Mad in America

OCTOBER 24, 2024

22] In 2023, the “experts” failed us badly again. In September 2023, I did a Google search in Danish on suicide and antidepressants , which confirmed that the public is being massively and systematically misinformed. [25] BMJ 2023;April 26. [25] Mad in America 2023;Nov 28. [26] Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri 2023. [28]

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Mad in America

APRIL 26, 2024

In October of 2023 Joey started slowly tapering off the Klonopin, Carbamaz e pine and Trihexyphenidyl. In December of 2023, Joey decided to voluntarily stop eating and drinking. Joey and Carly, 2023 At the end of the day, his friends were his true family. N o one would listen to us and the concerns we had.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Prior to publication in July 2023, BMJ Open ’s editor invited the STAR*D PIs to respond to our article and once again, they declined. 9 Coincidentally, the December 2023 cover story in Psychiatric Times ( PT ) focused on our reanalysis titled, “STAR*D Dethroned? Am J Psychiatry 2023; 180:919–920; doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230869

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MAY 20, 2024

A 2023 study demonstrated that using a personalized, slow taper, 74.5% In a 2023 study of five-year outcomes after first-episode psychosis, researchers found that those who did not receive antipsychotics within the first month were twice as likely to be in recovery.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, a recent reanalysis of previously undisclosed data reveals that STAR*D, owing to scientific misconduct that dramatically inflated remission rates, may go down in US medical history as one of its most harmful scandals.

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Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE)

APRIL 25, 2023

We are excited to announce BHCOE's newly accredited and reaccredited organizations.

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Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE)

JULY 11, 2023

We are excited to announce BHCOE's newly accredited and reaccredited organizations.

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Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE)

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We are excited to announce BHCOE's newly accredited and reaccredited organizations.

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Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Now entering its 3rd year, the ABMR Early-Stage Investigator Program (ABMR ESI) provides leadership training and mentorship to promising behavioral medicine researchers. Scholars who represent diversity as defined by the NIH are particularly encouraged to apply.

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Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)

JUNE 8, 2023

Baskin , University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Rinad Sary Beidas , Northwestern University Andrew M. Busch , Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute Eric B. Hekler , University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Sciences Adam T.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 9, 2024

After Science brought initial concerns about Masliah’s work to their attention, a neuroscientist and forensic analysts specializing in scientific work who had previously worked with Science produced a 300-page dossier revealing a steady stream of suspect images between 1997 and 2023 in 132 of his published research papers.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Published online December 21, 2023. . * Jureidini, J., Moncrieff, J., Aboustate, N., & Raven, M. Treatment guesses in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study: Accuracy, unblinding and influence on outcomes. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.

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NAMI

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In the fall of 2023, I came across a LinkedIn post calling for volunteers to participate in a study on neurodevelopmental disorders in historically minoritized communities. In 2023, I decided to undergo an extensive neuropsychological assessment, and when I finally received an ADHD diagnosis, everything clicked.

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In 2023 this number surged to nearly 30,000 involuntary admissions , a staggering increase of 150 per cent. But the evidence shows that detentions have, in fact, increased dramatically. The province is detaining more people in psychiatric facilities than before. In 2005, there were about 12,000 involuntary admissions under B.C.’s

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Mad in America

JULY 19, 2024

Whereas I had once been hospitalized nearly every year, by 2023 I was able to say that I had been hospitalized only once in the past 10 years, and in fact I had not been hospitalized at all in the past seven years. However, I was hospitalized again in December 2023 (for reasons I will explain below).

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Mad in America

MARCH 27, 2024

The analysis confirmed that their results were robust and trustworthy, despite the biases inherent to the design of the included trials. Schlier, B., Lincoln, T. Bott, A., & Pillny, M. Time-dependent effect of antipsychotic discontinuation and dose reduction on social functioning and subjective quality of life–a multilevel meta-analysis.

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Mad in America

APRIL 8, 2024

Finally, they write that guidelines should be created that the industry must follow to conduct studies accurately and transparently and report results. Martineau, S., Cristea, I. Chevance, A., Fanelli, D., & Naudet, F. Are large prospective trials on antidepressants in mental disorders seeding trials? BMJ Open, 13 , e062913.

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Mad in America

MARCH 21, 2024

O n 3 August 2023, I wrote to the editors of two medical journals and called for retraction of three fraudulent reports of placebo-controlled trials of depression drugs in children and adolescents. Copenhagen: Institute for Scientific Freedom 2023;Nov 14. This is fraud. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2006;63:332-9. 17 Gøtzsche PC.

