Mental Health Medication Issues

• Prozac
• Ritalin

• School Violence

• Health: Medicine: Pharmacology: Psychopharmacology 

• A Different Kind of Drug War  - Article which discusses a higher standard of care when prescribing mind-altering drugs for school children.
• AtHealth: Medications for Mental Illnesses  - NIH booklet to help people understand the use of medication in the treatment of mental illness.
• 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.
• Doctor Z  - Dr. Scott Zentner, board-certified psychiatrist, shares his insights about new psychotropic medications and other mental health issues.
• Freedom Mag  - News and articles regarding the negative aspects of psychiatric drugs.
• 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.
• International Coalition for Drug Awareness  - Group dedicated to educating others about the dangers of prescription medications. Site concentrates mainly on SSRI serotonin-enhancing medications.
• Med Help International Mental Health Forum  - Question forum for prescription psychiatric drugs, answered by a medical doctor. Readers can view previous answers at no charge.
• Medicate Your Dissent  - Philosopher and medical ethicist Carl Elliott explores the effect of anti-depressants on dissent.
• Shrink-Rapt Poetry?  - Article by a poet, Dean Blehert, on the possible danger of administering psychotropic drugs to creative people.
• What You Should Know About Psychiatry and Psychiatric Drugs  - Discusses books and articles related to the validity of psychiatry and administration of psychiatric medications.
• What You Should Know About Psychiatry and Psychiatric Drugs  - Shows book reviews and psychiatric drug data.
• Why Am I Taking so Many Medications?  - Positive and negative reasons for the increase in medication use in America.