Mad in America

JANUARY 20, 2024

Torrey is a psychiatrist and a researcher on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In research circles, he’s known as the founder and executive director of the controversial Stanley Medical Research Institute, which has spent more than $550 million on biological research on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder over the past few decades.

Genetics and mental health 145

Genetics and mental health Bipolar disorder Poverty and mental health Trauma and the brain 145

Mad in America

DECEMBER 29, 2023

I tried going back to school after the brain injury, but between the bipolar disorder and the head trauma, I couldn’t handle the stress and pressure anymore. I was told that only temporary, minor memory loss was possible, in rare cases, before starting ECT in 2013.

Trauma and the brain 144

Trauma and the brain Bipolar disorder Construction Education 144

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

If I lose you, here’s the bottom line: it seems possible that some or much of the vulnerability to antidepressant withdrawal is related to “bipolarity”. Not bipolar disorder, but rather a mostly genetic element underlying bipolar disorders. Circle C presents symptoms and markers of bipolar disorder.

Bipolar disorder 100

Bipolar disorder Trauma and the brain 100

Mad in America

MARCH 30, 2024

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. Thankfully, the owner of the office, a renowned bipolar expert, said he could take Matt. This led to the symptoms that were diagnosed as bipolar disorder.

Sleep and mental health 120

Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health 120

Mad in America

JANUARY 4, 2025

In 2011, Pigott published a paper titled STAR*D: A Tale and Trail of Bias, which laid out the protocol violations in detail, and Mad in America posted the documents that he had obtained through his FOI requests. As our society embraced the use of SSRI antidepressants, disability due to affective disorders dramatically increased.

Pharmaceuticals 145

Pharmaceuticals Neurotransmitters and mental health Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health 145

Mad in America

OCTOBER 30, 2023

As of mid-2011, despite over 100 papers having been published, 11 prespecified outcomes had still not been reported. A journalist interviewed one of the STAR*D investigators, Maurizio Fava, a prominent psychiatrist, who acknowledged that the 3% success rate was accurate and that the investigators knew this all along.

Pharmaceuticals 126

Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Bipolar disorder Self-awareness 126

Mad in America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Rebecca started seeing a psychiatrist at the age of two and was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and pediatric bipolar disorder. which questioned the rising cases of young children diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The civil case was settled in January of 2011 for $2.5

Manufacturing 139

Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals Aging and mental health Nonprofits 139