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Running the RADAR study is by far the most difficult thing I have done in my professional career, and I would like to take the opportunity provided by the publication of its results ( Moncrieff et al, 2023 ) to reflect on what I have learnt from the process of doing it, as well as the results.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As if to prove my point, a CNN article published one year later on October 31, 2023 reported the following: “People with severe psychological distress were more likely than others to have heard of 988 and to have used the lifeline, according to research published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open. Vibrant ignored me.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

According to the researchers: “These findings arguably alter the risk-benefit ratio for the prescribing of this benzodiazepine, especially in the light of recent attention to their contribution to the opioid crisis and the availability of safer alternatives.” * Ahn-Horst, R. Y., & Turner, E. Psychological Medicine , 1-8.

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Real Psychiatry

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

2023 Dec 21;30(12):1557-1570.e6. Epub 2023 Nov 21. New York: Oxford University Press, 2025. 6: Witt CE, Mena S, Holmes J, Hersey M, Buchanan AM, Parke B, Saylor R, Honan LE, Berger SN, Lumbreras S, Nijhout FH, Reed MC, Best J, Fadel J, Schloss P, Lau T, Hashemi P. Cell Chem Biol. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.10.009. 2023.10.009.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 12, 2024

I n 2023, the BBC released “ The Antidepressant Story ,” a film that details known, dangerous and sometimes permanent side effects associated with commonly prescribed antidepressants. The documentary features harrowing stories of former patients living with harm from SSRIs , or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Thus, interventions that focus on healing from trauma and those that foster empathy, empowerment, and human connection —and respect those with lived experience —may be a more successful route to recovery. Bergström, T., & Gauffin, T. The association of antipsychotic postponement with 5-year outcomes of adolescent first-episode psychosis.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Ther Adv Psychopharmacol 2023; May 9;13:20451253231171518. Antidepressant tapering strips to help people come off medication more safely. Psychosis 2018;10:142-5. van Os J, Groot PC. Outcomes of hyperbolic tapering of antidepressants.

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Mad in America

JUNE 1, 2024

According to their year-end report , clinical calls composed about 40% of their crisis line contacts in 2023. Still, on average in 2023, at least 6.3% Protocall defines “clinical calls” as those involving someone discussing a serious concern instead of, say, just seeking information.

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Mad in America

JULY 13, 2024

The main editors and editorial board happen to include several biological psychiatrists who have taken exception to other work that questions the biological narrative of mainstream psychiatry ( Jauhar et al, 2023 ).

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Adults receiving treatment for ADHD report a low quality of life , and experts have said that in most cases, the risks associated with ADHD drugs outweigh the benefits. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medications and Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases. JAMA Psychiatry. doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.4294.

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Mad in America

MARCH 3, 2025

, New Scientist, May 2023. Autism prevalence rises again, study finds, the New York Times, March 2023. Depression and anxiety rates have increased by 25% in the past year, Forbes, February 2023. The story is the same for multiple categories of mental health disorder.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 25, 2024

From October 2022 to January 2023, 935 adult respondents from the United Kingdom and the United States responded to the BHTM script via survey. The BHTM is easy to understand and has been used to estimate the SWD in treatments for respiratory disease, fall prevention, and pain reduction therapies.”

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Receiving a slow but positive reception in the Netherlands in 2022 and 2023, several additional practitioners in the field of psychiatry and psychology committed to translating the guidelines to English, resulting in the current revised and stylized version.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

. “A hearing is scheduled in Plymouth Superior Court Friday where Lindsay Clancy is being prosecuted for murdering her three children in her Duxbury home in 2023, records show. 24, 2023, slayings of her daughter Cora, 5, and sons Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. Clancy, 34, has pleaded not guilty to the Jan.

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JUNE 17, 2024

Resolution In 2023, I finally saw my middle son after four years apart. Family camping trip, 2023 The post My Red October – An Army Veteran’s Crucible to Recovery appeared first on Mad In America. I have maintained a 4.0 grade point average since, in addition to being able to be a good mother to my kids.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Some studies suggest that tapering antipsychotic drugs can reduce the risk of psychotic symptoms. However, tapering is best done very slowly to avoid withdrawal symptoms and relapse. Nielsen, J., Christensen, P., & Midtgaard, J. Mental health Staff’s Perspectives on tapering of Antipsychotic Medication: a focus group study.

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Mad in America

JUNE 15, 2024

Derek Blumke At the 2023 Military Influencer conference in Las Vegas, whenever he spoke about his work, everyone kept saying “You have to talk to Will Wisner,” executive director of the Grunt Style Foundation , a nonprofit veteran organization dedicated to ensuring the mental health and wellness of military veterans.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Unfortunately, this study had no placebo group to which we could compare this effect, but in clinical trials, the placebo effect averages about 31% —meaning that more people would be expected to benefit from a placebo than benefited from aggressive drug treatment in the study. Dixon, M., & Marshall-Andrews, M.

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Mad in America

MARCH 27, 2024

In 2023, a former U.S. One answer is that although the Bell Curve arguments rested on massively flawed research, its misguided message is needed to maintain and support institutional racism and neo-colonialism, and to inspire “race scientists.” A few months later, a major U.S.

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