Mad in America
DECEMBER 25, 2023
In a study of fluoxetine (Prozac) for adolescents, researchers found that the placebo effect predicted good outcomes, but the actual drug treatment did not. After accounting for “treatment guess” (those who figured out that they were receiving an intervention rather than placebo), the drug was not effective in depression treatment.
Mad in America
APRIL 27, 2024
This was a story of a great medical advance, and the announced results from the STAR*D trial, heralded by the NIMH as the “largest and longest study ever done to evaluate depression treatment,” fit into that story of medical progress, for it told of 70% of depressed patients becoming “symptom free” after repeated treatments with antidepressants.
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Mad in America
JANUARY 1, 2024
S ome of the following studies appeared in my book Antidepressants: Science, Magic or Marketing , 1 and in the next section, I will report on some of the more recent depression treatment outcome studies. even getting on a waiting list for treatment), the severity of their depression lessons in most cases.
My Psychiatry
JANUARY 14, 2025
However, the fear and anxiety following childbirth can also develop into postpartum depression. For most mothers, experiencing postpartum (popularly referred to as baby blues) is a normal occurrence after childbirth. Whenever these symptoms persist beyond two weeks or intensify, the condition is referred to as postpartum depression.
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.
Mad in America
JUNE 20, 2024
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.
Zencare
JANUARY 22, 2025
There are 298 mental health conditions currently recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition-TR, which is the standard reference for clinical practice among trained, licensed mental health professionals, in the US. Treatment includes symptom reduction and remission.
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