Mad in America

JULY 13, 2024

The main evidence cited to support this belief came from a meta-analysis published in 2013, which had excluded a large proportion of trials due to the fact that no suicides had occurred in them ( Cipriani et al, 2013 ). If lithium does prevent suicide, a preventive effect on suicide attempts should be seen, too, and it is not.

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Bipolar disorder Pharmaceuticals 145

Mad in America

JANUARY 4, 2025

In our 2015 book Psychiatry Under the Influence , Lisa Cosgrove and I wrote about the STAR*D scandal in depth, as it served as an example of the institutional corruption in psychiatry due to pharmaceutical interests and psychiatrys own guild interests. The 12 STAR*D authors listed a collective total of 151 ties to pharmaceutical companies.

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

Mad in America

OCTOBER 21, 2023

In these interviews, I have talked about the components of the psychiatric-pharmaceutical-industrial complex, along with how psychiatry meets the political needs of the ruling class and dysfunctional families. Mainstream media is another major player in the psychiatric-pharmaceutical-industrial complex. Evolutionary geneticist R.C.

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Technology Genetics and mental health Pharmaceuticals Sleep and mental health 143