Monthly Archives: August 2021

Ridin’ with Biden After The Kabul Air Port Suicide Bombings Kill 12 US Soldiers (8-26-21)

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When The Anglo Began To Self-Hate (8-24-21)

Background.

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The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sorrow into Depressive Disorder

Here are some highlights from this 2007 book: * The book you are about to read is a brilliant tour de force of scholarship and analysis from two of our leading thinkers about psychiatric diagnosis and the nature of mental … Continue reading

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Diagnosis, Therapy, and Evidence: Conundrums in Modern American Medicine

Here are some highlights from this 2009 book: * Americans are besieged by advice about the efficacy of medical therapies and drugs as well as behavioral and dietary modifications that will presumably prevent disease, promote health, and extend longevity. Scarcely … Continue reading

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Historicism and Hill Street Blues, Major Depressive Disorder, Afghan Refugees

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