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Antidepressant Use Linked to Sexual Dysfunction, Why Aren’t Prescribers Discussing It?

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A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports sheds light on this issue, offering insights from patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) who have experienced antidepressant treatment. Maelys Touya was an employee of Lundbeck LLC, and Lambros Chrones was an employee of Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A.,

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Power, Privilege & Controlling the Narrative: Vested Interests in ‘Mental Health’

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Information produced by professional bodies and charitable groups also promotes this view and it is reported by the media as if it were established fact. Davies describes a comprehensive UK government report on the influence of the pharmaceutical industry the House of Commons Health Select Committee Report on the Pharmaceutical Industry.

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Risks of Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Veterans

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It seemed then that pharmaceutical companies had discovered scientific, targeted treatments for depression, free of side effects. As The New York Times reported in 2018, patients who “try to stop taking the drugs often say they cannot.” Nearly half who tried to quit could not do so because of these symptoms.”

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Six)

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335 In 2000, they co-authored a report of a depression pill trial in New England Journal of Medicine where the authors had so many ties to drug companies that there wasn’t room for them in the print journal (they took up 1067 words). In 2012, the US Centers for Disease Control reported that 25% of Americans have a mental illness.

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The American Journal of Psychiatry’s Answer to MIA: A Silence that Speaks Volumes

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As you know, a RIAT patient-level analysis of the STAR*D summary findings, which were published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in November 2006, found that the cumulative remission rate was 35%, rather than the 67% reported in the Am J of Psychiatry article. Note: this sample includes the 2,876 reported in Trivedi et al.

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Why Japan wants its citizens to try a 4-day workweek

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The labor ministry recently started offering free consulting, grants and a growing library of success stories as further motivation. Although 85% of employers report giving their workers two days off a week and there are legal restrictions on overtime hours, which are negotiated with labor unions and detailed in contracts.

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Book Review — Influence and Impact: Discover and Excel at What Your Organization Needs From You The Most by Bill Berman and George Bradt

Workplace Psychology

It is surprising how few people pay attention to a public company’s financial statements or attend to quarterly reports. Jim took a job as controller of a pharmaceutical company 40 minutes from home. Leadership & Talent Development Consultant. It didn’t work at all—for anybody.”. Written By: Steve Nguyen, Ph.D.