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U.S. mental health spending rising rapidly
U.S. mental illness spending is rising faster than spending on any other category of healthcare, according to new data released this week by the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This... Read more...
Psychiatrist solicited funds from drug companies
Usually when we tell you about a conflict of interest case in which a doctor received funds from a pharmaceutical company, the pharmaceutical company offered the doctor the funds. In this case,... Read more...
Eli Lilly to pay $62M to settle Zyprexa marketing charges
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has agreed $62 million to 33 states to settle charges that it Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: 'Mad pride' advocates work to destigmatize mental illness
While many Americans take antidepressants, few are familiar with--or comfortable discussing--more serious forms of mental illness such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. Now, a group of... Read more...
For many, home bipolar tests are troublesome
Many in the medical community are at odds over the ethics of at-home bipolar gene tests currently on the market. According to an article in the Boston Globe, "more than 1,000 of these... Read more...
