Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants

Chris Ballas, M.D. Health Professional Psychiatrist Christos Ballas, MD, is an academic and forensic psychiatrist. He... Send Message Subscribe: Chris Ballas, M.D.

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Richard Friedman, MD, recently wrote an article in the New York Times about our troubled relationship with antidepressants. He opens his article by asking how antidepressants might affect a patient's psychological development and core identity. It's an interesting question, one whic...

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antidepressants and Friedman
Helencal
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 11:18 PM

Thank you for the great summation.

I wonder if there is a dearth of substantial studies because pharma is paying for so many of these studies.

Where can one find pure research or does it exist nowadays?

Identity/Mother/Depression
marianne rankin
Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 07:05 PM

I had a brain annie, my note says, 20 August 2005.. I lived because my dog saved my life (literally) (I have a stint & a coil) My mother disagrees with EVERY thing I have done before my "ingury" as she call it. We were never friends & my daddy named me (we won't go there) I had Epilepsy before the annie....Anyway SHE put me on an anti-depresant, which will NEVER improve our relationsionship as mother has the "Stockholm Syndrum" .....She put me in assisted living & comes over every Sat. to sniff my sheets...(seriously) & I can't have a pet because I am 'hapless' & would forget to take a puppy out, or feed her....I have been here since 2002 & I am VERY lonely.

I also have a male friend in Texas mother ran off with a GUN...OK, she drove the brother in law over. HOW DO I get a REAL life?? The antidepdessent on does NO good. Dave survived Leu, & UHNDERSTANDS my needs