National Institute of Mental Health

Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness

Author: Editorial 15th April 2019 0 Comments

Written by Robert Whitaker, the first edition of this book appeared in 2010. The publishers say: “In this astonishing and startling book, award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery: Why has the number of disabled mentally…
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a coherent system

ADHD, antidepressants, bipolar, books, National Institute of Mental Health, pharmaceutical industry, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, Research, Robert Whitaker, schizophrenia

We Need a Thorough Investigation of the STAR*D Scandal

Author: admin 17th December 2018 0 Comments

This article by Robert Whitaker in the May 2011 edition of Psychology Today is well worth reading, despite it being published over seven years ago. Subtitled “Should reports from the NIMH’s STAR*D trial be retracted?”, it begins: “For some time now,…
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collaborative practice

Ed Pigott, National Institute of Mental Health, psychiatric drugs trials, psychiatry, Psychology Today, Robert Whitaker, STAR*D Scandal