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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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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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Risks of Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Veterans

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Still, you and your family should be aware of the possibility of side effects in the future and being made aware does not mean the doctor softly saying “Well, there are some known side effects, but how about we try this?” Many were not aware of these risks prior to starting them. Millions of others share this experience.

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The TikTokification of Mental Health on Campus

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The result is a form of “marketing” that encourages self-diagnosis and the embrace of disorders as identity by watering down the definition of mental suffering—and, paradoxically, minimizing understanding and compassion for those who are truly struggling. .’ Still, this extreme openness isn’t completely new — especially online.

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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. I have seen this merry-go-round all too often.

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Mood Tracking: My System for Reducing Psychiatric Hospitalizations

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It’s about learning to self-regulate, so that, if and when mental storms pass through, they no longer require such harsh societal intervention. Efforts at Self-Regulation Being placed in psychiatric hospitals at a rate of almost once per year was greatly disturbing, and it provided me with motivation to get my situation under control.

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Reframing Mental and Emotional Pain from a Buddhist Psychology Perspective

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However persistent worry about future events can lead to anxiety and stress. Ill will and aversion can be directed internally (negative self-talk, self-harm) or externally (hurtful words, violence). However, through contemplative practices like mindfulness and meditation, we can illuminate our awareness. Sloth and Torpor.