Researchers Confirm That Relative Age Impacts ADHD Diagnosis
The youngest children in a class are more likely to receive an ADHD diagnosis than their peers.
Psychologists Push For New Approaches to Psychosis: Part 1
Psychologists and people with experience of psychotic symptoms publish a report on new ways of understanding psychosis.
Type 2 Diabetes and Antidepressant Use: Is There a Causal Link?
FromĀ EndocrinologyAdvisor: A recent meta-analysis suggests that antidepressant drug use may increase patients' risk of diabetes. According to the lead investigator, over 1 million diabetes...
Film Highlights Harm From Benzo Overuse
FromĀ The Right Care Alliance: Documentary filmmaker and benzodiazepine survivor Holly Hardman is currently working on a film called As Prescribed,Ā which will document the stories...
New Research Documents Widening Mortality Gap for Bipolar and Schizophrenia
Analysis of longitudinal data from 2000-2014 demonstrate mortality gap is widening between persons with a diagnosis of bipolar or schizophrenia compared to the general population
The Continuing Education Course on Withdrawal from Psychiatric Drugs is Here!
A full picture of the seven webinars that comprise our upcoming psychiatric withdrawal course, with presenters including Sandra Steingard, Peter Breggin, Kelly Brogan, Carina Hakansson, Will Hall and a panel of survivors. The course begins on October 24th and slots are filling fast!
New Grant Boosts Hearing Voices Approach in USA
FromĀ The Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care: The Hearing Voices Research and Development Fund has been awarded a $300,000 grant to expand their...
Institutional Psychotherapy in France: An Interview
In this interview for Hidden Persuaders, Camille Robcis discusses institutional psychotherapy, a French psychiatric reform movement that began during the Second World War.Ā Robcis explains...
Vegas Shooter was Reportedly Prescribed Anti-Anxiety Meds
From theĀ New York Post: Mass murderer Stephen Paddock was reportedly prescribed anti-anxiety medication this past summer. The gunman purchased 50 10-milligram tablets of Valium...
Dogs and Serotonin
Lillyās SSRI fluoxetine (more widely known as Prozac) was approved for canine use by the FDA and repackaged as āReconcileā for separation anxiety. The pharmaceutical industry has clear motives in targeting the lucrative pet market, with sales of pet meds expected to grow to $10.2 billion by 2018.
Sleep Deprivation is an Effective Anti-Depressant
FromĀ Science Blog: According to a new meta-analysis, sleep deprivation reduces symptoms in nearly half of depression patients. Partial sleep deprivation (sleep for three to...
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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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.
Leading Researchers Critique Current Paradigm for Studying ‘Schizophrenia’ Risk
Re-conceptualizing the Clinical-High-Risk/Ultra-High-Risk Paradigm: A critique and reappraisal
What Happens When You Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications
FromĀ Pacific Standard: A new study surveyed people who have come off psychiatric medications to come up with information doctors canĀ use to help support their...
Psychiatry Ignores an Elephant in the Room
Large cohort studies of people with a first-episode psychosis provide a unique opportunity for finding out why so many young people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders die at a young age. However, it seems that those psychiatrists who have access to the mortality data generally do not want the facts to come out.
Marijuana Research: Overcoming the Barriers
FromĀ APA Science Advocacy: As an increasing number of states are beginning to legalize the medicinal and/or recreational use of marijuana, it is clear that...
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...
FDA Approves Drug for the Annoyingly Cheerful (The Onion)
FromĀ The Onion: "Made by Pfizer, Despondex is the first drug designed to treat the symptoms of excessive perkiness."
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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.
