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DSM-V and Some New Diagnoses
Just a little piece on the DSM-V update at the Los Angeles Times. Written by Christopher Lane, author of the fascinating Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness. Lane has done extensive researc… more →
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The Pending Release of Food, Inc on June 12.
Roelf Woldring wrote 5 months ago: I am on the Board of Ontrace – Ontario Agri-food Traceablity Corporation: an Ontario goverment … more →
Survey Reports Interest in Purchasing Foreclosed Homes Spikes
searchsahomes wrote 6 months ago: Trulia.com, along with RealtyTrac, today released the latest results of a tracking study conducted o … more →
LAYAWAY...AGAIN
jimlewi wrote 8 months ago: In yesterday’s Billboard Bulletin, there was a piece on Glastonbury Festival’s ticketing … more →
DSM-V and Some New Diagnoses
kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: Just a little piece on the DSM-V update at the Los Angeles Times. Written by Christopher Lane, autho … more →
Pharmaceutical Sales 2007: Antipsychotics For Sale
kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: Out of the $663 billion sales of pharmaceuticals in 2007, the sale of psychotropic medications was n … more →
Magnetic Therapy for Treatment Resistant Depression
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kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: When treatment for depression doesn’t seem to be working, it’s time to suggest alternati … more →
Psychotherapy: A Series of Thoughts
kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: Many books have been written in hope of defining psychotherapy. Here’s a very short attempt (h … more →
Can Boomers' Brains Be Saved?
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kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: There’s a lot of marketing being done for ‘brain fitness’ devices and methods, and … more →
And So It Goes...
kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: Dr. Carlat at it again. Here’s his take on Continuing Medical Education. It’s been said … more →
Bipolar Disorder: Overdiagnosed?
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kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: Two indicators: Research and practice. Well a new study seems to indicate that overdiagnosis is the … more →
DSM linked to Drug Companies
kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: No surprises here. The Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) used to diagnose “mental illness … more →
Ban on Gifts for Medical Students
kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: If this trend continues, it promises to be good news: Drug and medical device companies should be ba … more →
Who Gets the News on Therapy Out?
kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: Art of promotion. From PsychCentral, the discrepancy between promoting drugs and promoting good talk … more →
St. Petersburg Times on Big Pharma and Atypical Antipsychotics (Part 1)
kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: The St. Petersburg times has run a thorough and convincing article on the amount of fraud in promoti … more →
Carlat: Bad Week for Professional Liars
kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: This past Friday Carlat had a great post listing a number of blows to unscrupulous marketing. Editor … more →
Antidepressants and Identity
kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: From a New York Times article about the impact of early use of antidepressants on identity: “I … more →
Antidepressants: Gap in Research -- Short v. Long-term Use
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kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: A paucity of research on longterm use of antidepressants. Some important points from a New York Time … more →
The Plastic Surgery of Identity
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kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: I wish I’d thought that title up. It’s a post referring to self-help books and a “ … more →
Spit Test for Manic Depression (Bipolar Disorder)
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kaleachapmanpsyd wrote 1 year ago: This idea that there is a genetic marker for bipolar disorder does have some validity. But this is r … more →
