âReport From APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependenceâ
James Davies, of the Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry, issues his report from last weekâs meeting in the UK Parliament concerning the connection between increased...
âDoes Health Journalism Do More Harm Than Good?â
One of the consultants for John Oliverâs latest takedown on science reporting and health journalism was Gary Schwitzer, publisher of Health News Review. In...
“Heal the Artists, Save the World”
Kelly Brogan, MD, writes: "Maybe your depression, chronic fatigue, ADHD, and chemical sensitivity are just ways that your body, mind, and soul, are saying no....
âMedicare Drug Program Fails to Monitor Prescribers, Putting Seniors and Disabled at Riskâ
ProPublica and The Washington Post have performed an investigation revealing that Medicare has failed to monitor the safety of the large quantities of drugs...
âScience Journalist Takes a Skeptical Look at Capital-S Skepticismâ
Scientific American journalist John Horgan criticizes self-identified âSkepticsâ for focusing on easy targets and ignoring the failings of modern science and medicine. Among his...
âWhy Self-Compassion Works Better Than Self-Esteemâ
For The Atlantic, Olga Khazan interviews psychologist Kristen Neff about the difference between self-esteem and self-compassion. âThe best way to think about the problem...
âThis Drug Ad Is Not Right for Youâ
The editors of Scientific American take on direct-to-consumer drug advertisements in the US. âPeddling pharmaceuticals on TV is a lousy form of health education,â...
“Best Antidepressant Ever: Squeaking Adorable Baby Otters”
"This video will make your heart melt with cuteness."
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âConstructing the Modern Mindâ
Psychiatrist and historian George Makari tries to illuminate the historical evolution of our understanding of the conscious mind and how it relates to the...
âWhat Are Delusions â And How Best Can We Treat Them?â
For The Conversation, psychologist John Done, from the University of Hertfordshire, explains his approach to discussing delusions with his patients. Done recommends more qualitative...
âThe Psychology of Time and the Paradox of How Impulsivity and Self-Control Mediate Our...
From brainpickings, Maria Popova explores âhow our subjective experience of timeâs passage shapes everything from our emotional memory to our sense of self.â âWhat...
“Bad Medicine: The Hit Party Game!”
"Bad Medicine: Second Opinion" is an updated version of "the hit party game where players are pharmaceutical companies making horrible drugs!" The Kickstarter campaign...
NIH Hospital Made Patient Safety âSubservient to Researchâ
A Washington-Post exclusive reveals that that the leadership of the flagship hospital of the National Institute of Health (NIH) is being restructured after a...
âJudge Orders Release of Secret OxyContin Records Sought by STATâ
A Kentucky judge has ruled that Purdue Pharma will have to release secret documents about the marketing of OxyContin, a potent pain pill that...
âPublic Wary of Faster Approvals of New Drugs, STAT-Harvard Poll Findsâ
According to a new STAT-Harvard poll, the majority of Americans oppose new legislation that would speed up the approval of new drugs and medical...
Funny/Sad Video About Overmedication, âImmatureâ Kids
A YouTube video called âDrugs for Kidsâ takes a rather tongue-in-cheek approach to the overmedication and overdiagnosis of kids. Studies reveal a correlation between how young...
âPoliticians and Experts Meet at Parliament to Explore Record Antidepressant Prescribing and Disabilityâ
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence is meeting today, May 11th, to discuss evidence of the link between the rise in disability...
âfMRI and False Positives: A Basic Flaw?â
For Discover Magazine, Neuroskeptic covers the pioneering work of Anders Eklund, which points to flaws in the analysis of psychiatric and neurological research using...
âThe New Eugenics: Why Genetic Theories of Mental Illness and Addiction Are a Damaging...
For The Influence, addiction expert Stanton Peele criticizes our current genetic and biological âbrain diseaseâ approaches to addiction and mental health.
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âAnother Study Finds Link Between Pharma Money and Brand-name Prescribingâ
New findings from Harvard Medical School reveal that Pharma industry payments to physicians in Massachusetts are associated with higher rates of prescribing brand-name drugs that treat...
New York Times Hosts Debate on Psychiatric Institutionalization
In the Room for Debate section of this weekend's New York Times, specialists in ethics, psychiatry, social work, addiction, and human rights hash out their...
âFDA Rejects Creepy Abilify Surveillance Pillâ
The FDA has rejected the drug/device combination designed to monitor patient adherence with Abilify from Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Proteus Digital Health. Just last week...
âSouth Dakota Wrongly Puts Thousands in Nursing Homes, Government Saysâ
The New York Times reports that patients in South Dakota seeking treatment for symptoms associated with âmental disorders,â or disabilities such as severe diabetes...
ââYou Want a Description of Hell?â OxyContinâs 12-Hour Problemâ
A new LA Times investigation finds that Purdue Pharmaâs claims that OxyContin, a chemical cousin of heroin, could relieve pain for twelve hours led some...
âPrince Died Amid Frantic Plans for Drug Addiction Treatmentâ
Prince was found dead one day before he was scheduled to meet with Dr. Howard Kornfeld, a national authority on opioid addiction treatment. Within...
