Mad in America

DECEMBER 31, 2024

During 2024, we published 155 blogs , 244 reviews of scientific findings , 43 personal stories and 41 MIA reports , of which 22 were podcast interviews. Here we highlight the top ten of Mad in Americas most-read blogs and personal stories of 2024. Carly tells that Joey was on almost thirty different medications between 2015 and 2024.

Genetics and mental health 139

Genetics and mental health Poverty and mental health Resilience and coping Global mental health 139

Mad in America

JANUARY 25, 2024

The study, titled “Estimating the smallest worthwhile difference of antidepressants: a cross-sectional survey,” delves into the challenging decisions faced by individuals considering SSRI and SNRI antidepressants, which are common treatments for depression. Chevance, A., … & Salanti, G. (2024). Furukawa, T.

Depression treatment 140

Depression treatment 140

Mad in America

JANUARY 4, 2025

American psychiatry has weathered the crisis; it will not have to confront a public stunned by news of how the oft-cited 67% cumulative remission rate, in the largest and longest study ever done to evaluate depression treatment,” was born of scientific misconduct.

Pharmaceuticals 145

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

Mad in America

MARCH 15, 2025

Specifically, in 2024, internist and epidemiologist G. Psychiatric News reported in 2024 that PubMed shows more than 400 trials of ketamine as a depression treatment in the past decade; however, it also reports that G.

Neurotransmitters and mental health 83

Neurotransmitters and mental health Manufacturing Trauma and the brain Pharmaceuticals 83

Mad in America

JUNE 20, 2024

As of May, 2024, a search of TRD on Google Scholar yields 96,300 hits. It showed up in the literature for the first time in 1974, when a small number of psychiatrists published some clinical observations of a “therapy resistant depression.” The eighties and nineties were a depression-treatment renaissance.

Pharmaceuticals 137

Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Construction Depression treatment 137

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The first NIMH treatment outcome study , which was published in 1989, found the drug treatment (imipramine) to be no more effective than placebo when measures were taken after three months of treatment. I raised this double standard, too, with Ellen Barry, and got no response.

Aging and mental health 144

Aging and mental health Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Manufacturing Anxiety disorders 144