Wayne macfadden, azs former us medical director for seroquel and director clincial research in cns had. I read the same article as did dawdy last week regarding this years psych med research and thought, yeah, ill get to that. Nov 01, 2009 hella heaven independent journalism award for philip dawdy at furious seasons. This week, journalist philip dawdy reported on the popular website furious seasons that. To date, theres been only a single phase 2 trial of tc5214 as an addon depression treatment, that study is not published, and it only involved about 100 people taking tc5214. My opinion matters more than yours clinical psychology and. The top 10 include furious seasons by philip dawdy, from whom weve quoted tips for getting through the winter season in the lead article of this newsletter, and if youre going through hell keep going by our own susan s. Jun 06, 2007 over at furious seasons, philip dawdy has a long and highly recommended post on the latest in the child bipolar wars. Who broke the fred goodwin the infinite mind story. I dont want to write about it and philip dawdy has already made an article that says it all. At his furious seasons blog, philip dawdy raises lots of issues about a recent research paper in archives of general psychiatry on the subject of child bipolar disorder.
There are also lots of interesting posts about metnal illness. Shire originally said it had no contact with luby in the prior two years. The placebo response rate is 49% and philip wisely surmises. Apr 20, 2010 the psychiatric drugging of infants and toddlers. My good friend and former seattle weekly colleague, philip dawdy, writes one of the best mental health blogs in the country over at furious seasons. Philip dawdy takes a interesting look at a new study of the safety of placebo arms in clinical trials of antidepressants in teens. Over at furious seasons, philip dawdy has a long and highly recommended post on the latest in the child bipolar wars. A story of recoverythen the complete zyprexa chronicles. Dawdy at furious seasons recently had a letter published in the journal of clinical psychopharmacology on this issue of statistics. One of our favorite journalismdriven bloggers from the past few years, philip dawdy seems to be mia after focusing on washington states battle to get marijuana legalized. Apr 21, 2008 i nominated philip dawdy s furious seasons site for best health blog and best blog of all time for the 2008 bloggers choice awards. It is also one of the worst pieces of journalism on the alleged disorder that i have ever seen. Jan 10, 2009 will someone give philip dawdy a pulitzer. Dec 08, 2009 furious seasons philip dawdy was not impressed.
An interview with the awardwinning investigative journalist philip dawdy, who writes almost daily about the drug companies, their practices, and their. Jan 01, 2007 in a post that can only be described as off the hook, philip dawdy at furious seasons describes what 2007 appears to hold in terms of psychiatric treatment research. He is doing the job that is not being done by journalists of the newspapers and other medias, those who were supposed to report the real facts, give people the knowledge to. After 18 years of taking meds consistently, my psych. Why i wont help reporters, authors any longer extract. It was the first very intelligent critique of psychoactive pharmaceuticals i had encountered. Apr 18, 2009 however, as documented by philip dawdy furious seasons that claim is false. For the last few years, philip has been writing tirelessly about zyprexa on his blog furious seasons. Nutritional selfhelp, diagnostic tools, health and pharma news, mainstream and alternative health facts and fun to look at, too. The so called seroquel documents relate to a similar. About 9 years ago i started following a blog called furious seasons. Wayne macfadden, azs former us medical director for seroquel and director clincial research in cns had affairs with a clinical researcher who authored publications favorable to seroquel, and a medical marketer who promoted seroquel through medical. Since its september 2005 inception, furious seasons.
Information found on this site is meant for educational and informational purposes only, and to motivate you to make your own health care and dietary decisions based upon your own research and in partnership with your health. Dobbs thesis is that dawdy is a one man army when it comes to covering the pharmaceutical industry, but the new york times steals his reporting and doesnt give him. If anyone has any money in these hard times that they can send his way, please do. Wayne macfadden was astrazenecas us medical director for seroquel and director of clinical research for central nervous system. Seroquel, sex, and conflict of interest research ethics blog. A writer reflects on how electroshock has impacted memory. The document is posted on furious seasons a blog maintained by philip dawdy according to plaintiffs document, during his fiveyear tenure at astrazeneca 2001 until his termination, 2006 dr.
Predictably, the story did not go down well with the antipsychiatry contingent. Author philip dawdy has shed light on the dealings of pharmaceutical companies and provided keen insight on todays psychiatric practices. Writer david dobbs posted a story on his neuron culture blog about philip dawdy, who runs the pharmaceutical watchdog site. Now furious seasons blogger philip dawdy revealed a dynamite legal filing describing how dr. Now comes a study, drawn to my attention by the busyeyed philip dawdy at furious seasons, that finds that the beneficial effects of placebo treatment of depression last. Furious seasons is philip dawdys need to feed his ego. A story of recoverythen the complete zyprexa chronicles as. He was one of the first, if not the first to unlock the zyprexa documents. This week, journalist philip dawdy reported on the popular website furious seasons that wyeths effexor metoo. Hes been following the ongoing legal proceedings over whether the drug company obscured information about the side effects of antipsychotic drug zyprexa, and has been posting some seemingly incriminating documents online that have. Yet another west seattle bridge suicide west seattle blog. He also runs a blog called furious seasons which he describes as one mans attempt to make sense of mental illness in.
Hella heaven independent journalism award for philip dawdy at furious seasons. Jim gottsteins story of recovery do follow this link it is a testimony of just how wonderful this man is is the catalyst of the zyprexa scandal. Its actually a good read, and i was amazed to discover that philip and i are in agreement about scientology, pot, and some other issues. Oct 07, 2008 at his furious seasons blog, philip dawdy raises lots of issues about a recent research paper in archives of general psychiatry on the subject of child bipolar disorder. Philip is the writer of the excellent blog furious seasons. Dawdy noted that the authors use of a statistical method known as mixed models repeated measures mmrm rather than the more. Over at furious seasons, philip dawdy is tearing up web 2. You dont know about philip dawdy s work because he does not work for the mainstream media anymore. Dawdy trolls the web for the latest mental health news and. Philip dawdy is the author and editor of the awardwinning weblog furious seasons.
Philip dawdy has been involved in cannabis policy since 2010 and is a registered lobbyist with the city of seattle. Astrazenecas new depression drug is a cancelled blood. Feb 02, 2009 wayne macfadden say seroquel is good, baby. Philip dawdy is dedicating his life and journalistic career publishing valuable data about the severe harms that psychdrugs are causing and to whom its more profitable to let things stay the way. Not that anyone cares, but yesterday marked my sixmonth anniversary of going offmeds for bipolar disorder. Mental health bloggers we miss, 2010 world of psychology. Voting requires registration but its entirely worth it. Depending on your perspective, philip dawdy is either a whistleblowing hero or provocative conspiracy theorist.
It just so happens that philip dawdy who has apparently been christened as dr. As blogger philip dawdy notes in his post on furious seasons blog, the media blinked. Furious seasons is philip dawdy s need to feed his ego, or his wallet, more important than getting the zyprexa story over. Whether inspiring or annoying, hes unquestionably a talented writer. Philip dawdy on furious seasons does an analysis on this study from the american journal of psychiatry which shows a majorly huge placebo success rate with ssris suggesting most kids dont respond to antidepressants. Philip dawdy, a prizewinning investigative journalist, has for several. Philip has a brilliant blog and is currently doing his quarterly fund drive.
May 18, 2007 philip dawdy is an investigative journalist who runs the furious seasons blog and hes been on eli lillys case for some time. Philip dawdy, has an excellent blog about mentalhealth issues, furious seasons, which addresses it better than anything weve ever seen. While most bipolar blogs tend to read like a diary, philip dawdy s furious seasons is more like a newspaper or magazine. In keeping with his idea of a free market of ideas in the mental health world i would like to contribute my opinions on this topic. The zyprexa story all in the mind abc radio national. He is doing the job that is not being done by journalists of the newspapers and other medias, those who were supposed to report the real facts, give people the knowledge to make choices and base their opinions. Philip dawdy, former awardwinning seattle weekly writer whose blog, furious seasons, crusades for common sense on mental health issues, is so mad hes smokin. To date, theres been only a single phase 2 trial of tc5214 as an addon depression treatment, that study is not published, and it only involved. That placebo response rate is huge, and should really give any.
