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Study: Some physicians uninformed about approved uses of drugs
It's hard enough making sure the pharmaceutical companies don't find tricky ways to pitch physicians on off-label uses of their drugs. Apparently, that's not the only problem out there with off-label... Read more...
Study: Number of Americans using antidepressants doubles
Antidepressant use has shot up dramatically over the last decade or so, including among children, while visits to psychiatrists have continued to fall, according to a new study. As of 2005, the most... Read more...
PhRMA imposes voluntary guidelines on pharma giving
These days everyone wants to know exactly what's passing between pharmaceutical companies and doctors: Down to the cheapest pen, they want to know how doctors might be influenced by pharma. So, to... Read more...
Massachusetts General Hospital censures psychiatrist
Though Massachusetts General Hospital hasn't finished its investigation of Dr. Joseph Biederman's possible conflicts of interest, the hospital and Biederman have agreed that the psychiatrist will... Read more...
Psych journal discloses financial ties to industry
The editor in chief of Psychiatric Times, a leading psychiatric journal, has stepped forward to say the journal will disclose conflicts of interest that may exist within its editorial board to "help... Read more...
Study: Academic medical centers have easier time with conflict-of-interest policies
Sometimes, when a healthcare institution rolls out a conflict of interest policy, it creates a hue and cry from various parties who feel that patients or staff members will be unfairly burdened in... Read more...
New delusions for a modern age
There have always been psychotics--people who are out of touch with reality--and there always will be. Of late, however, psychotic visions are starting to take on themes more in tune with the times,... Read more...
Psychiatric group's drugmaker ties questioned
Under attack from Congress, particularly Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), the psychiatric field's leading professional organization is being forced to explain its tight financial relationships with the... Read more...
Harvard psychiatrists fail to reveal millions in pharma pay
A Harvard child psychiatrist with a global reputation whose work has helped to promote the use of antipsychotic meds in children apparently didn't report most of the $1.6 million in drug maker... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: HHS, DoD send mental health workers for PTSD treatment
Admitting (critics say rather belatedly) to the reality that many soldiers are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, the Department of Defense and HHS have announced a program under which... Read more...
