July/August 2014 Cover

Open Wide!

Do We Know What Big Pharma is Giving Us?
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Editor's Note

Rich Simon

In the age of Big Pharma, meds have flattened all before them in their virtual conquest of the... Read more

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Falling in Love Again

A Brief History of Psychoactive Drugs

Over the last 150 years, we’ve seen waves of mass infatuations with psychotropic drugs—antidepressants being the latest. While all these drugs are... Read more

Beyond Chemistry

Exploring Our Relationship with Our Meds

The chemical effect of psychoactive meds is only part of their impact. In fact, people often develop complex relationships with the pills they take. Read more

For many therapists, an air of mystery surrounds the role of psychopharmacology in mental health treatment. Here's a step-by-step tour of the complexities of... Read more

The Meds of the Future

Waiting for the Next Magic Pill

Does our growing understanding of the brain and the prospect of further scientific discoveries mean there’s a new generation of magical pills on the horizon? Read more

SSRIs in Perspective

Have They Lived up to Their Promise?

After wading through the controversies and contradictions in the research literature on SSRIs, a critic of Big Pharma explains why he thinks these drugs may... Read more

Departments

Letting Go of Hate

How to help clients change unconscious responses

When Talk Isn’t Enough

Easing Trauma’s Lingering Shock

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Exploring the Psyches of People on the Fringe

The Freedom Ride

On the Road with a Restless Woman and Her Son