What I have to write about here is both extremely complex and highly emotionally-charged. If you are prone to anger and rash judgments, please don’t read any further. You can’t think when you are angry.
Today, the New York Times published an article about drug companies behaving badly and psychiatrists who should know better. The story’s hook concerns young Anya Bailey, who was prescribed an antipsychotic for an eating disorder.
There is no FDA indication for treating eating...
When I first read the headline that the FDA had approved the first anti-psychotic for use in children, I was, shall we say, apprehensive.... Read more »
Just because it's newer doesn't mean it's better. This is the message to come from recent studies that have examined the therapeutic... Read more »
Weight gain has long been recognized as a common and unwelcome side effect of many medications. Last week, Duff Wilson of the New York... Read more »
Akathisia is a movement disorder that can be a side effect of certain drugs that are often prescribed for bipolar disorder, including... Read more »
On Feb 1 this year, I turned up for a speaking engagement to NAMI San Diego. But first, the person who runs these meetings had two sad... Read more »
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