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Anorexic Girl ‘Would Rather Die Than Eat’, Inquest Hears

From BBC News. A 15-year-old girl who wanted to be a doctor took her own life after being given Prozac to help with her anorexia.

CEP Declares Its Support For Professor Peter Gøtzsche

The Council for Evidence-based Psychiatry today issues a declaration of support for our colleague, Professor Peter C. Gøtzsche – co-founder of the Cochrane Collaboration, Director...

Turmoil Erupts Over Expulsion of Member From Leading Evidence-based Medicine Group

From STAT. One of the medical world’s most respected expert bodies is in turmoil as its annual meeting gets underway in Edinburgh, Scotland, after its...

Flooding the world with psychiatric drugs could boost the burden of mental disorders

Following the American Psychiatric Association’s publication of the third edition of its “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual” (DSM III) in 1980, there has been a remarkable expansion of the psychiatric enterprise in the United States and other developed countries.

Sharp Rise in Young People Overdosing on Painkillers and Antidepressants

From The Guardian. Soaring numbers of children, teenagers and young adults have been deliberately poisoning themselves with overdoses of drugs such as painkillers and...