Psychopharmachology & Psychopathology Articles in the Media
Teen Depression Watch Draws Mixed Reviews (1/09/06)
An NPR audio story.
Studying a Mental Health Checkup for Sixth Graders (1/09/06)
An NPR audio story about a program in Oregon.
Study Sheds Light on How Anti-depressanst Work (01/06/06)
An NPR audio story.
Suicide Attempts Increase After Katrina (11/15/06)
An NPR audio story.
Mental Health Risks for Hurricane Survivors (11/15/05)
An NPR audio story.
Exploring Abraham Lincoln's 'Melancholy' (10/26/05)
A great NPR story which explores Abraham Lincoln's melancholy and depression, including his suicidality, and how this was connected to his greatness as a person and president.
Medicine's Watchdogs Fail Clients (10/5/04)
A BBC article.
Drug Firms Blasted for Hiding Antidepressant Data (9/10/04)
An NPR story available in audio format.
Clinical Drug Trials 'Distorted' (9/09/04)
An article from the BBC news.
Paxil & the FDA (9/08/04)
This is an article from a Ohio Newspaper -- somewhat of a disconcerting viewpoint, but typical of what is often seen in the news media. The implicit message is that medication is the only real treatment option.
Safety Report Article (abstract only) (9/04)
A brief abstract discussing some concerns about safety reporting and medication studies.
Prozac & Teens (8/17/04)
An NPR story which can be listened to online.
Children & Paxil NPR Story (06/15/04)
You can listen to the story at the website.
FDA Warnings for Anti-Depressants (3/27/04)
This is a link to the FDA website and it's Health Advisory on Anti-Depressants.
FDA Seeks Warnings on Anti-Depressants (3/22/04)
NPR Commentary on the FDA warning on anti-depressants. Provides some additional information on the above link (approx 3-minute audio from NPR).
Anxious, Aggressive Mice & Psychotropic Medication (1/23/03)
An article that discusses some of the ways medications are tested. Some ethical concerns about this approach. An NPR story which you can listen to at the site.
Clinical Trials of Anti-depressants meaningless (2003)
An article in the British Journal of Psychiatry. Full PDF version of the article available through this link.
Therapy vs. Medication NPR story (6/22/98)
An NPR story. You can listen story at the site (about 12-minutes). One of the very few sources that shows both sides of the story. A good listen.
Nutritional Healing
Website on alternative viewpoints to medicine, including using nutrition to promote healing. There is a separate section for Mental Disorders and Physical Disorders.
Paxil Suicide Lawsuits Website
Non-scholarly website that is a good read -- interesting to be aware of. This is a site developed related to the lawsuits regarding Paxil.