Jeffrey Lacasse

Author of Ghostwritten Paxil Study Ran for Canadian Parliament

May 15, 2011 |

Dr. Stan Kutcher, a co-author of a widely disseminated–now discredited ghostwritten report–“Study 329”–who ran for Canadian Parliament, The Coast, a small Canadian newspaper, retracted and then apologized for a story that highlighted  about the benefits of the antidepressant, Paxil, for children.

 

professor of psychiatry who penned his name to aghostwritten report

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GMC Damning Wakefield Verdict Does Not Address Autism-Vaccine Validity

February 16, 2010 |

Given multiple prior investigations of Dr. Wakefied’s 1998 paper, why did it take the Lancet editors 12 years to discover a lack of proper IRB approval? Continue reading →

AHRP Letter of Complaint to AMA-JAMA

March 24, 2009 |
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AHRP has sent a letter of complaint to the American Medical Association and the JAMA Oversight Committee calling for a public apology to Dr. Jonathan Leo by the AMA, a thorough investigation, the immediate suspension of the two editors involved, and a commitment to reviewing, clarifying and publishing JAMA’s editorial policies to protect against future violations of standards for professional conduct Continue reading →

YouTube Videos RE: Antidepressants

January 6, 2007 |

The video, "Zyprexa Drug Rep," was posted on YouTube on Dec. 18.  When AHRP publicized its (Jan 4)  there were something on the order of 38 hits.  Since the Infomail was posted on the AHRP website and blog (http://ahrp.blogspot.com  the number has reached: 1,429. 

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FDA Psychopharm Advisory Chair Acknowledges No Evidence for SSRI Chemical Imbalance Claims_CMAJ

March 14, 2006 |

"Biological psychiatrists have looked very closely for a serotonin imbalance or dysfunction in patients with depression or obsessive compulsive disorder and, to date, it has been elusive," says Dr. Wayne Goodman, Chair of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee.

 

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‘Debate’- Case Against Scientific Validity of Mental Screens– NAS- Sci-Tech Policy Fellows Seminar

February 25, 2006 |

The importance of debate  in science cannot be overstated. Without the challenge of debate, science is dominated by "authorities" who provide only the veneer of science without substance supported by evidence. Correct url for power point: https://www.ahrp.org/children/teenscreen/debateNAS0206.ppt

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Depression-Serotonin: How Did So Many Smart People Get it So Wrong?_WSJ

November 19, 2005 |

"Serotonin and depression: A disconnect between the advertisements and the scientific literature."
"Some 19 million people in the U.S. suffer from depression in any given year. For many, SSRIs help little, if at all. To do better, we have to get the science right." Sharon Begley, Wall Street Journal
 

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