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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

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He went to his GP, who diagnosed him with “anxiety disorder” on top of his bipolar diagnosis and prescribed Xanax. The psychiatrist called me the next day and announced that Matt had “bipolar disorder” as if this were a “new” diagnosis — and had clearly not seen Matt’s medical records. It was just so sad.

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It’s Health’s Illusions I Recall, I Really Don’t Know Health at All

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In 2004, the evidence that pretty well the entire pediatric antidepressant literature was fake, with GSK sued for fraud, caused Cochrane problems. If you buy the idea your suicidality on an SSRI is evidence of a bipolar disorder, or your loss of libido, darling, is your depression, you and your doctor become more spell-bound.