Philip is a former resident of san diego who went to berkeley for jschool, did a stint in portland working at the willamette week and currently spends his time freelancing and working on a book about mental health issues. I nominated philip dawdy s furious seasons site for best health blog and best blog of all time for the 2008 bloggers choice awards. Furious seasonss spring fundraiser depression introspection. He is a psychologist, author, researcher, and expert in. May 30, 2008 since its september 2005 inception, furious seasons.
The future of mental health interview series, part ii. This is the least i can do to celebrate four years of furious seasons, philip dawdy s blog, that has inspired me to start this blog as many others. Antidepressant suicide reports continue to mount may 28th, 2009. Regular readers of philip dawdy s excellent furious seasons web site will be familiar with his opinion of the dsms bipolar ii diagnosis. It is regarding the recent boston globe interview with dr. This is the guy who is singlehandedly well, there are some attorney generals involved too giving eli lilly a major headache by posting some incriminating documents on. This is a man who knows the dangers of medications and knows that they are often pushed unecessarily upon unsuspecting individuals. Joe biederman, who clearly believes that child bipolar is relatively common and undertreated. Award winning journalist philip dawdy, former seattle weekly writer, discusses his research on pharmaceutical companies and mental heath. Philip dawdy, a prizewinning investigative journalist, has for several years written a powerful, wellresearched, and wellregarded weblog, furious seasons, which focuses on american psychiatry, mental health, and the way we think about treatment options. Philip dawdy, a prizewinning investigative journalist, has for several years written a powerful, wellresearched, and wellregarded weblog, furious seasons, which focuses on american psychiatry. Sep 06, 2009 thanks to philip dawdy over at furious seasons, i took down the original clip i posted earlier today from hulu and put up the same clip from nbc. Fda panel throws life line to antipsychotic pushers. However, unique and critical contributions came also from another front the blogger philip dawdy, who at furious seasons has reported and written extensively on lillys illegal marketing of this powerful antipsychotic.
While he calls his points quibbles, they are illustrative of some. Commenting philip dawdys comments on bipolar ii the fsb. John grohol is the founder and editorinchief of psych central. Click on a tab to select how youd like to leave your. Holiday blues continued from page 1 the third thing is youwell, at least, ihave got. Philip dawdy, the creator of the popular website, furious seasons, and discussed the rising number of children being diagnosed with bipolar. Furious seasons one of our favorite journalismdriven bloggers from the past few years, philip dawdy seems to be mia after focusing on washington states battle to. Nov 19, 2019 furious seasons depending on your perspective, philip dawdy is either a whistleblowing hero or provocative conspiracy theorist. Apr 12, 2009 regular readers of philip dawdys excellent furious seasons web site will be familiar with his opinion of the dsms bipolar ii diagnosis. I know many of you read his site and really appreciate his contribution to writing about mental health issues so please go vote for him. However, as documented by philip dawdy furious seasons that claim is false. More on zyprexa have just had the pleasure of chatting via email with philip dawdy of furious seasons. My own quick scan of the study which dawdy makes available as. Dawdy, an independent oneman op working with low pay, no benefits, and minimal infrastructure, is an emblematic pajama journalist.
Psychology today interviews furious seasons philip dawdy. Dont kick smokers out of city parks guest columnist. Click to share on twitter opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new window click to email this to a friend opens in new window click to print opens in new window. Furious seasons blog owner and investigative journalist philip dawdy writes, this news brought to you courtesy of the zyprexa documents, which rolling stone apparently used in reporting its recent lengthy story on zyprexa, but didnt attribute to the appropriate source. Philip dawdy, furious seasons dawdy s comment was sarcastic, but its been reality in my life. During my recent stay at a mental hospital, i went to bed alone in my room one night because my roommate had been discharged earlier that day. From 2001 to 2006, macfadden was the us medical director for seroquel and director of clinical research for central nervous system efforts by astrazeneca. This anonymous piece was posted on the excellent blog by philip dawdy, called furious seasons. While he calls his points quibbles, they are illustrative of some wider issues corroding research into mental health. Jan 22, 2009 dobbs then rightly praises dawdy for his work on the above case.
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