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

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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

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They have a number of treatments in their medical bag, but this is the state of the mental health care system in Vancouver, which started buckling four years ago under the pressure of the pandemic. My clients referring to a psychiatrist in 2019 were typically told it would be a six month wait. The demand is just too high.

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Five)

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658 They also reported that the medication compliant patients were much more likely to remain psychotic over the long term than those who got off the medication, and it was the off-medication patients who had dropped out of treatment that had the better outcomes. The seminar was very long, 14 pages, with 142 references. But it isn’t.