About Mental Health Watch
About Dr. BarrettMission Statement
Questionable Theories and Methods
APA Advisory on “Ecstasy” (MDMA) (link to another site)Astrology (link to another site)Attachment TherapyAuditory Integration Training (AIT)Autism: Separating Fact from Fiction in the Etiology and TreatmentBach RemediesBiofeedback GadgetsBrain Gym / Edu-K (link to another site)“Brain Wave Synchronizers”Chelation TherapyDoman-Delacato TreatmentDore treatment program for dyslexiaEmotional Freedom Technique (EFT)(link to another site)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Feingold DietFacilitated CommunicationGluten- and Casein-Free Diets for AutismGraphologyHypnosyneergisticsLinden Method (link to another site)MEND Protocol(link to another site)MMR Vaccine Not Linked to AutismNeural Depolaization (NDP)Neural Organization Technique (NOT)Neuro Emotional Technique (NET)Neurolinguistic ProgrammingNeurotherapy (also called neurofeedback) (link to another site)Nutritional Supplements for Down SyndromeOptometric Visual TrainingOrgone TherapyOrionic Harmonizing TherapyOrthomolecular TherapyPast-Life TherapyProcedures to Avoid“Psychic” Advice by Mail or TelephonePsychic Practices (Astrology, Tarot, Palm Reading, Tarot, etc.)PSYCH-K™PsychoenergeticsPsychomotor PatterningPsychotherapy MismanagementRoutine Personality TestingSecretin Found Ineffective for Treating AutismSensory Integration (link to another site)Self-Help Instructional ProgramsSplankna Therapy (link to another site)Stimulation of False MemoriesSubliminal TapesTargeted Amino Acid Therapy (link to another site)Thought Field Therapy (TFT)Mental Help Experts Rate “Discredited” Treatments (posted 8/11/14)
Dubious Tests
Hair AnalysisDubious Mercury TestingSPECT: Unproven Uses
Dubious Credentials
“Dr.” Bryan Post Ordered to Stop Misrepresenting Credentials (link to another site)Psychologist’s Cat “Credentialed” by Five Groups (link to another site)
Questionable Information Sources
Peter R. Breggin, M.D.Some Notes on ADHD and Breggin’s Attack on RitalinReview of “Talking Back to Ritalin”John Gray, PhD (link to another site)Lendon Smith, M.D.
Consumer Strategy
Where to Get Mental HelpHow to Recognize and Deal with Boundary ViolationsDestructive Cult Conversion: Theory, Research, and Treatment
Enforcement and Legal Actions
Arizona Board Sanctions Psychologist for Use of Thought Field TherapyEdelson Center Sued for Fraud and MalpracticeFTC Halts Unsubstantiated Claims That Evening Primrose Oil and Pycnogenol Are Effective against Attention Deficit DisorderNatural Organics settles FTC Charges that they made unsubstantiated ADHD treatment claimsNew Vision Agrees to Stop Claiming That It’s “God’s Recipe” Dietary Regimen Can Cure ADD/ADHDPsychologist Agrees to Stop Questionable Child Custody EvaluationsPsychologist Ordered to Stop Using Sex Toys When Treating Children“Rebirthers” Who Killed Child Receive 16-Year Prison TermsFDA Warning Letter to NatureMost of New England (hyperactivity product)FDA Warning Letter to Better Way Kids (hyperactivity product)“Psychoenergetics” Founder Loses Medical License (posted 2/26/07)
Political Issues
Why Psychologists Should Not Be Licensed Prescribe Psychiatric DrugsSSCP Task Force Statement on Prescribing Privileges (RxP)RxP Truth Squad Web site
Recommended Publications
International Consensus Statement on ADHDOutcome Studies on PsychoanalysisScientific Status of Projective Psychological TestsU.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Mental HealthAttachment Therapy on Trial: The Torture and Death of Candice Newmaker (book)Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice (journal)Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology (book)
Information about Scientology
FACTNet InternationalOperation ClambakeNarconon Exposed
Other Useful Web Sites
ADDitude Magazine: Information on ADHDAdvocate Web: Focuses on exploitation of patientsAdvocates for Children in Therapy (ACT): Information about abusive “treatment” of childrenAmerican Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryAmerican Psychiatric AssociationAmerican Psychoanalytic AssociationAnxiety.orgAssociation for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT)Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderDepression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)False Memory SyndromeFalse Memory Syndrome FoundationWritings of Elizabeth Loftus, PhDInternational Cultic Studies Association (ICSA: Cults and other topics related to psychologic manipulationInternet Mental HealthNational Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)National Attention Deficit Disorder AssociationObsessive Compulsive FoundationOrthorexia Home Page: Discusses obsessive preoccupation with “healthy” foodPsyc.TV: (Online continuing education for professionals)Treatment Advocacy Center: Discusses severe shortage of mental health servicesShareTweetShare