Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Antidepressant Black Box Warning - A Better Solution

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There were two opinion pieces in the New England Journal of Medicine this week on the antidepressant black box warning.  Richard A. Friedma...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Non-adherence And Other Reasons To Doubt Clinical Trials

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In a word - adherence or what we used to call compliance.  That is whether the drug is taken at all or whether it is being taken according t...
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Sunday, October 26, 2014

A Head Full Of Prior Probabilities

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I read an article in Science recently that reminded me of why I am a subscriber.  The article had to do with a model of rational thinkin...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Nice Survey - Wrong Conclusion

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There is a survey study of ease of getting and appointment with a psychiatrist in this month's Psychiatric Services.   The researchers c...
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Friday, October 17, 2014

Being Honest Won't Save You - Lessons In Medical vs. Business Accountability

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Every now and again I flash back to a surgical rotation that I was doing at an old county hospital.  It was quite run...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

University of Wisconsin 2nd Annual Update - Day 2

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The second day of the conference was actually a half day that was as interesting as day 1.  The first speaker was Kenneth E. Towbin on C...
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Monday, October 13, 2014

University of Wisconsin 2nd Annual Update

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I was in Madison Wisconsin for the Second Annual University of Wisconsin Clinical Update.  I reviewed the first conference last y...
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