People: Lisa Marie Presley Climbs Capitol Hill - Article about Presley testifying before congress regarding over-medication of kids, and controversy over ADHD and its treatment protocols. - http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,624781,00.html
HelpGuide - Medications for Treating Depression and Anxiety - Non-commercial resources for learning about the risks and benefits of medications for depression and anxiety. Also includes information on controversies surrounding SSRIs. - http://helpguide.org/mental/medications_depression.htm
Brainzaps: A Journal of Effexor Withdrawal - A support and awareness-raising resource for those experiencing discontinuation effects from the antidepressant Effexor, including a blog documenting the author's withdrawal process. - http://brainzaps.tblog.com
Doctor Z - Dr. Scott Zentner, board-certified psychiatrist, shares his insights about new psychotropic medications and other mental health issues. - http://home.mindspring.com/~doctorz/id14.html
Medicate Your Dissent - Article by philosopher and medical ethicist Carl Elliott that considers the effect of anti-depressants on dissent. - http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ellio023/medicate.htm
Freedom Mag - News and articles regarding the negative aspects of psychiatric drugs. - http://psychdrugs.freedommag.org/psych-drugs-freedom-mag.htm
Why Am I Taking so Many Medications? - Positive and negative reasons for the increase in medication use in America. A balanced view of this phenomenon. - http://www.ncpamd.com/Why_so_many_medications.htm
AtHealth: Medications for Mental Illnesses - NIH booklet to help people understand the use of medication in the treatment of mental illness. - http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/mcabinet/m_mentalillness.html
Business Week: When the Cure May Make You Sicker - Article that presents an argument that most prescription medications are not really safe. Author cites psychiatric medications that have caused problems. - http://www.businessweek.com/1998/11/b3569025.htm
Shrink-Rapt Poetry? - An article by a poet, Dean Blehert, on the possible danger of administering psychotropic drugs to creative people. - http://www.blehert.com/essays/shrink.html
Med Help International Mental Health Forum - A question forum for prescription psychiatric drugs, answered by a medical doctor. Readers can view previous answers at no charge. - http://www.medhelp.org/forums/mentalhealth/wwwboard.html
A Different Kind of Drug War - An article which discusses a higher standard of care when prescribing mind-altering drugs for school children. - http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1571/46_15/58170574/p1/article.jhtml?term=scientology
International Coalition for Drug Awareness - A group dedicated to educating others about the dangers of prescription medications. Site concentrates mainly on SSRI serotonin-enhancing medications. - http://www.drugawareness.org/