January 2012

What’s New? APA Threats, Xanax, Etc.

January 23, 2012

Daniel Carlat’s blog carries an interesting item.  It seems that a lady named Suzy Chapman started a site called dsm5watch, in which she expressed criticism of the DSM.  Well, the APA didn’t like this and sent her a cease and desist letter, claiming that the string “DSM-5” is trademarked, and that she was infringing their [...]

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Grand Rounds at codeblog: tales of a nurse

January 22, 2012

Gina has taken time from her busy schedule as an Intensive Care Nurse to host Grand Rounds this week – the seventh time she has hosted GR.   Stop by when you get a chance, and you’ll find some good reading material.

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Another Good Book

January 22, 2012

Taking America Off Drugs by Stephen Ray Flora A few weeks ago, in a comment, A Behaviorist Fan recommended the above book to me.  It came out in 2007, and I don’t know how I missed it at the time.  But I’ve read it now and it’s a superb piece of work. Definitely a must [...]

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Heroin Addiction is Not a Illness

January 19, 2012

A couple of weeks ago I heard a piece on NPR:  “What Vietnam Taught Us About Breaking Bad Habits.”  It’s an interesting story.  It tells how in 1971, researchers found that about 20% of the American soldiers in Vietnam were addicted to heroin.  This was shocking news to the Pentagon and to President Nixon, who [...]

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More on ADHD

January 8, 2012

Last week Reuters ran an article by Toni Clarke:  “Insight: Shortage of ADHD Drug Adderall seen persisting.” Here are the first five paragraphs: “A shortage of Adderall, which is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, shows little sign of easing as manufacturers struggle to get enough active ingredient to make the drug and demand [...]

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