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Problem Eating Behavior in Preschool Children
Greek physician Hippocrates once said, "If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little not too much, we would have found the safest way to health." According to the National Institutes of Health, at least one out of five kids in the U.S. is overweight. The number of overweight children continues to grow. Over the last two decades, this number has increased by more than 50% and the number of "extremely" overweight children has nearly doubled. The prevalence of underweight children has, however, decreased and only 1.6% children in the developed countries are underweight. Several factors can contribute to weight problems including improper caloric intake, genetics, and behavioral patterns.
Psychiatry – Label-Based Quackery or Research-Based Science?
After reviewing your comments and based on the video discussed in the last article, I've decided to review some of the general themes often cited by opponents of psychiatry. Here is the first anti-psychiatry argument.Psychiatry applies subjective labels to patients.Do we do more harm than good when we define patients' conditions based on commonly accepted labeling guidelines?
Call for Answers from Scientologists
Our last roundtable incited much commentary on the anti-psychiatry movement, especially from Scientology perspectives. I find that the movement is gaining popularity (at least, online) from circles even beyond followers of the Church. The topic should be intensively discussed to understand all sides of the issue and Brain Blogger will harbor an open forum.
The Anti-Psychiatry Movement
The psychiatric profession is under attack by the Church of Scientology. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a Scientology advocacy group, released an intense "documentary" called "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" in 2006. Recently, I stumbled upon a video clip of this pointed film. Interestingly, many videos under the general theme of anti-psychiatry have emerged since Tom Cruise's outburst on Oprah.
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