Israeli Study: One in 3 infants Suffer SSRI Withdrawal
It is astonishing how untrustworthy loosely given advice about the safety of SSRI antidepressants by medical professionals and academic institutions.
Weighing the Benefits & Risks of SSRI Antidepressants for Youth
Parents, physicians and the public attempting to make sense of the controversy about antidepressants are torn between unproven claims and counter-claims about the drugs’ benefits and risks.
Another Study Shows: Antipsychotic Trials Biased Towards Sponsor’s Drug
An independent review by a team of German analysts published in the American Journal of Psychiatry confirms that corporate bias is ubiquitous in clinical trials.
Brain Images–What Do They Mean?
Benedict Carey of The New York Times reports with a degree of healthy skepticism about the latest scientific hoopla: Neuroscientists’ infatuation with brain imaging techniques.
When Trust in Doctors Erodes
"Soon, intuition and the personal experience of friends and family may seem as trustworthy as advice from a doctor in diagnosing an illness or judging a treatment."
Polypharm & New Antipsychotics Not More Beneficial-Just More Expensive
"modern pharmacological treatment may be no more beneficial than older ones, despite their added cost."
Antipsychotic Drugs are Killing patients_Brit J Psychiatry
A major 17-year follow up study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry [1] found a 2.84 times (95% CI 2.06–3.90) increased risk of mortality in people with schizophrenia compared to those not so diagnosed, and with each addition of a neuroleptic (antipsychotic) drug, the risk increased another 2.50.
State Laws to Force Drugs on Mental Paitients Sparks Growing Debate_WSJ
"Mr. Stanley says he has donated nearly $300 million — including about $35 million in 2005 — to Dr. Torrey’s efforts, the bulk of it for research at universities and start-up drug companies."
Jane Pauley- from Steroids to mania to depression to Bi-Polar-to Drugs for Life
"After another four months or so on antidepressants, bringing me to a total of 10 months between the steroids and antidepressants, I was suddenly flipped into this hypomania."
Experts Debate Psych Drug Effectiveness, But Overlook Key Element of Recovery_Newsweek
By denigrading all non-chemical interventions, by focusing narrowly on drugs and drugs alone, psychiatry has signed away its profession status.
Scientific integrity: ?Truth? versus method
"This is a critical moment: if the system of peer-review is not any longer able to guarantee the reliability of scientific research, this means that science has lost its way."
Drug Safety Issues-IOM Panel Blasts FDA Advisory Committee Process
IOM committee members were highly critical of FDA’s advisory panels that regularly “recommend” approval without analyzing the safety data.