April 28, 2010

How to Stop Epidemic Antipsychotic Drug Prescribing

AstraZeneca is the fourth giant prescription drug manufacturer to be busted by the U.S. Department of Justice

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How to Stop Epidemic Antipsychotic Drug Prescribing

April 8, 2010

In Medicine, the Power of No vs. Psychiatry’s Mass Overtreatment

New York Times columnist, David Leonhardt, applauds the new Medicare policy inaugurating comparative risk/ benefit analyses of

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In Medicine, the Power of No vs. Psychiatry’s Mass Overtreatment

March 23, 2010

“Psychosis Risk Syndrome”– Psychiatry’s Hunting License

Following the acknowledgement reported by The New York Times (Feb. 10, 2010), that "Studies of teenagers identified

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“Psychosis Risk Syndrome”– Psychiatry’s Hunting License

March 17, 2010

US Gov Medical Experiment Radically Departs from medical “Best Practices”

The NY Times reports that an IMS Health report found that the giant pharmaceutical industry  annual growth

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US Gov Medical Experiment Radically Departs from medical “Best Practices”

February 10, 2010

DSM5 Revisions

A report in the New York Times "Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind" by Benedict Carey

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DSM5 Revisions

January 29, 2010

Criminal Drug Marketing Remains an Issue

In December, 2009, Bloomberg News published an investigative report by David Evans reported, "Big Pharma’s Crime Spree"

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Criminal Drug Marketing Remains an Issue

October 27, 2009

NAMI Constituency Betrayed

Senator Charles Grassley has hit the bull’s eye when he asked the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental

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NAMI Constituency Betrayed

September 1, 2009

Ghostwritten reports corrupt science, undermine public health

Pharmaceutical companies are in business to sell their drugs at prices that will yield the highest profit.

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Ghostwritten reports corrupt science, undermine public health

July 29, 2009

Pfizer-Neurontin Trial Testimony:”snake-oil list”

In 2004, Pfizer settled an illegal Neurontin marketing case with the U.S. Justice Department for $430 million. 

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Pfizer-Neurontin Trial Testimony:”snake-oil list”

June 18, 2009

Gene Theory for Depression Is Now Discredited

A study that attempted to replicate the “seminal” study that laid the foundation for psychiatry’s “serotonin theory”

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Gene Theory for Depression Is Now Discredited

June 9, 2009

Did FDA Include Evidence of Brain Damage Caused by Antipsychotics?

The new generation antipsychotic drugs were all approved without proof of efficacy–they were approved to treat psychosis

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Did FDA Include Evidence of Brain Damage Caused by Antipsychotics?

June 7, 2009

Is FDA Bipolar or Complicit in Legitimizing Illegal Marketing?

FDA officials are ignoring the real world tragedies–drug-induced deaths of children. Unfortunately for the children, child psychiatrists

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Is FDA Bipolar or Complicit in Legitimizing Illegal Marketing?

June 4, 2009

Marketing Trumps Safety: the case of Antipsychotics

Just as the FDA is convening an advisory committee hearing (June 9-10) about whether to expand the

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Marketing Trumps Safety: the case of Antipsychotics

May 29, 2009

Rx for Antipsychotc Drugs for Children Begin To Decelerate_WSJ

Sunshine is the great disinfectant! The Wall Street Journal reports that antipsychotic drug prescriptions for children–which the

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