Paul, I would very much like to have that set of references. Please post.
Bill Scott >>> "Paul Okami" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/06/08 6:41 PM >>> This is only a tiny blip. A large portion of the research on psychiatric drugs is compromised by complex and multifaceted pharmaceutical industry influence. The entire database is grossly unreliable as a result and meta-analyses cannot be taken at face value. I can provide many good references on this if anyone is interested. Paul Okami ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Warmbold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 5:05 PM Subject: [tips] Conflicts of Interest for Psychiatrists recommending medications > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/health/22radio.html?ref=business > > This article is alarming in the extent of serious ethical judgments it > reveals various psychiatrists have made by recommending medications > produced by the companies that are paying them big bucks as to act as > "consultants." The article centers on the efforts by Senator Grassley to > check for any conflicts of interests within the psychiatric community and > what he has discovered, to date, is shocking. For example, on a regular > show on NPR Dr. Goodwin highly touted to parents the use of > mood-stabilizers for their children who have been diagnosed as bi-polar > while simultaneously being paid by a pharmaceutical company that produced > these medications. Though he has personally received $1.3 million for his > "consulting" work with pharmaceutical companies, he never reported such to > NPR. In another example, Dr. Biederman from Harvard has been a powerful > advocate for the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs for children while > also earning a total of $1.7 million from drugmakers. Many of you have > already heard about Dr. Nermeroff from Emory who earned $1.2 million from > 2000 to 2007 while acting as a strong advocate of the use of medications. > Have any of you heard about any official response or appropriate actions > taken by any of the psychiatric associations? I haven't been aware of > such and yet these type of stories do great harm to the publics trust of > the clinical field generally. > > Joan > Joan Warmbold > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > __________ NOD32 3632 (20081121) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
