Depression — or Antidepressants — More Linked to Cause of Crash?
-Peter Hitchens argues that the public discussion about the Germanwings crash has to start distinguishing between whether depressed people should be flying and whether people taking antidepressants should be.
Not April Fools: Psychiatric Times Chief Says No Psychiatrists Believe Schizophrenia “Necessarily Refers to...
The British Psychological Society's "Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia" report is criticized in two successive articles by Editor in Chief Emeritus Ronald Pies of Psychiatric Times.
“How was Your Stay in a Psychiatric Hospital?”
-"I'm sorry this blog post turned out to be so polarizing," writes Shrink Rap psychiatrist Dinah Miller. "No one has ever called me 'evil' before."
Is Health Information Security Dead?
-The director of the Office for Civil Rights discusses the latest wave of data breaches of American citizens' health information.
Stand Up For Your Right To Challenge Scientists
-John Horgan defends a celebrity's right to challenge scientists on vaccines, and points to psychiatry as an example of the dangers of simply deferring to supposed scientific experts.
“So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed”
-A review of Jon Ronson's new book exploring the rising power of social media to reinforce social norms.
Electro-convulsive Therapy At Age Six: “I Couldn’t Remember Children Who I’d Played With”
-MIA Blogger Ted Chabasinski is featured in an excerpt from Richard Cohen's "41 Days An Unfinished Documentary."
Does Alcoholics Anonymous Work?
-The Atlantic investigates the scientific evidence -- and lack thereof -- for Alcoholics Anonymous and other types of addiction treatment.
Campaign Against Drugging of Foster Children
-The US National Center for Youth Law has launched an "action campaign" to persuade government officials to reduce the psychiatric drugging of children in foster care.
Interview With John Ioannidis About Why Most Scientific Findings Are False
-Vox interviews the author of the most read article in the history of PLoS Medicine.
Have We Found The “Overhype Gene”?
-John Horgan criticizes psychiatrist Richard Friedman's effusive portrayal of a study that allegedly identified the "feel-good" gene in humans.
“Is Science Broken?”
-Neuroskeptic previews an upcoming debate, in which he's involved, on the topic of whether science is "broken."
PubPeer Trying To Rally Post-publication Peer Review Forces
-Vox interviews the founders of a platform for sharing peer reviews of scientific articles.
How About Paying Poor People to Take Psychiatric Drugs?
-Healthy Debate discusses some experiments with doctors paying their patients to engage in healthier behaviors.
Highly Praised Anti-Addiction Program For Prisoners Was “Fraud”
-A psychiatric study widely hailed in Swedish media which led to new treatment guidelines was a "fraud," states health reporter and researcher Janne Larsson.
iPhone Becoming Comprehensive Health and Mental Health Monitor
-The iPhone is becoming a diagnostic tool drawing medical and mental health data from millions of potential customers.
Certify All Election Candidates’ Mental Health?
-A second prominent Russian politician is proposing that all candidates for elections should have to produce a psychiatrist's certification of their mental health.
Saturday Night Music: A Bridge Over Diagnosis
-Satirist and scientist James McCormack and his band return with a parody of Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water.
This Most “Denigrated” of Professions: Lieberman Interviewed On NPR
-Former American Psychiatric Association president Jeffrey Lieberman talks about "the most distrusted, feared and denigrated of all medical specialties."
“New Mental Disorder Aimed At People Who Insist On Eating A Clean Diet”
Natural News takes issue with the new, increasingly promoted "disorder" of "overly" desiring to eat healthy foods.
Can Employers Force Employees into Psychiatric Evaluations?
-Swaab Attorneys reviews Australian case law to examine when an employer can force an employee to provide medical evidence or submit to a psychiatric evaluation.
Implanting False Memories During Dreams Now Possible?
-The Guardian discusses a recent study that apparently succeeded in planting "false memories" into sleeping mice.
Where’s the App for Reporting Adverse Side Effects?
-Pharma Guy reports on the new FDA app that helps monitor drug shortages, and searches for an app to report on adverse side effects.
Best Selling Prescription Drugs in the World
-On a list of prescription drugs that generated the most in global sales dollars in 2014, the antipsychotic Abilify was number twelve at $5.7 billion.
“Regulating the Intersection of Health Care and Gun Control”
-Attorney Charles Kels analyzes recent legislation requiring health care providers to disclose mental health information about patients to government.
