“What Can A Rat’s ‘Behavioral Despair’ Tell You?”
"A 'tail suspension test' is exactly what its title implies. Researchers lift a rat by the tail for a few minutes at a time,...
āAlkermes Depression Drug Fails in Studies, Shares Plungeā
Reuters reports that a new drug for major depression failed to improve symptoms in two late-stage clinical trials sending the manufactureās stock into a...
“Critics Claim Antidepressants Are Being Handed Out Like Sweets. Now Our Shocking Experiment Uncovers…...
The Mail sent three women to their doctors, reporting fictional symptoms of short-term, mild depression. Ā Two walked out with prescriptions for medication, despite expressions...
Adolescents at Risk for Psychosis Do Worse On Antipsychotics
In a study of 53 adolescents at risk for psychosis, researchers from Canada and the U.S. looked at treatment with antidepressants, antipsychotics, and no...
The Antidepressant Solution
Book by Joseph Glenmullen, a "Step-by-Step Guide to Safely Overcoming Antidepressant Withdrawal, Dependence and 'Addiction.'"
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A Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Antidepressants
Kelly Brogan, MD, ABIHM: 4 principal tenets that may undermine your current understanding of the efficacy and safety of antidepressant medication.
Why Is It So Difficult to Stop Psychiatric Drug Treatment?
Joanna Moncrieff's 2006 paper in Medical Hypotheses discusses the possibility that the research on maintenance and discontinuation of medication is flawed because it fails...
Is Exercise Best for Depression?
Time magazine reviews the evidence on exercise for depression, finding that exercise alters brain chemistry such that the brain shows less stress in response...
Utah Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit for Psychotropic-Induced Murder
Ruling that health care providers, while important, "are not entitled to an elevated status in tort law that would categorically immunize them from liability...
āHow Open Data Can Improve Medicineā
āThose who possess the data control the story.ā In the wake of the reanalysis of the infamous Study 329, where scientific data claiming the antidepressant Paxil was safe and effective for teens was egregiously manipulated, researchers are pushing for open access to raw data. āThe issue here, scientists argue, is that without independent confirmation, it becomes too easy to manipulate data.ā
Body of Missing Man Found; Paxil Withdrawal Blamed
The body of 78 year-oldĀ Bob Farthing, who had been missing since Wednesday, was found in the back seat of his car Friday evening. Ā "He...
Jury Rejects Zoloft Defense
Former CA policeman Anthony Orban now faces a possible life sentence following the jury's rejection of his argument that a Zoloft-driven psychotic episode had...
Psychotropics Contribute to Suicides Among Military Children
The Marine Corps Times writes of a dramatic increase in prescriptions of psychiatric medication for children of active-duty military personnell during their parents' deployment...
āPediatricians Vary Widely in Diagnosing ADHD, Depressionā
Researchers found that pediatricians vary greatly in how often they diagnose and prescribe drugs for ADHD and other mental health conditions. āThe proportion of...
Senator Pursues Questionable Pharma/Academic Ties
Senator Chuck Grassley continues his pursuit of questionable financial ties between the pharmaceutical companies and research by asking the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
Glaxo to Pay $3 Billion for Unapproved Marketing of Paxil & Wellbutrin
In agreeing to settle the largest case of health care fraud in U.S. history, GlaxoSmithKline pled guilty today to marketing Paxil for teens and...
āDepression Experts Question Effectiveness of Stress Hormone Drugā
Pioneering research by mood disorder experts at Newcastle University has questioned the effectiveness of metyrapone, a drug suggested to treat depression. "Our research has...
U.K. Antidepressant Prescriptions Rise 9% in 2011
Almost 50 million prescriptions for antidepressants were issued in the U.K. in 2011, a rise of 9% over 2010. The increase is attributed, at...
Consumer Reports Recommends Against Antipsychotics for Depression
Consumer Reports recommends against antipsychotic "augmentation therapy" for depression. The consumer watchdog magazine finds that the unproven efficacy, harmful side effects, availability of alternatives,...
Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders
"ObjectiveĀ Ā To systematically evaluate whether prenatal exposure to antidepressant medications is associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorder ...Ā ConclusionĀ Ā Although the number of children exposed...
Antidepressants Keep GIs Fighting
MIA Blogger Bruce Levine talks with American Free Press about the increasing use of psychotropic medications in today's military.
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Calif. Jury Rejects “Zoloft Defense”
The jury in Anthony Orban's California trial for rape - which Orban argued was the result of a 'psychotic break' caused by his recent...
PA Court Affirms Dismissal of Paxil Wrongful Death Suit
A Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed a lower court's ruling that GlaxoSmithKline is not responsible for the congenital heart defect that lead Joanne Thomas...
Fort Hood Shooter was in Treatment, Taking Psychiatric Medication at Time of Shooting
Specialist Ivan Lopez, who is accused of killing three people and wounding 16 others at Ford Hood army base yesterday, had been examined by...
Call for a Federal Investigation into the Link between Psychotropic Drugs and Mass Murder
In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, ISEPP, a non-profit mental health research and education network, issues a statement calling for a...
