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History, Science, and the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders

Suicide
The Real Suicide Data from the TADS Study Comes to Light

Robert Whitaker on February 23, 2012

Recently, Robert Gibbons published a paper in which he claimed, based on his "reanalysis" of the data from studies of fluoxetine in youth, that "treatment with fluoxetine was not found to be related to suicide risk when compared with placebo." David Healy responded, with a reference to new data from the NIMH's Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).

Recently, Robert Gibbons published a paper in which he claimed, based on his "reanalysis" of the data from studies of fluoxetine in youth, that "treatment with fluoxetine was not found to be related to suicide risk when compared with placebo." David Healy responded, with a reference to new data from the NIMH's Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).

Psychiatry
Anatomy of an Epidemic Down Under

Robert Whitaker on September 16, 2011

In New Zealand and Australia, usage of antidepressants is up . . . and so too the number of disabled mentally ill

In New Zealand and Australia, usage of antidepressants is up . . . and so too the number of disabled mentally ill

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The Friend Effect

Having friends protects you in multiple ways, from slowing cellular aging to deterring bullies to bolstering your self-esteem.

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