Mad in America

DECEMBER 30, 2023

H ere we highlight the top ten of Mad in America’s most read blogs and personal stories of 2023. DOOCE: A Case Study on the Failure of Psychiatry A selfie of mommy blogger Heather Armstrong in 2019 (Facebook) In May 2023, J.A. The post Mad in America’s 10 Most Popular Articles in 2023 appeared first on Mad In America.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy 144

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Childhood trauma Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health 144

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. 4,5 I asked Emslie and the manufacturer, Eli Lilly, if they wanted to restore the trials. The fraud was grave. This is fraud.

Manufacturing 145

Manufacturing Self-awareness Legal Personality disorders 145

Mad in America

AUGUST 3, 2024

In 2023, BMJ Oncology reported , “Global incidence of early-onset cancer increased by 79.1% The DSM manufactures illness from normal human reactions by some individuals in response to some environments. Modern medicine also depoliticizes sources of illness and thereby pacifies people so as to not fight against unhealthy conditions.

Genetics and mental health 139

Genetics and mental health Sleep and mental health Hospitality Technology 139

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Somatics LLC marked a watershed moment for advocates who have fought for decades for ECT device manufacturer accountability. In June, the California Supreme Court’s decision in Himes v.

Legal 131

Legal Manufacturing Sleep and mental health Pharmaceuticals 131

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Dubey, 2023). Dubey, 2018; Egan, 2018; Ejaredar & Hagen, 2014; Farnsworth, 2016; Grant, 2006; Greer, 2016; Halle & Nelson, 2019; Harris, 2023; Larkin, 2022; Life After ECT Inc., 2025; MindFreedom International, 2016; Murphy, 2021; Ogles, 2023; Oppenheim, 2022; Oprison, 2021; Read, 2022; Read et al., 2022, June 19).

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Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Manufacturing Legal 121

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

We showed how STAR*D’s authors had manipulated the data to manufacture fraudulent results. Pigott’s 2023 publication in the British Medical Journal of data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, which appeared not many months before that story, documents STAR*D’s flagrantly erroneous data analyses.

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Aging and mental health Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Manufacturing Anxiety disorders 145