Researcher: 60,000 Americans Now Taking Antipsychotics Will Die Prematurely
-A fired government health economist says that his research was showing that 60,000 Americans now taking antipsychotic medications will die prematurely.
Dubious Amyloid Theories of Alzheimer’s and Drug Treatments Keep Getting Hyped
-Pharmaceutical policy researcher Alan Cassels critically reviews a spate of effusive news coverage about a tiny, experimental study of a drug treatment for Alzheimer's.
“Do the Lives of the Mentally Ill Matter to the Supreme Court?”
-Slate reports on proceedings as the US Supreme Court considers whether police should have to "accommodate" people who seem to have a mental disability.
“We Need to Unlock the Brain’s Secrets—Ethically”
-The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues has released a report on key ethical challenges facing the BRAIN Initiative.
“AstraZeneca to Disclose Trial Data, but how Independent is its Review Panel?”
-Experts comment on AstraZeneca's latest way of attempting to comply with pressures to provide open data.
“No, Psychiatry Could Not Have Prevented the Germanwings Disaster”
-Gary Greenberg points out that mental health professionals aren't particularly good prognosticators.
Sunday Satire or Not? Nostalgia Disorder & the Future of Psychiatric Innovation
-A satirical post about "nostalgia disorder" by a medical student looks a lot like the real thing.
Public Overwhelmingly Against FDA Proposal to Allow Drug Company Salespeople “Free Rein”
-Public Citizen analyzed public comments on proposed government rule changes for drug company sales representatives.
“How a West African Shaman Helped My Schizophrenic Son”
-MIA Blogger Dick Russell recounts the story of his son and Malidoma Somé.
A Mental Disorder or an Infection? A Son’s Story
-Retired social worker David Moyer writes about his son's long battle with what is either "a mental disorder" or effects from serious physical problems.
Madness Challenges Our Sense Of What It Is To Be Human
In The Lancet, psychiatrist and MIA Blogger Andrew Scull discusses the themes in his book Madness In Civilization. "Mental illness haunts the human imagination,"...
Check the FAQs On Online Counseling
-Some online counseling services have half-hidden disclaimers that they aren't actually providing "counseling."
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.
