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Stop Using Antidepressants Except for “the Most Severe Depression,” Experts Say

Mad in America

Even for severe depression, multiple studies have found that adding antidepressants to cognitive behavioral therapy does not result in better outcomes —psychotherapy alone is just as good in the short term. And therapy alone beats the drugs when it comes to long-term outcomes.

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Depression: Psychiatry’s Discredited Theories and Drugs Versus a Sane Model and Approach

Mad in America

Published in 2006 was the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) study, “ The Naturalistic Course of Major Depression in the Absence of Somatic Therapy ,” which examined depressed patients who had recovered from an initial episode of depression, then relapsed but did not take any medication following their relapse.

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Observational Studies Confirm Trial Results That Antidepressants Double Suicides

Mad in America

Thomas Laughren was responsible for the FDAs 2006 meta-analysis of 100,000 patients who had participated in placebo-controlled trials of depression drugs. FDA 2006; Nov 16. Restoring the two pivotal fluoxetine trials in children and adolescents with depression. Int J Risk Saf Med 2022;33:385-408. 4 Laughren TP. 5 Laughren TP.

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Alcohol Detox and Withdrawal: Symptoms and Treatments 

Clear Behavioral Health

Individual Therapy At Clear Behavioral Health our therapists offer different therapeutic approaches to support your long-term recovery. During treatment, therapy modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help you tackle your beliefs and thoughts that might add to your urge to drink.

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Dear Mr. Kennedy

ADDitude

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), though more commonly prescribed to adult patients, has been shown to improve core ADHD symptoms in adolescents when used in conjunction with ADHD medication. 2006 Feb;27(1):1-10. 46 When engaging in vigorous cardiovascular exercise, the brain releases endorphins. 10.1176/appi.ajp.163.4.716.

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STAR*D: The Harms of Orchestrated Psychiatric Fraud

Mad in America

At a cost of 35 million dollars, NIMH’s STAR*D study, which was published in 2006 , is the most extensive and expensive study ever conducted to determine the effectiveness of drug treatment for depression. D epression is the most frequent psychiatric diagnosis.