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Archive for May 7th, 2008

Bipolar Disorder: Overdiagnosed?

Posted in Big Pharma, bipolar disorder, blogging, consumer interest, depression, manic depression, psychology in the media, psychotropic drugs on May 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Two indicators: Research and practice. Well a new study seems to indicate that overdiagnosis is the order of the day. Furious Seasons has two stories on this topic, April 6 and 7, both quotes are straight from Furious Seasons.
Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, advocating a Bipolar Overawareness Week, has an extensive treatment of the topic, with [...]

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Treatment-Resistant Depression

Posted in medical model, psychology in the media on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Over at Shock Doc there’s a post on 9 steps for what’s known as “treatment-resistant depression”. Hearing from your therapist or psychiatrist that you have treatment-resistant depression has to be one of the least encouraging things you could hear. It is exactly what it sounds like. It might be more helpful to refer to it [...]

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DSM linked to Drug Companies

Posted in Big Pharma, consumer interest, diagnosis, medical model, psychotropic drugs on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

No surprises here. The Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) used to diagnose “mental illness” is linked to the psychopharm industry. From the New York Times, here:
More than half of the task force members who will oversee the next edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s most important diagnostic handbook have ties to the drug industry, reports a [...]

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Depression Film on PBS

Posted in depression, psychology in the media, public interest on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Walking the Black Dog is promoting a PBS film on depression, to air May 21. Here’s the beginning of the press release:
Jane Pauley to Host Post-Broadcast Panel Discussion
January 2008 (St. Paul, MN) – Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) and WGBH Boston announced today the broadcast of DEPRESSION: Out of the Shadows, a [...]

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