Wednesday, January 1, 2014

What Is Really Going On At The Minnesota Security Hospital?

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The Minneapolis StarTribune posted a recent story about the Minnesota Security Hospital (MSH) on December 27, 2013 that was updated today....
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The Real Conflicts of Interest in Medicine and Psychiatry Today

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I noticed some confusion around the GSK article that was recently posted.  I decided to start the New Year examining conflicts of interest ...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

Pills Don't Save Lives - Psychiatrists Do

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I am paraphrasing David Healy from a previous post  and I am doing it here to emphasize - it's all about the side effects.  Healy's ...
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Saturday, December 21, 2013

GSK Eliminates Appearance of Conflict of Interest - Who Is Next?

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Glaxo Smith Kline came out with a major announcement a few days ago.   It will no longer pay doctors to promote its drugs and it will no lon...
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Elimination of Homosexuality from the DSM - An Old But Important Story

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I follow Michael Blumenfield's blog  Psychiatry Talk and his most recent post reminds us that homosexuality was eliminated as a diagnos...
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Sunday, December 15, 2013

A Gun In The Snow

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A colleague of mine was out for a walk today.  It is a brisk winter day in Minnesota.  There is about 6 - 8 inches of snow cover.  He wa...
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Sunday, December 8, 2013

The Spine In Psychiatric Practice

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I am not talking about the spine as a metaphor, I am talking about the real spine.  I am also not going to discuss some alternate therap...