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Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the Mainstream Media Failed Us All

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All of the ingredients for a blockbuster article were now clearly visible, including an acknowledgement from inside psychiatry that this story was of profound importance for all of our society. Yet, the media has remained silent, and now the scandal is fading away.

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Exploring Alternatives: How Do Antidepressants Stack Up Against Other Treatments?

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Depression treatment has evolved beyond the traditional approach of prescribing antidepressants like Lexapro and Wellbutrin. While these medications play a crucial role in managing depression, they’re just one piece of the treatment puzzle. Natural Supplements offer alternative options: St.

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Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Work? A Deep Dive into Women’s Mental Health

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This evidence-based treatment works by identifying destructive thoughts, challenging them, and developing healthier coping strategies. Women face distinct mental health challenges tied to biological, social, and cultural factors. Our outpatient program offers flexible and effective treatment options.

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Winding Back the Clock: What If the STAR*D Investigators Had Told the Truth?

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The article, written by John Miller, editor-in-chief of Psychiatric Times , prompted readers to consider the possible extraordinary harm done. Here is the cover from that issue: In his essay, Miller repeatedly stressed that ever since 2006, the STAR*D study had stood “out as a beacon guiding treatment decisions.”

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Five)

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667 In an NIMH study of 547 patients that compared six-year outcomes for depressed people treated for the disorder and those who eschewed medical treatment, the treated patients were three times more likely than untreated ones to suffer a cessation of their principal social role and nearly seven times more likely to become incapacitated.

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Do Critics of Biological Psychiatry Have an Alternative to a Life of “Whack-A-Mole”?

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Joanna Moncrieff, Chemically Imbalanced (2025) E stablishment psychiatry has recently switched the biological cause of mental illness from a chemical imbalance to a brain circuitry defect. Establishment psychiatry has shown this same unscientific thinking in its manufacturing of other biological theories of mental illness.