Tag Archives: schizophrenia

The Battle To Define Mental Illness

I knew there was some history between some of the players in DSM-IV, and I’ve read before about all the NDAs and the various accusations that go with them … but I didn’t know that Allen Frances had Risen From Retirement to Stand Against DSM-5, and become Public Enemy Number One with the APA, etc.
I also knew… Read the rest

Posted on April 18, 2011 by wilyliam | Tagged , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Marijuana Linked to Psychosis. Also, Water Linked to Wet.

But aren’t psychotic-like experiences precisely what chronic pot smokers and recreational drug users are looking for in the first place? So doesn’t a study like this self-select for teens whose brains want to enter an altered state?
According to a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, young adults who used marijuana as teens were more likely… Read the rest

Posted on February 14, 2011 by admin | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments