Monday, June 30, 2008

New Warnings for Abilify

The FDA has issued changes to the Abilify box warnings. The box now warns of seizures and convulsions, head rushes and possible cognative and motor impairment. I just wanted to send out a little update on this, since the FDA doesn't let you know about this sort of thing unless you sign up for updates - which you can do here.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Check Out the Links

Wow! I found some great links to various blogs that have something to say about psychiatry. Check them out:

My brother works at a drug detox clinic and is often featured on a radio show about drugs. Check out what he has to say on his blog.

Sandy talks about what to do if your child has a chemical imbalance

Grahame talks about his views on psychiatry

The Alliance for Human Rights tells us about the
ADHD Experts Meeting in Florida

Pharmalot posts an update on my previous post about army vets being use for drug experiments

Friday, June 13, 2008

Citizens Commission of Human Rights in Florida

My dad sent me some links the the Citizens Commission of Human Rights in Florida that I'd like to share.

The first is to a book called
A New Approach to a Healthy Mind

Here's
some great videos

Local news articles about psychiatry

That's about it! Let me know what you think.

Sunday, June 01, 2008

Over-the-Counter Anti-depressants

This article asks if anti-depressants should be sold over the counter. What are your thoughts?