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Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the Mainstream Media Failed Us All

Jan 4, 2025 | madinamerica.com | Robert Whitaker

Last spring, it seemed certain that the story of the STAR*D scandal, which Mad in America has been reporting on for 14 years, would finally attract the attention of the mainstream media. All of the ingredients for a blockbuster article were now clearly visible, including an acknowledgement from inside psychiatry that this story was of profound importance for all of our society. Yet, the media has remained silent, and now the scandal is fading away.
Brian Reginald Wilkey

Oct 16, 2024 | xpresschronicle.com | David Wilkey |Clive Glazebrook |Robert Whitaker

bmj;387/oct16_14/q2210/FAF1faBrian Wilkey was born in Bristol in 1934 and attended Bristol Grammar School before going to Exeter College, Oxford. He graduated in 1958. He continued his medical career at University College Hospital (UCH), where he met his wife Ailsa.He undertook national service in Herentals, Belgium, before returning to UCH and a career in anaesthesia. Brian then went to Massachusetts General as a clinical fellow, and then to Harvard General.
Brian Reginald Wilkey

Oct 16, 2024 | bmj.com | Robert Whitaker |David Wilkey |Clive Glazebrook

News & ViewsBrian Reginald WilkeyBrian Reginald Wilkey Obituaries BMJ 2024; 387 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2210 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;387:q2210 David Wilkey, Clive Glazebrook, Robert WhitakerBrian Wilkey was born in Bristol in 1934 and attended Bristol Grammar School before going to Exeter College, Oxford. He graduated in 1958.
125. Five books every parent should read before taking their kid to a psychiatrist

Aug 13, 2024 | brookesiem.substack.com | Robert Whitaker |Ethan Watters |David Healy |Ben Goldacre

This week, I’m traveling to Los Angeles for a round table discussion with a small group of wildly successful people who all have one thing in common: we were medicated with psychiatric drugs when we were kids. We connected through a private WhatsApp chat hosted by a megawatt podcaster.
The Dying of the Light: Norway's "Medication-Free" Services for Psychotic Patients Are Fading Away

Jul 27, 2024 | madinamerica.com | Robert Whitaker

In 2015, when Norwayâs Minister of Health, Brent HĂ¸ie, ordered the countryâs four health districts to set aside beds for âmedication-freeâ treatment, it served as a clarion call for wholesale change in psychiatry, both within Norway and internationally.
Gila Regional Medical Center's Board of Trustee Quorum Notice

Jul 15, 2024 | grantcountybeat.com | Robert Whitaker |JoAnn Holguin |Lynn Janes

Category: Legal Notices Legal Notices Published: 15 July 2024 15 July 2024 LEGAL NOTICEQuorum Notice – July 19, 2024 A potential quorum of the Gila Regional Medical Center's Board of Trustee may be in attendance during a luncheon with a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) candidate for Gila Regional Medical Center on Friday July 19, 2024.
Beating Depression with Exercise

May 28, 2024 | mindbodyhealthpolitics.org | Robert Whitaker

Dear Friends,Have you ever felt like giving up when faced with a seemingly insurmountable challenge? I know I have. But what I've learned through my own experiences is that persistence and consistent effort can work wonders. It all started with a devastating motorcycle accident that left me with both legs crushed. As I lay on the highway, I closed my eyes and prepared for the worst.
Remembering Bhargavi Davar: A Global Leader in the Struggle for Human Rights

May 24, 2024 | madinamerica.com | Robert Whitaker

The struggle for human rights, in global communities and for all, is, I think, at the center of human progress, and those who are leaders in this struggle deserve their place in an international pantheon of heroes.
Petition: The Question About Medication that Can Save Lives

Apr 30, 2024 | madinamerica.com | Robert Whitaker

Katinka Newman, who runs the website antidepressants.org, has put up a petition on change.org urging suicide prevention hotlines “to ask callers if they are taking medications” that can cause suicide.
The New York Times Is Now Engulfed in the STAR*D Scandal

Apr 27, 2024 | madinamerica.com | Robert Whitaker

After Ed Pigott and colleagues published their patient-level reanalysis of the STAR-D results this past summer in BMJ Open, it seemed that this scandalâwhich is a tale of research fraudâmight finally be reported on by the mainstream media, and thus burst into the American consciousness.