Eye on Psychiatry

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  Edwin Kim

  The hidden links between mental disorders

  nature.com - Michael Marshall

  Psychiatrists have a dizzying array of diagnoses and not enough treatments. Hunting for the hidden biology underlying mental disorders could …

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  Edwin Kim

  

  The flawed experiment that destroyed the world's faith in psychiatry

  newscientist.com - Susannah Cahalan

  ON 6 February 1969, David Lurie told a psychiatrist at Haverford State Hospital in Pennsylvania that he had been hearing voices. “Hollow”, “empty” …

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  Edwin Kim

  Jan 17, 2020
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  Edwin Kim

  

  More people need mental-health care, but psychiatrists are in short supply

  seattletimes.com - Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz

  CHICAGO — Medical student Mila Grossman had just begun her first clinical rotation when she started to get an idea of what kind of doctor she wanted …

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  Edwin Kim

  

  Severe Shortage Of Psychiatrists Exacerbated By Lack Of Federal Funding

  NPR - Samantha Raphelson

  A growing shortage of psychiatrists across the U.S. is making it harder for people who struggle with mental illness to get the care they need — and the lack of federal funding for mental health services may be to blame. After the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., last month, President Trump …

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  Edwin Kim

  

  The Long, Strange History of Psychotropic Drugs in America

  VICE - By Seth Ferranti

  “Pill Line, Pill Line!” The PA system blared the summons twice a day throughout my two-plus decades in federal prison. In response, inmates did the “thorazine shuffle,” making their way to the pharmacy for a fresh dose of meds. It’s been several years now since I was released, but that routine …