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Risks of Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Veterans

Mad in America

While the researcher had just completed his academic training to become a psychiatrist, he received no education at all on the withdrawal issues facing him, as well as more than 1 in 6 patients prescribed antidepressants. As The New York Times reported in 2018, patients who “try to stop taking the drugs often say they cannot.”

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“War Cry For Change”: Veterans Launch Campaign for Informed Consent and Safe Deprescribing at the VA

Mad in America

I n 2018, still in the throes of painful withdrawal from a psychiatric drug cocktail, U.S. After a years-long fight led by a long list of advocates and veteran nonprofits, Jensen, Wisner, BurnPits360 and a cadre of others camped out on the steps of the U.S. Air Force veteran Derek Blumke began connecting the dots. military veterans.

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2025 Election Begins March 1

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

Current Positions : Serving third term on the MPS Council, Co-Chair of MPS Legislative Committee, Corresponding Member of the APA Council for Medical Education and Lifelong Learning. Dr. Young is passionate about patient advocacy, reducing stigma, and medical education. Council (2-year term, four vacancies) Traci Speed, M.D.

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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

Mad in America

A review of poisonings among children age 5 and younger found that opioids were the leading cause of fatal poisonings between 2005 and 2018. For low-income areas, this service is very valuable for extra income, it helps reduce neighborhood waste and also helps out many nonprofit organizations with fundraising.