{"id":70353,"date":"2018-12-13T12:42:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T17:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1boringoldman.com\/?p=70353"},"modified":"2018-12-13T15:09:25","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T20:09:25","slug":"john-m-nardo-postdoc-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1boringoldman.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/13\/john-m-nardo-postdoc-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Please Support the John M. Nardo Postdoctoral Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When John M (Mickey) Nardo, whom you may know better as the author of this 1 Boring Old Man<\/a> blog, died on 19 February 2017, the loss was felt around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mickey\u2019s contributions to the field of psychiatry are renowned, from outstanding patient-centred care, to rigorous analysis of clinical trial data relating to psychiatric drugs, to incisive dissection of fake science. Anyone familiar with Mickey\u2019s work will know of his passion to ensure that evidence is analysed and reported accurately, with particular care given to recommendations around potential benefits and harms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mickey was a great friend to us at the Critical and Ethical Mental Health research group (CEMH<\/a>), part of the Robinson Research Institute at the University of Adelaide in Australia.  He helped lead our RIAT<\/a> (Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials) reanalysis of the infamous Study 329<\/a> of paroxetine (Paxil) for adolescent depression. This work resulted in a prestigious publication in the British Medical Journal (BMJ<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mickey is survived by his wife Sharon, his daughter Abby and son-in-law Christian, his \u2018semi-adopted\u2019 daughter Caitlin, and his sister Anna. His family support the creation of the John M. Nardo Postdoctoral Fellowship here at the University of Adelaide to best honour Mickey\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will you support<\/a> the John M Nardo Postdoctoral Fellowship?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Donate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our goal is to establish the position for two years in the first instance. Through the Fellowship, CEMH will be able to provide valuable and accurate information about the benefits and harms of psychiatric medications for adolescents. This research will help health professionals make better decisions about how to respond to people with mental health problems. And crucially, it will help to improve the integrity of future research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have secured funding<\/a> from the newly established RIAT Support Centre<\/a> at the University of Maryland. Part of this grant, along with donations already received, will cover the Fellowship for the first year, when the Fellow\u2019s main focus will be on restoring the influential and controversial Treatment of Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We seek further funding to support the recruitment of a strong John M Nardo Fellow on a 2-year appointment. Please join us in donating. The University of Adelaide (UA) uses the British Schools and Universities Foundation<\/a> to allow overseas donors to claim a tax deduction in their support of the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For American-based donors wishing to support the John M Nardo Postdoctoral Fellowship, they can either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n