Links Page

Neuroscience, Medicine and Psychiatry

• The Neuro-Journalism Mill:
  The McDonnell Foundation, established by aerospace pioneer James S. McDonnell, awards grants for scholarship and research. One of the highlights of the Foundation's website is the "Neuro-Journalism Mill" — separating the wheat from the chaff in media reporting of brain science.
• Against Biologic Psychiatry:
  An article by David Kaiser, M.D., which appeared in Psychiatric Times in 1996.
• ICSPP:
  International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology. Is psychological distress a medical problem?
• Heart Failure - Diary of a Third Year Medical Student:
  More than 100 appendices full of interesting facts - worth reading on their own!

Social Issues

• The Corporation:
  A film which makes the case that the operational principles of global corporations give them a 'personality' which corresponds to a diagnosis of "anti-social personality disorder" according to the criteria of the standard psychiatric reference manual, DSM-IV.
• Alice Miller on breaking the cycle of child abuse:
  Psychotherapy alone cannot break the cycle.

Miscellaneous

• Blogspot vs. WordPress:
  If you're considering setting up a blog, check this handy table which compares the merits of free blog hosting at Blogger and WordPress.com.