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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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Do Critics of Biological Psychiatry Have an Alternative to a Life of “Whack-A-Mole”?

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This turn to ketamine is occurring despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly warned that the FDA has not approved ketamine for the treatment of any psychiatric disorder (though controversially approving esketamine nasal spray). million in consulting fees from drug makers from 2000 to 2007.