In October 2012, I first read the article below and blogged about it [speaking of forests…]. That was before the Board of Trustees of the APA met in December and finalized what was going to be included in the DSM-5. While this article was published in print after the DSM-5 was already on its way […]
"I don’t want to be lying on my deathbed and asking, ‘What was all that about?’" attributed to Marlon Brando In the last post, referring to the Schatzberg, Scully, Kupfer, Regier letter in respsonse to Dr. Frances, I said, "That’s the low point of this story for me – a school playground bully response that […]
"I don’t want to be lying on my deathbed and asking, ‘What was all that about?’" attributed to Marlon Brando We’re approaching the one year anniversary of the release of the DSM-5, an event shrouded in confusion, contention, and disappointment. I don’t recall many of us paying very much attention to it before the summer […]
"My contacts tell me that a reliable source on the APA Board of Trustees informed members that the APA attorney has declared that there was no conflict of interest, effectively preempting any action by the Assembly." Bernard Carroll – comment on not a peep… I think it is likely true that the APA attorney declared […]
I guess I can take down the crossed fingers about the Open Letter to the APA concerning the Affaire d’Kupfer [see credibility…]. The Board of Trustees met three weeks ago and there hasn’t been a peep that I know about. After all the questions about conflicts of interest among members of the DSM-5 Task Force […]
Mistakes were made, Part 2 the unforgotten unremembered… the twilight zone… Like Salem’s ‘witches,’ it’s time for NC to exonerate the Edenton Seven The Little Rascals Day Care Case Sex and Satanic Abuse: A Fad Revisited learning from mistakes… Psychiatric Times retracts essay on “satanic ritual abuse” perhaps bigger… of all people… Satanic Ritualistic Abuse – […]
Drug regulator destroys Prozac research The Sunday Times by George Arbuthnott and Jonathan Leake 23 March 2014 No, I didn’t make the print disappear. It faded behind a right pricey Sunday Times paywall. If there’s anything to the story, the whole thing ought to show up on the Internet sooner or later. And I’m curious […]
I always feel an agita as March winds down. In the South, the trees and flowers begin to bloom in spite of periodic cold snaps. And for some of us, the antihistamines and daily checks on the pollen count come before the winter jackets move to the back of the closet. Then I remember […]
When I saw this, being a chronic follower of Dr. Nemeroff’s doings, I clicked on the link. It’s a topic he talks about a lot. There was no Abstract or Article posted on this side of a paywall… The Preeminent Role of Childhood Abuse and Neglect in Vulnerability to Major Psychiatric Disorders: Toward Elucidating the […]
Cultivating the Next Generation Of Psychiatrists PsychiatricNews by Carolyn Rodriguez, M.D., PH.D.; Jonathan Amiel, M.D.; and Jeffrey Lieberman, M.D. March 20, 2014 The beginning of a psychiatrist’s career after residency or fellowship is an exciting, but daunting, time. Whatever career path he or she is pursuing—clinical practice, academics, public sector, or industry—the transition from trainee […]