tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post907105263929388650..comments2023-11-14T20:22:36.929-08:00Comments on Knowledge Is Necessity: Carlat's Response to Whitaker - When is Speculation Justified?John McManamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-44939980341121399722011-08-09T20:34:57.664-07:002011-08-09T20:34:57.664-07:00You certainly can't argue with Whitaker's ...You certainly can't argue with Whitaker's conclusion that there is going to be a terrible price to pay for people taking all these psychiatric drugs either. We are going to have an epidemic of people dying early and with early onset movement disorders. These drugs are highly toxic. I'd suggest you try Dr. Grace Jackson's "Drug Induced Dementia: A Perfect Crime".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-17240082523438112722011-08-09T20:31:02.903-07:002011-08-09T20:31:02.903-07:00You might also want to talk to people who have tak...You might also want to talk to people who have taken psychiatric drugs and have found they are able to function much better off them. I did things when I was on them I didn't know I was doing. I also developed myoclonic spasms; they kept stacking one drug on top of another until I decided I'd had enough. God only knows how much damage they did to my brain and my body, but I will never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-88025562238986653602011-08-09T20:25:48.735-07:002011-08-09T20:25:48.735-07:00There is more than a chance that Whitaker is right...There is more than a chance that Whitaker is right in his interpretation. After all, Soteria House and the Quakers were also more successful than drugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-14629515221643411712011-02-12T14:50:00.269-08:002011-02-12T14:50:00.269-08:00Thanks for the welcomes, John, and for your commen...Thanks for the welcomes, John, and for your comments and particularly for the resources you share. I hadn't heard of club houses yet -- I look forward to learning more about them. I have your blog on my feed reader, so I'll stay in touch. :)<br /><br />Best, AmyAmy Karonhttp://www.psychscoop.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-76026632714461972472011-02-11T11:47:20.517-08:002011-02-11T11:47:20.517-08:00Hey, Amy. Welcome to Knowledge is Necessity, and w...Hey, Amy. Welcome to Knowledge is Necessity, and welcome to mental health journalism. I had the pleasure of meeting Ron Kessler as a mental health journalist and asked him in effect, "What is it with those Nigerians?"<br /><br />He was very gracious, but had no answer.<br /><br />Our local NAMI honored Elyn Saks in 2009. I've also heard her speak at the APA and have her book (which John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-67676255294524282562011-02-11T11:10:08.225-08:002011-02-11T11:10:08.225-08:00I discovered this blog a few days ago and was deli...I discovered this blog a few days ago and was delighted. I'm a graduate journalism student who's developing a specialty in mental health (my background is in public health/epidemiology, so I'm trying to learn as much as I can now about mental illness and treatment). <br /><br />I'd like to comment a bit about schizophrenia, which I wrote about recently after reading Elyn Saks'Amy Karonhttp://www.psychscoop.comnoreply@blogger.com