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How Psychiatry could be different



Benzos could be regulated for use and the risks could be fully explained

"Coddling" and "safetyism" in parenting / education / universities / healthcare could have negative effects

The VA could not overprescribe narcotics / opioids / psychiatric drugs to veterans

Doctors could not get paid for travel/meals, consulting, research, advising, or speaking by the pharmaceutical / medical device industry

Pedophiles could get therapy and psychiatric / hormonal drugs

Mental health conditions could vary across cultures and history

Brain scans could diagnose psychiatric disorders

Psychiatric medications could be harmful when over-prescribed and taken long-term

Psychiatrists, addiction counselors, and/or licensed social workers could work with police

Involuntary commitment laws could include complying with doctors' recommendations

Mental illness and depression could be a result of societal structures

Psychiatric labeling could be harmful

The DSM could be influenced by pharmaceutical research grants

ADHD could be diagnosed / drugs could be prescribed more carefully

Behaviorceuticals (movement and activities) could change brain chemistry

Psychedelic drugs / plant-based medicine could help with mental health issues, PTSD, peacebuilding, and addiction more effectively than current psychiatric drugs

Mindfulness could be taught and used more widely

Meditation could be taught and used more widely

Danger: Psychiatrists as Moralists