Saturday, November 10, 2012

Being Flynn - Another Cinematic Portrayal of Alcoholism

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My previous post looked at the accurate portrayal of alcoholism in the film Flight .  I recently saw Being Flynn  starring Robert De Niro in...
Sunday, November 4, 2012

Zemeckis portrayal of addiction in "Flight"

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I went to see Robert Zemeckis film Flight starring Denzel Washington as pilot Whip Whitaker yesterday.  Spoiler alert - if you are a person...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Who Runs My Drug Plan?

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The real issue in pharmaceuticals used to treat mental illness is the business practices that looms as an obstacle between the psychiatrist ...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

The diagnosis of anosognosia

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Follow up on another blog today where the author proclaims "It is not possible to diagnose anosognosia in schizophrenic patients on br...

E. Fuller Torrey on the New Anti-biological Antipsychiatry

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This  post by E. Fuller Torrey was noted on another blog especially the phrase "the new anti-biological antipsychiatry".  Torrey ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Conflict of interest and psychiatry - what's missing?

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A new article looking at conflict of interest in psychiatry was presented on another blog to suggest that new rules are required to improve...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

The Besieged Minority

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October 25 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Senator Paul Wellstone.  There was an article commemorating this date  in the St. Paul...