Mad in America

DECEMBER 6, 2023

O n September 9, Mad in America published a lengthy report on the STAR*D scandal, describing how Ed Pigott and colleagues, in a series of publications dating back to 2010, had shown that the STAR*D authors violated the protocol in numerous ways to grossly inflate the announced remission rate in that study. This past August, Pigott and colleagues delivered a final crushing blow.

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Santa Barbara Sanctuary Centers

DECEMBER 6, 2023

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Sanctuary Centers is getting ready to break ground on a five-story, affordable housing and healthcare facility on Dec. 14. The building will feature 34 units of affordable housing. Sanctuary Centers is focused on providing secure housing options for those with mental illnesses. The facility will include medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 6, 2023

From FOX31 Denver KDVR : “When Jonathan Delgado-Concepcion checked himself into Centennial Peaks Hospital on Oct. 18, he thought he might be there for a few days — a week at the most. Instead, the 28-year-old found himself trapped at the behavioral health hospital in Louisville, unable to leave even after he said he felt his mental health was better. ‘Suddenly, everything started to turn to a nightmare when they started to basically hold me against my will,’ Delgado-Concepcion

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 6, 2023

I didn’t know that I had the legal right to informed consent when I was first prescribed the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressant Paxil two decades ago. I just “blindly trusted” my family doctor. He didn’t tell me about any side effects, and I didn’t ask. I assumed that if there were any risks with taking Paxil, he would tell me.

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