The primary promoters–inventors, one might say– of diagnosing children with "bipolar" disorder, who for over a decade, aggressively promoted the biopolar diagnosis and use of antipsychotics in children, were disciplined by Harvard University and its affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital.
The Alliance for Human Research Protection is pleased to report that our campaign against the overuse, misuse, and frankly abusive use of antipsychotic drugs has the support of one of the most prominent neurologists in the US.
A meta- analysis of 61 studies in PLoS ONE found an increased risk of breast cancer for women taking an antidepressant.
The authoritative expert who chaired the DSM-IV revision has become a formidable critic whose publicly expressed views about psychiatry’s diagnostic assessments and prescribed treatments–mostly chemical interventions–validate the criticism expressed by the Alliance for Human Research Protection for more than a dozen years.
“Do we have to wait for him to kill himself or someone else before anyone does anything?” thinking for sure someone would call me back in the morning and re-hospitalize Dan. Unbelievably, no one responded…" Mary Weiss.
"Our systems of mental health care have become too medication focused, and it’s time for a broader approach. History will show that this national shift began this weekend in Portland, Oregon.”
"This case goes beyond everything and anything, and this should have brought the house down on the university."
America’s health care expenditure is about to go through the roof–without improving anyone’s health!
A fascinating article in The Atlantic, "Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science" by David Freedman, profiles Dr. John Ioannidis, who says that as much as 90% of the published medical information that doctors rely on is flawed.
" we know how to prevent many of these patient deaths, but we don’t." WHY?
Two major analyses of U.S. hospital safety found that: "harm to patients was common and the number of incidents did not decrease over time."
"… the basic missions of industry and regulators are different, and inherently somewhat adversarial, no matter how pleasant the relationship…"
