integrative mental health

Book Review: Our Woes are Not Signs of Mental Illness

Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes by Richard Hallam, PhD Rethinking Woes In this timely publication (2018), Richard Hallam – a British clinical psychologist – questions the main tenets
Ayahuasca

Is Ayahuasca a Shortcut to Spiritual Emergence?

Ayahuasca: Is It a Shortcut? Ayahuasca is a brew made from plants that grow in the rain forest.  It has been used in ceremony by indigenous peoples in Central and South America to expand consciousness
anti-depressants

Epic Numbers on Anti-Depressants Today: Withdrawal Advice

Long-term prescription rates for antidepressants in the United States and Britain have doubled over the past decade, with similar trends in other Western countries. More than 15 million Americans have taken the medications for at
spirituality and psychiatry

Psychiatry and Spirituality

Contentment with Your Religious Belief Impacts Mental Health Psychiatric disorders involve pathological changes in consciousness, thinking, emotions and behavior, which compromise social performance, with impairments in quality of life. Understanding the phenomenology of mental disorders
understanding psychosis

Understanding Psychosis: Sign of Mental Illness or Spiritual Emergency?

There is a heated argument around understanding psychosis and psychotic episodes. The dictionary of psychiatry considers it an illness, likely a symptom of a broken brain. Increasing numbers believe it does not exist as a
how to deal with withdrawal

Resources for Tapering and Withdrawal

Withdrawal from Psychiatric Medication … New resources for those looking for information about tapering and how to deal with withdrawal from psychiatric medications. Laura Delano (in photo above) has created a wonderful resource in the
reasons for high suicide rates

Rising Rates of Suicide

Suicide Rates Rising: When Do We Acknowledge That Something Isn’t Working?! Regardless of race, gender, age, or ethnicity, people across the United States are increasingly choosing death as the only way out. More people take