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“Dad, Something’s Not Right. I Need Help”: Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall

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I dont know this for a fact, but Id bet a lot of money goes into The New York Times from pharmaceutical advertising. A big example of that was theMedicating Normal event in Virginia Beach, where you and I first met. Siem: Ive been lucky to participate in two events with you now. The backlash would be too intense.

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Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Psychiatrist’s 30-Year Challenge to Conventional Wisdom

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The pharmaceutical industry has downplayed the risks of withdrawal symptoms following the discontinuation of antidepressant medications. All active donors get full access to all MIA content, and free passes to all Mad in America events. You've landed on a MIA journalism article that is funded by MIA supporters.

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The Iatrogenic Gaze: How We Forgot That Psychiatry Could Be Harmful

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A 2018 paper examined FDA data on adverse drug events (ADEs) and found a rate of over 100,000 serious injuries per year. Doctors became hypnotized by the appearance of “science”, even if the literature they consulted was essentially pharmaceutical advertising. fold increase in the reports of serious ADEs and a 2.7-fold

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The Fallacy of Modern Psychiatry: Treating Symptoms, Ignoring Causes

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H uman behavior is shaped by a complex interplay of lifes events, conditions, and circumstances. and of course a host of pharmaceutical drugs. For instance, a person who behaves differently may have been exposed to conditions and events that are anything but common. What did they experience?

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Beyond the “Chemical Imbalance” Theory: An Interview With Prof. Joanna Moncrieff

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Prior to the 1990s, people generally thought of depression, in particular, as a reaction to life events. The pharmaceutical industry set out to change that mindset when they were marketing the SSRIs and SNRIs, with campaigns that told people depression was caused by a chemical imbalance.

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Deadly Prescriptions: New Study Links Antipsychotics to Life-Threatening Risks in Dementia Patients

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All active donors get full access to all MIA content, and free passes to all Mad in America events. These risks should be considered in future regulatory decisions, alongside cerebrovascular events and mortality. Dementia care demands a shift away from pharmaceutical quick-fixes toward evidence-based behavioral interventions.

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So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides

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18] Goldney had received “gold” “from a number of pharmaceutical companies.” The Lancet is the extended marketing arm of the pharmaceutical industry, [21] just like the New England Journal of Medicine , which has also published articles denying that depression pills cause suicide. [22] No surprise there. This is dishonest. 21] Smith R.