Antidepressants Increase Risk of Death, Study Finds
Antidepressants are commonly considered safe and effective treatments. However, research has questioned their efficacy, and now, their safety.
Alcohol Industry is Misleading Consumers About Cancer Risk
FromĀ MinnPost: According to an international team ofĀ researchers, the alcohol industry is misleading the public by misrepresenting and downplaying evidence linking alcohol consumption with cancer.
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Challenges in Measuring Low-Value Healthcare
Differences in patient-centric versus service-centric measures make quantifying low-value care difficult.
Stimulant Medication Use Linked to Sharp Increase in BMI by Eighth Grade
New evidence suggests that children on ADHD medication may have stunted growth initially but more rapid increases in body mass over time.
Review Finds Little Evidence that Electroconvulsive Therapy is Effective for Depression
Researchers examined the dearth of support for Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depressive symptoms in light of studies detailing the associated risks.
Does a Psychiatric Diagnosis Have the Impact of a Medical Curse?
Over and over I've seen the aftermath of that ritual of receiving and internalizing a lifelong, pathologizing diagnosis. I don't think we can underestimate the uncanny power of receiving such proclamations about our personhood by people sanctioned by our culture to serve as arbiters of truth.
Coroner Finds Anti-Smoking Drug Contributed to Man’s Suicide
FromĀ ABC: A Queensland Coroner has found that the anti-smoking drug Champix played a role in the suicide of a 22-year-old man, Timothy John, who...
More Follow Up Needed for Drugs Granted Accelerated FDA Approval
Drugs to treat serious or life-threatening conditions can receive accelerated FDA approval, but may expose patients to increased safety risks and reduced efficacy.
Study Finds Antidepressants Increase Risk of Death
From theĀ New York Post: A recent study found that taking antidepressant drugsĀ increases the risk of death by 33 percent. Those who take antidepressants were...
Replacing Pain with Pain: Hazards of Antidepressant Use for Chronic Pain Relief
The paradox of relieving chronic pain with an antidepressant (and a new set of symptoms).
Lawsuit Over a Suicide Points to a Risk of Antidepressants
FromĀ The New York Times: The recent trial of Wendy Dolin, whose husband died of suicideĀ after starting the antidepressant paroxetine, demonstrates our need for more...
The Most Promoted Drugs are Those with Little Therapeutic Value, Study Finds
Majority of top-selling and most promoted drugs in Canada are rated as having very limited safety and efficacy.
Antidepressants are Accumulating in Fish Brains in the Wild
From theĀ International Business Times: Americans are taking so many antidepressants that they are showing up in wild fish. Ten different species of fish in...
Has the Era of Gene Therapy Finally Arrived?
FromĀ Scientific American: The FDA has announced its approval of Kymriah, the first gene therapy in the U.S. However, gene therapy remains far from fulfilling...
Part V: The Michelle Carter Texting Trial Becomes a Witch Hunt
In Parts I-IV, I discuss how theĀ DA succeededĀ in gaining the convictionĀ by means of highly emotional and at times misleading and untruthful manipulationsĀ in public and in the courtroom. Here I want to look more closely at the DAās motivation andĀ otherĀ activities. Was it a personal vendetta?
Why Addiction Language is Harmful
In this video forĀ Benzo Brains, Jocelyn Pedersen explains why addiction is harmful to benzodiazepine survivors and differentiates benzodiazepine associated disability (BAD) from benzodiazepine addiction.
Deprescribing: How to be on Less Medication for Healthier Aging
In this post forĀ Better Health While Aging, Dr. Leslie Kernisan discusses the importance of making sure that older adults are taking the minimum amount...
Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics on Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
One-third of adults with an intellectual or developmental disability are dispensed antipsychotics, despite having no existing psychiatric diagnosis.
Abilify: The Drug That Could Gamble Your Life Away
On this episode ofĀ America's Lawyer, Mike Papantonio discusses the numerous lawsuits pending involving the anti-psychotic drug Abilify, which has caused plaintiffs to develop serious...
Psychiatry’s Necessary Shadow: The Philosophy of Mental Illness
In this pieceĀ forĀ Medium, AndrĆ©s Ruiz explores the reasons that psychiatry is the only medical speciality with an anti-movement and a history of sustained criticism....
Lithium
In this pieceĀ forĀ Healing Journey, Anne O'Beirne briefly summarizes the history of the medical usage of lithium and describes the impact that the drug has...
Criticism of Coercion and Forced Treatment in Psychiatry
A recent editorial, published in BMJ, argues there is an increase in coercive measures in psychiatry that are damaging to individuals diagnosed with mental illness.
FDA Seeks Input on Drug Risk Information in Broadcast Ads
FromĀ FDA in Brief: The FDA seeks input from consumers and medical professionals on making sure the drug risk information in statements included in direct-to-consumer...
Study Identifies Cause of Weight Gain From Antipsychotic Drugs
FromĀ UPI: A team of researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center found that the serotonin 2c receptor is responsible for weight gain...
A Supreme Court Pharma Case Deals Consumers a Big Loss
FromĀ STAT: The U.S. Supreme Court case of Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co. vs. Superior Court of California, in which hundreds of plaintiffs claimed the drug Plavix...
