Commonsense Rebellion Debunking Psychiatry, Confronting Society: An a to Z Guide to Rehumanizing Our Lives

includes index and biblioraphy

THE A TO Z GUIDE 1. ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (ADD) ... 14 "Do we really want our bored kids drugged?" 2. BAD BOYS: ... 28 Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder "Is noncompliance really a disease?" 3. CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY .... 39 "What facts are being hidden from us?" 4. DEPRESSION .... 52 "Antidepressants-miracle drugs or snake oil?" 5. EDUCATION .... 67 "What is really learned in school?" 6. FOOD AND FAT ... 81 "Is this a medical or a cultural problem?" 7. GAMBLING ... 90 "How is it taking over our society?" 8. HEALTHCARE: .... 98 Hospitals, HMOs, and Heteronomy "How are we, at every level, giving up control over our own health?" 9. INCARCERATION .... 108 " Why has the United States become the world`s leading jailer? " 10. JOBS .... 118 "Are we finding meaning and satisfaction in our worklife?" 11. KoNSUMERISM, KOMMERCIALS, AND KlDS .... 130 "Is consumerism America`s true religion?" 12. LUCRE: ... 140 Money and Hypocrisy "Do we think critically when it comes to money?" 13. MASS SOCIETY .... 147 " Why is it that the bigger our institutions get, the unhappier we are?" 14. NEWEST NOMENCLATURE: .... 157 The DSM-IV "Scientifically, are psychiatric diagnoses of any value?" 15. ONLINE .... 166 "Should we have any concerns?" 16. PAVLOV, PUNISHMENT, AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT: . . .174 Behavior Modification "Is a manipulative society a healthy one?" 17. QUANTITIES AND QUOTIENTS: ... 183 IQ "Why do we need to rank, and how do we define intelligence?" 18. ROAD LESS TRAVELED? ... 192 Institutional Psychotherapy "Does institutional mental health offer a truly humanistic alternative?" 19. SCHIZOPHRENIA AND SUCCESS ................. 201 "Have we jumped the gun on our assumptions about people who act crazy?" 20. TELEVISION .......................... 216 "What are its true dangers, the ones the media don`t address?" 21. U.S. GOVERNMENT ...................... 226 "Why don`t we vote or do so with little enthusiasm?" 22. VlAGRA AND VENUS: ..................... 237 Selling Sex and Relationships "What`s wrong with technologizing our sexuality and relationships?" 23. WEB-. THE INSTITUTIONAL ILLNESS WEB ... 247 "What does it look like?" 24. XANAX AND ANXIETY ... 248 "How are we becoming a drug-dependent society?" 25. Y2K COMPLIANCE: ... 257 Technics and Machine Worship "Should we worship technology-or assess each technology for potential dehumanizing effects?" 26. ZERO EXCEPT SOME ZINSSER AND DISEASING . "Do we all disease that which we dislike?" MORE COMMONSENSE STEPS TO COMMONSENSE LIVING ....... 269 o Regaining Autonomy o Restoring Community o Reclaiming Our Humanity o The Struggle against Coercion and Manipulation o Better Living without Chemicals o Helping Another Human Being o When to Fire My Helper o Knowing Early on If You Have the Right Helper o Remembering Who You Are o Final Thoughts: Morale