History of psychiatry, exploring psychiatric human rights abuses and the impact of psychiatry on children. Offers way to create a more humane mental health system. Discusses the hazards of psychiatric drugging of children and offers alternatives. Discusses the subjective nature of such diagnoses as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
A rational but also humorous look at religious belief. Dr. Dan L. Edmunds, psychotherapist and Comparative Religion scholar details his own personal experiences with religious belief
Explores the roots of emotional distress and what is labeled as 'mental illness', seeing the roots being within social and political processes. Discusses the role of oppression in the development of emotional distress. Discusses ways to reach distressed persons with compassion, humanity, and dignity. Discusses 'anarcho-psychology' and the emancipatory movement to create a more humane mental health system where people have a voice.
study of the efficacy of a drug free approach to ADHD and the benefits of a community based wraparound program in preventing more restrictive treatment settings for troubled teenagers.
