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| Sir Ken Robinson's most watched YOUTUBE video disproves the medical 'epidemic' of ADHD IN THE U.S, Changing Educational Paradigms. |
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| Dr Joanna Moncrieff, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, UCL. Advocates that "Psychiatry is for Sale" in an excellent paper published by The Institute for Psychiatry,London and avialable on line via Google. Her book above,"The Myth of the Chemical Cure," was nominated as MIND book of the year for 2009. |
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| Professor Loretta Giorcelli, International Educational Consultant and Motivational Speaker, visiting Professor at California State University and advocate for "normalising" 21st Century Chidren's behaviour ,they don't need drugs they are just more frenetic and used to a stimulating "soundbite","rapid fire" sub-culture. |
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| Sir Ken Robinson(Professor Warwick University) see his brilliant RSA animated lecture,"Changing Educational Paradigms."(On U tube) with "the myth of the ADHD epidemic " as there are huge variations as you travel across the states West to East. So it's definitely not a medical phenomenon! |
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| Professor Steven Rose,Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology, is very vociferous about his opposition to the trend of medicating children for behavioural issues e.g. attention or social anxiety difficulties.In a recent Radio 4 (Today Programme) appearance he described the pharmaceutical company reps as "modern day snake oil salesmen" preying on vulnerable families with promises of a "miracle cure." |
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| Professor Sami Timimi, NHS Consultant Child Psychiatrist(Lincolnshire NHS Trust), great books / articles on the"International Critical Psychiatry" Website, believes in Psychologically based interventions as a first approach(following the NICE guidelines), as do to be fair ,the manuals of some of the drug manufacturers e.g. Concerta .He has pioneered preventitive approaches such as the "Nurturing Heart," methodology for children with behavioural differences. |
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| Professor Tim Brighouse ex academic and Director of Education for large L.A.s and Inspirational Speaker believes in maximising human potential not drugging children. |
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| Read some of Dr Peter Breggin's excellent publications, on toxic side-effects (A.D.R's)avialable via Google.Should we be exposing children to these risks? |
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| Professor of Education John Hattie leading the fight to have Ritalin banned in New Zealand and doing pioneering work on meta-analyses of what works to help the learning of modern children in schools. Surprise,surprise one to one attention comes out tops for long term benefits! All behaviour gurus agree on the maxim,"Relationships,relationships,relationships!" |
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| Professor Phillip Zimbardo of the Stanford University prison experiment fame exposes why 'Good men and women' can be led into doing 'evil deeds.'His latest project is about 'What makes a normal citizen a hero?' |
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| Professor Ted Glynn, Waikato University, N.Z. Great books on Positive Behaviour management boosting literacy levels for all and empowering young people.He would also oppose mass medication of children. +  Professor Nikolas Rose,London School of Ecconomics,wrote "The Psychological Complex."He states there are problems with: -the diagnostic criteria -the rate of prescribing -the labelling effects for YP -and damage to society. In Nature,"Psychiatry without borders,"2010.  |
Bipolar, I feel is a spectrum. However, it has obviously given birth to this "Sub-clinical,normal variation bi-polar condition". I think it is stupid. We all have bipolarity, we all have obsessive compulsions but we do not all have the "Disorder". I feel that this is the key. What do we class as Disorder?
ReplyDeleteAll kids have some attention deficit and hyperactivity. Again.....what is the disorder?
You are fighting an excellent fight. Medication should be the very final solution and backed with evidence for accountability that is not purely in keeping with tick box diagnostics.
I think Jung had it all planned out and psychiatry in the fifties started to catch on.
ReplyDeleteHe went over to the east. Studied their cultures and spiritual beliefs. In the aspect of of the shared consciousness that he felt we share as people.
However, modern Psychiatry is loosely based on eastern wisdom and moved away from the strong medical model in situ years ago.
Certainly, it is more humanistic, holistic and less hierarchical to work within the ideals of those original insights. It is easy to throw a tablet at someone. It can take a long time to learn who you are, to know oneself. It takes seconds to swallow a tablet. So, we must ask ourselves. Has the legacy of the Jungian ethos which touches modern care (CBT, Mindfulness, SFT, Patient Centred care e.t.c) being challenged by the medical model of psychiatry? If so, this could be very harmful and preventative of service development and quality mental care.
People in these years are convinced by scientific figures than basic spiritual truths. These spiritual truths have been the back bone of quality psychology for decades and the mould of virtue in humanity since the dawn of time.
Competition between various schools of psychiatric practice needs to be resolved.
Good luck to you all and well done.