Mad in America – Page 6 – A New Vision for Mental Health

Drug Info: Adults: Antidepressants

Author: Editorial 19th September 2022 0 Comments

This information sheet comes from Mad in America. It begins: “This page is about antidepressants as a treatment for depression. It provides a review of the evidence for their short-term use, their adverse effects, and their impact on long-term outcomes. The primary…
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antidepressants, Mad in America, Research

Major Depression: The “Chemical Imbalance” Pillar Is Crumbling—Is the Genetics Pillar Next?

Author: Editorial 2nd September 2022 0 Comments

This article by Dr. Jay Joseph has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “The Pillars of Biopsychiatry In a widely discussed July, 2022 analysis , psychiatrists Joanna Moncrieff, Mark Horowitz and colleagues reviewed numerous studies and found ‘no consistent evidence…
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depression, genetic psychiatry, Genetics, Mad in America, psychiatry

The Transformative Potential of Psychosis

Author: Editorial 22nd July 2022 0 Comments

This article by Robyn Thomas has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “The idea that ‘madness’ can be transformative and a catalyst for growth may seem absurd in the dominant biomedical-psychiatric paradigm which favours the language of pathology. Yet…
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John Weir Perry, Mad in America, meaning-making, psychosis, R.D. Laing, Robyn Thomas

What Is the Importance of Nassir Ghaemi’s Conclusion that Psychiatric Drugs Do Not Provide a Long-term Benefit?

Author: Editorial 27th June 2022 0 Comments

“… [Nassir] Ghaemi, a professor of psychiatry at Tufts Medical School, concluded that psychiatric drugs, except for lithium, do not provide a long-term benefit and thus should mostly be prescribed for short-term relief of symptoms.“ This article by Robert Whitaker has…
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antidepressants, antipsychotics, depression, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, lithium, Mad in America, Nassir Ghaemi, placebo effect, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, schizophrenia

He Spurred a Revolution in Psychiatry. Then He ‘Disappeared.’

Author: Editorial 6th June 2022 0 Comments

The Mad in America website cites a New York Times‘ article , which begins: “On the second day of the annual convention of the American Psychiatric Association in 1972, something extraordinary happened. While the assembled psychiatrists, mostly white men in dark…
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American Psychiatric Association, history of psychiatry, homosexuality, Mad in America, New York Times, psychiatry

NHS Data: 41% Rise in Antidepressant Prescribing to Children Aged 5-12 Since 2015

Author: Editorial 20th May 2022 0 Comments

This report comes from Mad in America. It begins: “From The Pharmaceutical Journal: ‘NHS data obtained via a freedom of information request, provided on 10 August 2021, show a steady increase over the past six years in the number of unique…
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antidepressants, children and adolescents, Kirsten Shukla, Mad in America, NHS, psychiatry, The Pharmaceutical Journal

Overuse of Psychiatric Drugs is Worsening Public Mental Health, Doctor Argues

Author: Editorial 5th May 2022 0 Comments

This article by Richard Sears has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In a new article published in the Journal of Addictive Disorders and Mental Health, Jose Luis Turabian, a professor of medicine at Complutense University in Spain, explores the biological…
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Jose Luis Turabian, Journal of Addictive Disorders and Mental Health, Mad in America, neurobiology, psychiatry, psychotropic drugs, Research, Richard Sears

Common Statistical Method Conflates Withdrawal with Relapse

Author: Editorial 21st April 2022 0 Comments

“Researchers argue that common study methods for psychiatric drugs may inadvertently minimize withdrawal effects and inflate drug efficacy.“ This article by Peter Simons has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “Survival analysis is a statistical technique often used to…
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BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, drug withdrawal, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Joanna Moncrieff, Mad in America, Peter Simons, relapse, Research, statistics, Survival analysis

Anatomy of an Industry: Commerce, Payments to Psychiatrists and Betrayal of the Public Good

Author: Editorial 15th April 2022 0 Comments

This article by Robert Whitaker has been written within an America context (but with wider applicability) and has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “The 2013 federal Open Payments legislation, which requires pharmaceutical companies to disclose their direct payments…
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Mad in America, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatric drugs trials, psychiatry, Robert Whitaker, USA

Inside A Forensic Psychiatry Unit: The Ground Where Death Meets Life

Author: Editorial 1st April 2022 0 Comments

“How the unrelated murder of an inmate on another unit led to Sean’s transfer, his escape from forced medication, and eventually, his release.“ This article by Sean Gunderson, written within an American context, has been published by Mad in America. It…
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criminality, forensic psychiatry, Mad in America, prison, psychiatry, Sean Gunderson