Events Healthcare Self-awareness 
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
I can think of many examples throughout my early career where I saw many people admitted to psychiatric wards having suffered an adverse life event, recent or past trauma, only to leave with prescriptions for multiple drugs to treat their new presumed diagnoses. I have seen this merry-go-round all too often.
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Healthcare is Broken: How to Fix It. The patient self-administers the esketamine nasal spray under the supervision of a healthcare provider in a certified doctor’s office or clinic. In addition, patients must be monitored by a healthcare provider for at least two hours after drug administration.
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Mad in America
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
For months, the GP had focused on an alleged traumatic event causing her significant psychological distress. They could not recall any traumatic event, confirming instead a stable and nurturing home life. There have also been notable shifts in the types of traumatic events leading to PTSD.
Mad in America
JANUARY 1, 2024
Healthcare is Broken: How to Fix It. An effect size is a statistical term reflecting (in healthcare) the power of any treatment versus placebo, and the larger the effect size, the more effective the treatment. In this blog, he addresses the scientific literature on antidepressant efficacy and FDA approval.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 25, 2023
Healthcare is Broken: How to Fix It. Therapists have known that some people are more prone to episodes of depression because of self-defeating attitudes (such as perfectionistic tendencies) that need modification through psychotherapy or behavioral treatment. In this blog, he begins a discussion on depression and antidepressant drugs.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
In a study of patients with migraine headache, patients were aware that they might receive a placebo or an anti-migraine medication called Maxalt. This obviously leads to errors when the event is striking and dramatic (e.g. Here, the balancing act is self-preservation, if you will, versus patient autonomy. Maybe three.
Mad in America
OCTOBER 20, 2023
One has to counter the thinking from false delusions with positive self-talk and correct ethical reasoning, and also actually talking to people and checking outside oneself if that reality is true or not. The drugs may also skew one’s emotions and acumen and this needs to be taken into account as well.
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