Justin Bloomberg

Psychologist, Counselor for nontraditional relationships, Master's student at @UNYP researching integrity of academic and scientific ethics

[Béa Gonzalez (sophiacycles) @SophiaCycles]

It is very dangerous when a wound is so common in a culture that hardly anyone knows that there is a problem. There is general discontent with our way of life but almost no one knows specifically where to look for its origin.~Robert A. Johnson

[James Barnes MSc., MA @psychgeist52]

@pmrodden It is also unforgivable to allow disturbed people to train as therapists, yet it happens - and I look at programs who do not require their students to be in their own therapy in particular.

[Prof James Davies 💭 @JDaviesPhD]

An awful legacy of DSM culture is that a generation of psychs & therapists now believe its legit (in no time) to shoehorn complex humanity into a crude, pre-established psych-construct, & keep them their via confirmation bias. This isn’t ‘experience’ at work but ‘indoctrination’.

[Eric Kuelker @DrEricKuelker]

The profound danger of a DSM dx is that people form their identity around a label that was created by committee. It can stultify their thinking about how much they can grow and change. It can lead to passivity "That is just my (DSM dx)"

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

@PPSCNYC Isn't that how it should be? It's so weird to think this approach would be seen as striking. When the natural is seen as unnatural

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

1/ The “evidence-based therapy” game—explained with 🥞

I have a pancake recipe. I do randomized controlled trials (RCTs) showing that people like my 🥞 better than getting no breakfast at all

My🥞are now “evidence-based” & yours aren’t. I start telling everyone my🥞are superior

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

@_psychiara https://t.co/CNz2Sb7n1x

This one?

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

@leher_singh That's awesome! What are the odds you could send me a copy?

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

@Theholisticpsyc "Mixed signals reflect mixed feelings" is a way I saw it put that really stuck with me

[jc @atomicaceso]

Dear Psychiatry and its defenders:

"But they help some people" is not a valid reason to kill people.

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

@nasokol @NathanpmYoung @gershbrain "It's mostly meh" is mostly meh

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

@dar1_daryl Hi Daryl! This research seems interesting and right up my alley. If you could share it with me, it would be much appreciated!

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

"Shame is changing sides" 🔥🔥

[Rebel Ada @DearRebelAda]

The accused hide their faces.
Gisèle Pélicot looks at each one of these rapists in turn. She does not lower her head.
Shame is changing sides.
#GisèlePélicot

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

@ALParkPhD That's awesome! Any chance you could send a copy? This is in line with my area of study

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

@DrDoyleSays Oh wow... is that trend studied/published anywhere?

[Dr Marissa Edwards @DrMarissaKate]

My face when universities tell PhD students to come to a yoga class to reduce stress instead of paying them a reasonable stipend, creating secure jobs and career pathways, and protecting students from bullying, discrimination and harassment

@ThePhDPlace
#AcademicMentalHealth

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

#AcademicWriting #AcademicResearch @AcademicChatter @academic

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

My first article on the ethics of humility and skepticism in (especially mental) healthcare has just been published! Hot off the presses: https://t.co/zvGuBp7B5K

[Justin Bloomberg @PolytherapyLife]

@awaisaftab As promised, it's hot off the presses! https://t.co/uA4EZSW887

One of the authors I cited was an Aftab, A., huh, strange...

[Luke Storey @MrLukeStorey]

In this episode Kim Witczak (@woodymatters), a global drug safety advocate, shares how she became an "accidental advocate" after her husband Woody tragically passed away in 2003 due to an undisclosed antidepressant side effect. Kim shares how she turned her grief into advocacy, playing a crucial role in getting FDA Blackbox suicide warnings added to antidepressants. We'll examine the larger issues with psychiatric medications—their prescription practices, hidden dangers, and systemic flaws exposed during her legal battle with Pfizer. We also discuss the tools and practices that supported her healing, and potential solutions to the worldwide mental health crisis.

Listen now: https://t.co/mpAQGQQNw5

🎙 (00:00:08) Woody Matters: Kim’s Journey from Tragedy to Advocacy

🎙 (00:16:33) Kim’s Healing Toolkit: Faith, Advocacy & Finding Purpose in Pain

🎙 (00:43:41) Exposing Risks of Psychiatric Medications & Kim’s Legal Fight Against Big Pharma

🎙 (01:03:47) The Truth About FDA Approval & Tragic Irony Of The Addiction & Recovery Model

🎙 (01:17:01) Highlighting the System's Failures in Mental Health, Medication Harms & COVID-19

🎙 (01:45:59) Plant Medicine: A Solution For The Worldwide Mental Health Crisis?

Tag a friend who cares about drug safety 💊

🔗 https://t.co/e5tqgFdnW0

#TheLifeStylist #LukeStorey #KimWitczak #DrugSafety