David M. Allen, M.D.

06/02/2026

http://davidmallenmd.blogspot.com/2026/06/self-actualization-and-why-it-may-be-so.html

What makes opposing your family's wishes so hard.

Walking Reflection jpg by Tomascastelazo, creative commons attribution share alike 4.0 This post will continue on from my posts (3/24, 3/1...

05/26/2026

There are a still a lot of ethical and competent psychopharmacologists and psychotherapists doing fine work out there. They have just become a bit harder to find.

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05/19/2026

The problem with psychologist prescribers, from this psychiatrist's point of view, is that psychiatric medications not only affect the brain, but may interact with all other organ systems, diseases, and non-psychiatric medications. If you want to do it, IMO you should go to medical school. Of the first four psychologists first trained in psychopharm by the Armed Services, two of them decided to do just that.

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05/14/2026

The Hawthorne effect is when a person changes their behavior because they know they're being observed, which has huge implications for psychological research studies that are often ignored by researchers.

05/07/2026

Family caught between cultures to the max.

# Malala

For those unfamiliar with her story, Malala Yousafzai lived with her family in an area of Pakistan that was overrun by the Taliban for a f...

05/05/2026

What class of prescription drugs do you think is most frequently "diverted" for non-medical uses? Op**te narcotics like Oxycontin, Vicoden, and Percodan? How about sleeping pills and tranquilizers like Xanax and Ambien? Not even close! Far and away the most commonly diverted prescription drugs are stimulants like Ritalin, Adderall, and Concerta - drugs that are prescribed for ADHD

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04/28/2026

If a community were troubled by wild dogs, the solution would not be flying in groups of surgeons specialized in “canine-inflicted wound syndrome,” but managing the dogs.

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04/21/2026

Important ignored factor in kids and screen times debates.

04/14/2026

http://davidmallenmd.blogspot.com/2026/04/are-your-intrapsychic-conflicts-only-in.html

Your issues are not all in your head.

"Mixed messages at Forthampton" by Philip Pankhurst , Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Continuing on from my last two posts...

04/07/2026

Doctors who insist that alcoholism is a disease apparently believe in faith healing. You know, alcoholics stopping drinking after joining a 12-step programs and accepting the steps.