problem solving, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Stephanie Miner, Syracuse University, values, vote, women
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Dr. Peter Breggin’s Empathic Therapy Conference 2012
One of the greatest things in the world is coming home. I come through the front door, crawl into my jammies, pour a big glass of my usual iced tea and sink into bed. The hotel where the Empathic Conference … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, Depression, disability, drugs, Inpatient psychiatry, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, physician, power wheelchairs, Powerlessness, Values
Tagged antidepressants, death, depression, diagnosis, Dick Gottlieb, doctors, drugs, Empathic Therapy Conference, maltreatment, Medicine, mental disorder, mental illness, NIMH, patients, Peter Breggin, pharmaceuticals, Physician, problem solving, Prozac, psychiatric disorders, Psychiatrically maltreated, Psychiatrist, Psychiatry, Seroquel, suicide, Surviving Psychiatry
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What is a Disability?
A disability is any condition that prevents you from performing activities of daily living, and from which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. ADLs—activities of daily living—are the normal things people do in the course of a day: walk, … Continue reading
Why is it called “Good” Friday?
“Good Friday is a fast day created by the Roman Catholic Church in the 4th century A.D. (long after Jesus died). The day is dedicated to commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus.” “I’ve read that the word good used … Continue reading
Posted in Death, God, Spirituality
Tagged Christ, Crucifixion of Jesus, death, God, Good Friday, Jesus Christ
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Here’s a Funny One
I went to a public meeting, after which I was invited to join the board of directors of the local branch of the ACLU. Then I went home, exercised my right to freedom of speech, reported the events of the public … Continue reading
Surviving Psychiatry: A User’s Manual
Surviving Psychiatry A User’s Manual Anne C. Woodlen The great jazz bassist Ron Carter once described good jazz as a delicate balance of the predictable and the unpredictable. Too predictable and it bores the listener, too … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, Death, Depression, disability, disability rights, drugs, God, Government Services, Health Care, Inpatient psychiatry, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, physician, Poverty, Power, power wheelchairs, Powerlessness, Spirituality, Values
Tagged Anne C Woodlen, Antidepressant, antidepressants, Benjamine Rush, bipolar, CPEP, depression, diagnosis, disability, doctors, drugs, Elizabetgh C. Woodlen, God, healing, health care, Hutchings, Medicine, mental disorder, mental illness, Milton C. Woodlen, Nasri Ghaly, Onondaga County New York, patients, Paul Cohen, Peter Breggin, pharmaceuticals, Physician, poverty, power, psychiatric disorders, Psychiatrist, Psychiatry, recovery, Richard Gottlieb, St. Joseph's Hospital, Stephen Wechsler, survival
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