December 21, 2006

Public Testimonies at FDA-SSRI-Suicidality Hearings, Dec. 13, 2006

In this Infomail, Dr. David Cohen, AHRP Secretary gives his brief personal impressions from the December 13

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Public Testimonies at FDA-SSRI-Suicidality Hearings, Dec. 13, 2006

December 18, 2006

AHRQ No Evidence to Support Off-Label Uses of Atypical Antipsychotics

A new federally funded study by HHS Agency for Healthcare Research andQuality,  found little or no evidence

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AHRQ No Evidence to Support Off-Label Uses of Atypical Antipsychotics

October 12, 2006

Science Refutes Claims of Drug Benefit: Antipsychotics Found Harmful_NEJM

"The sky is falling" as science blows away psychiatry’s house of cards. The scientific evidence refutes psychiatry’s

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Science Refutes Claims of Drug Benefit: Antipsychotics Found Harmful_NEJM

September 12, 2006

Antidepressants and Violence: Problems at the Interface of Medicine and Law_PLoS

Critics have argued that second generation antidepressants—the SSRIs and SNRIs—are hugely over prescribed in large part due

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Antidepressants and Violence: Problems at the Interface of Medicine and Law_PLoS

August 22, 2006

FDA Strengthens Warnings on ADHD psychostimulant Drug Risks_NYT

These drugs serve as gateways to incrementally more toxic psychotropic drugs and are prescribed for at least

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FDA Strengthens Warnings on ADHD psychostimulant Drug Risks_NYT

July 7, 2006

Did regulators fail over SSRIs? BMJ

Noting that controversy over the safety of antidepressants (and COX 2 inhibitor drugs) has shaken public confidence,

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Did regulators fail over SSRIs? BMJ

June 12, 2006

Drug-induced Diabetes “One More Burden for the Mentally Ill”

The truth, however, is inescapable-the cover-up no longer sustainable asthousands of patients with drug-induced diabetes come out

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Drug-induced Diabetes “One More Burden for the Mentally Ill”

May 26, 2006

Health Canada Warns Heart Patients to AVOID ADHD Drugs

Despite the stack of empirical evidence—from clinical trials and MedWatch adverse drug event reports—linking these drugs to

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Health Canada Warns Heart Patients to AVOID ADHD Drugs

March 30, 2006

Are Drugs Always Needed for Schizophrenia? What does the Scientific Evidence Show?

“This study investigates the question of whether short periods of medication-free research in early episode schizophrenia result

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Are Drugs Always Needed for Schizophrenia? What does the Scientific Evidence Show?

March 29, 2006

DAWN: “Disposition of Emergency Department Visits for Drug-Related Suicide Attempts by Adolescents:

Of those admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt, 52% took painkillers (24% opiate analgesics, 32% anti-inflammatory

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DAWN: “Disposition of Emergency Department Visits for Drug-Related Suicide Attempts by Adolescents:

March 27, 2006

“Some of the children were prescribed anti-psychotics, rather than discontinued from ADHD therapy.”

One of the positive after effects of FDA advisory hearings is the rippling waves elsewhere on the

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“Some of the children were prescribed anti-psychotics, rather than discontinued from ADHD therapy.”

March 17, 2006

2.5 Million US Children Prescribed Antipsychotics_ FDA ADHD–ADR Review

The Associated Press reports that a newly released study by Dr. William Cooper of Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital

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2.5 Million US Children Prescribed Antipsychotics_ FDA ADHD–ADR Review

March 7, 2006

Fix the Diagnosis, Not the Children

Psychiatrist Paul Steinberg concedes: ‘Essentially, ADHD is a problem dealing with the menial work of daily life,

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Fix the Diagnosis, Not the Children

February 12, 2006

NYT Editorial Stimulant Warning

The New York Times editorial today got it right: "Many experts believe that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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NYT Editorial Stimulant Warning