Stories by Bruce E. Levine
Bruce E. Levine, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and author of Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy (Chelsea Green, 2007).
America's mental health problems may be more than a matter of some "unadjusted" individuals. The entire culture might well need adjusting.
Posted on Sep 11, 2008
Depression is rooted in overwhelming emotional pain. Talk therapy is a successful, commonsense antidote, but pushing pills pays more.
Posted on Aug 15, 2008
Establishment psychiatry is under attack in Congress. Investigators are recognizing that not all mental health treatments come in a pill.
Posted on Jul 23, 2008
Just because a Harvard academic says something is so, doesn't mean it is.
Posted on Jul 4, 2008
Meet the man who got rich by popularizing bipolar disorder for children. Congressional investigators and the
NY Times expose the scandal.
Posted on Jun 18, 2008
Mothers suffering from depression are increasingly pushed into taking pills, putting them and their infants at great risk.
Posted on Jun 6, 2008
Bias in drug studies may mask the mind's role in overcoming depression.
Posted on Feb 28, 2008
Big pharma has some new customers. Not complying with authority is now, in many cases, labeled a disease.
Posted on Jan 28, 2008
Many prescription drugs have effects similar to those of illegal drugs. But we still view some users as criminals -- the others as patients.
Posted on Jan 9, 2008
Democrats need to learn from Kerry's mistakes and tap into this crucial demographic.
Posted on Dec 21, 2007
It would be a lot easier to address the increasing rate of depression among Americans if we weren't so afraid to admit that our consumer society makes us unhappy.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007
The author of a new book on depression shows how Big Pharma is cashing in on drugs that aren't likely to help mood disorders.
Posted on Nov 14, 2007
