Web Directory

» A Different Kind of Drug War
   An article which discusses a higher standard of care when prescribing mind-altering drugs for school children.
   http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_46_15/ai_58170574/

» AtHealth: Medications for Mental Illnesses
   NIH booklet to help people understand the use of medication in the treatment of mental illness.
   http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/mcabinet/m_mentalillness.html

» Brainzaps: A Journal of Effexor Withdrawal
   A support and awareness-raising resource for those experiencing discontinuation effects from the antidepressant Effexor, including a weblog documenting the author's withdrawal process.
   http://brainzaps.tblog.com

» Business Week: When the Cure May Make You Sicker
   Article that presents an argument that most prescription medications are not really safe. Author cites psychiatric medications that have caused problems.
   http://www.businessweek.com/1998/11/b3569025.htm

» Doctor Z
   Dr. Scott Zentner, board-certified psychiatrist, shares his insights about new psychotropic medications and other mental health issues.
   http://home.mindspring.com/~doctorz/id14.html

» Freedom Mag
   News and articles regarding the negative aspects of psychiatric drugs.
   http://psychdrugs.freedommag.org/psych-drugs-freedom-mag.htm

» HelpGuide - Medications for Treating Depression and Anxiety
   Non-commercial resources for learning about the risks and benefits of medications for depression and anxiety. Also includes information on controversies surrounding SSRIs.
   http://www.helpguide.org/mental/medications_depression.htm

» Med Help International Mental Health Forum
   A question forum for prescription psychiatric drugs, answered by a medical doctor. Readers can view previous answers at no charge.
   http://www.medhelp.org/forums/mentalhealth/wwwboard.html

» Medicate Your Dissent
   Article by philosopher and medical ethicist Carl Elliott that considers the effect of anti-depressants on dissent.
   http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ellio023/medicate.htm

» Shrink-Rapt Poetry?
   An article by a poet, Dean Blehert, on the possible danger of administering psychotropic drugs to creative people.
   http://www.blehert.com/essays/shrink.html

» What You Should Know About Psychiatry and Psychiatric Drugs
   Book reviews and psychiatric drug data.
   http://www.outlookcities.com/psych/

» Why Am I Taking so Many Medications?
   Positive and negative reasons for the increase in medication use in America. A balanced view of this phenomenon.
   http://www.ncpamd.com/Why_so_many_medications.htm