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Medical Journals Refuse to Retract Fraudulent Trial Reports That Omitted Suicidal Events in Children

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The three trial reports seriously underreported suicide attempts, other suicidal events, and precursors to suicide and violence on active drug, and provided false claims that the drugs were effective. After 19 weeks, 42 children on fluoxetine versus 28 on placebo had experienced nervous system events (P = 0.01).

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How I Developed a Critical Perspective on Psychiatry

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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. Should we still be calling it emotionally unstable personality disorder?

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Mad Camp Europe: My Journey from Ward Violence to Healing and Community

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I got two diagnoses, borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder with ultra-rapid cycling, a fact that I hid throughout my whole time of service for the hospital. What I really respected about the whole event was that I just could do my thing. My childhood, my upbringing, that’s part of another story.

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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

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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.

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Mad in America’s 10 Most Popular Articles in 2023

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times more likely to have experienced adverse childhood events than healthy individuals. Mental Disorder Has Roots in Trauma and Inequality, Not Biology Allan M. Borderline Personality Disorder “No Longer Has a Place in Clinical Practice” Image depicts the thoughts and behaviors typically associated with BPD.

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What Is Beyond a Diagnosis?

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I thought I was feeling the sadness and terror of my circumstances, but the events were over. She had left with 10 diagnoses including learning difficulties, borderline personality disorder and PTSD and multiple medications. The simple fact is that we are always feeling our thinking. What if I collected their stories?

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The TikTokification of Mental Health on Campus

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Concept creep Access to content about mental health can be valuable for those who are struggling and don’t know why , providing explanations for events that feel upsetting or out-of-control. “I This is an example of concept creep, where the meanings of harm-related concepts expand to refer to broader ranges of events.