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Day # 147: Bulimia Nervosa Part 2

Bullet Psych

In part 1 we detailed an introduction, definitions, diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, and pathogenesis. Today, in part 2, we will cover clinical pearls, physical complications, and treatment. See part 1 for complete definitions and diagnostic criteria. Other SSRIs (e.g.

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Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the Mainstream Media Failed Us All

Mad in America

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.

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It’s You, It’s Not Me: Treatment Resistant Depression and the Psychiatric Breakup

Mad in America

The eighties and nineties were a depression-treatment renaissance. Instead, research said that a sizeable chunk of depressed people were treatment resistant. Treatment” has a singular meaning—the kind of treatments you get filled at the pharmacy. billion worldwide. TRD erupted in the research literature.