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| LINK | DESCRIPTION |
| Antidepressant Effectiveness |
The comparative effectiveness of second generation antidepressant medications in the treatment of adult depression from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, in |
| Antidepressants in Adolescence |
"Antidepressant use in adolescence: We're asking the wrong questions" is a Paediatric Viewpoint article by Marshall Korenblum, MD on the abuses of antidepressant drug use, in |
| Ashton Manual Download Page |
This is a 2002 edition manual, downloadable in |
| Other Ashton Publications |
Other publications from Professor Heather Ashton about benzodiazepine dependence and withdrawal, in |
| Arthritis Society |
The Arthritis Society offers low or no-fee programs to people in Greater Victoria suffering from arthritis, osteoarthritis, chronic pain and stress. |
| Benzodiazepine Use in B.C. |
A UBC newsletter citing 170,000 B.C. residents being improperly prescribed benzodiazepine medication, in |
| Bruno Groening | This healer in post-war Germany believed anyone could be cured of their mental and physical infirmity by trusting and believing in Devine energy. |
| Cochrane Collaboration |
The Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit organisation, providing up-to-date information about the effects of health care. |
| Drug Company Corruption |
Gwen Olsen, a 15 year veteran of the Pharmaceutical Industry, exposes the Big Pharma on YouTube. |
| Drugless Tx. of Schizophrenia |
Options for treating schizophrenia without relying excessively on the use of anti-psychotic medications. |
| Drug Use in Canada & B.C. |
Reports from UBC's Centre for Health Services and Policy Research on the escalating use of prescription drugs in Canada and B.C.. |
| Drug Watch | A site dedicated to educating the public about the details of prescription and over-the-counter medications. |
| Health Canada SSRI Warning |
People taking selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other newer anti-depressants may be at increased risk of self-harm or harm to others. |
| Listening to Prozac |
Controversial article suggesting much of the beneficial effect from antidepressants like Prozac is placebo. |
| Manufacturing Addiction |
An article by Janet Currie about the overprescription of benzodiazepine and sleeping pills to women, in |
| Marketization of Depression |
An article by Janet Currie about the overprescription of SSRI antidepressants to women, in |
| MDs Accepting New Patients |
A list of family physicians in the Greater Victoria and surrounding area accepting new patients. |
| MDs in B.C. | A list of the family physicians in B.C. from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.. |
| Medical Errors | Results from research into injuries or complications from medical errors made in Canadian acute care hospitals. |
| Medication Risks | "Communicating Risks Associated with Psychiatric Drugs" presented to Health Canada, by Daisy Anderson. |
| Medication Withdrawal |
"Harm Reduction Guide to
Coming off Psychiatric Drugs" educates people about their options for coming off their medications, in |
| Media Doctor | Media Doctor reviews current news stories about medical drugs and treatments, and assesses the stories' quality using a standardised rating scale. |
| Mind/Body Health: Interactive |
Learn how mental health affects your physical health by clicking on an interactive diagram of the human body. |
| Orthomolecular Medicine |
Learn about dietary alternatives to medication from orthomolecular medicine pioneer, Dr. Abram Hoffer. |
| Psychiatric Medications |
This booklet by E. Daisy Anderson and Janet Currie gives basic information about the problems associated with taking psychiatric drugs. |
| Tardive Dyskinesia Center |
This center provides educational information on tardive dyskinesia (TD), a movement disorder caused primarily by antipsychotic medications. |
| Women's Health |
Information from Women and Health Protection about the safety of pharmaceutical drugs. |