Mental health bloggers we miss, 2010 world of psychology. Fda panel throws life line to antipsychotic pushers. 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. A story of recoverythen the complete zyprexa chronicles. 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. Depending on your perspective, philip dawdy is either a whistleblowing hero or provocative conspiracy theorist. The so called seroquel documents relate to a similar. 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. If anyone has any money in these hard times that they can send his way, please do.
This is a man who knows the dangers of medications and knows that they are often pushed unecessarily upon unsuspecting individuals. About 9 years ago i started following a blog called furious seasons. While most bipolar blogs tend to read like a diary, philip dawdys furious seasons is more like a newspaper or magazine. You dont know about philip dawdy s work because he does not work for the mainstream media anymore. Wayne macfadden was astrazenecas us medical director for seroquel and director of clinical research for central nervous system. He was one of the first, if not the first to unlock the zyprexa documents. 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. Furious seasons is philip dawdys need to feed his ego. My opinion matters more than yours clinical psychology and.
This will be my last entry of 2006, as im about to launch into my annual multiday eggnog bender, complete with hallucinations of flying reindeer and peace on earth, so i thought id use this opportunity to pay homage to time magazines person of the year yes, you. 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. However, as documented by philip dawdy furious seasons that claim is false. 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. After 18 years of taking meds consistently, my psych. For the last few years, philip has been writing tirelessly about zyprexa on his blog furious seasons. That placebo response rate is huge, and should really give any. Furious seasons is philip dawdy s need to feed his ego, or his wallet, more important than getting the zyprexa story over. 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.
Yet another west seattle bridge suicide west seattle blog. More on zyprexa have just had the pleasure of chatting via email with philip dawdy of furious seasons. While he calls his points quibbles, they are illustrative of some wider issues corroding research into mental health. 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. 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. A story of recoverythen the complete zyprexa chronicles as. Why i wont help reporters, authors any longer extract. Award winning journalist philip dawdy, former seattle weekly writer, discusses his research on pharmaceutical companies and mental heath. 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.
While he calls his points quibbles, they are illustrative of some. Philip dawdy, the creator of the popular website, furious seasons, and discussed the rising number of children being diagnosed with bipolar. 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. 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 is the writer of the excellent blog furious seasons. Philip dawdy, furious seasons dawdy s comment was sarcastic, but its been reality in my life. Jan 10, 2009 will someone give philip dawdy a pulitzer. Antidepressant suicide reports continue to mount may 28th, 2009. My own quick scan of the study which dawdy makes available as. 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. Whether inspiring or annoying, hes unquestionably a talented writer. Apr 20, 2010 the psychiatric drugging of infants and toddlers. This anonymous piece was posted on the excellent blog by philip dawdy, called furious seasons.
There are also lots of interesting posts about metnal illness. 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. He also runs a blog called furious seasons which he describes as one mans attempt to make sense of mental illness in. Shire originally said it had no contact with luby in the prior two years. Seroquel, sex, and conflict of interest research ethics blog. Over at furious seasons, philip dawdy is tearing up web 2. Jan 22, 2009 dobbs then rightly praises dawdy for his work on the above case. Furious seasonss spring fundraiser depression introspection. Psychology today interviews furious seasons philip dawdy. I read the same article as did dawdy last week regarding this years psych med research and thought, yeah, ill get to that. 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. 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. Who broke the fred goodwin the infinite mind story.
Predictably, the story did not go down well with the antipsychiatry contingent. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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. 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. Over at furious seasons, philip dawdy has a long and highly recommended post on the latest in the child bipolar wars.
Hella heaven independent journalism award for philip dawdy at furious seasons. Philip has a brilliant blog and is currently doing his quarterly fund drive. I dont want to write about it and philip dawdy has already made an article that says it all. Astrazenecas new depression drug is a cancelled blood. Since its september 2005 inception, furious seasons. 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.
It just so happens that philip dawdy who has apparently been christened as dr. Holiday blues continued from page 1 the third thing is youwell, at least, ihave got. While most bipolar blogs tend to read like a diary, philip dawdy s furious seasons is more like a newspaper or magazine. It is also one of the worst pieces of journalism on the alleged disorder that i have ever seen. 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. 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. 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. Dec 08, 2009 furious seasons philip dawdy was not impressed. Philip dawdy, a prizewinning investigative journalist, has for several. This week, journalist philip dawdy reported on the popular website furious seasons that. 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 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.
Philip dawdy, a prizewinning investigative journalist, has for several years written a powerful, wellresearched, and wellregarded weblog, furious seasons, which focuses on american psychiatry. 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. Dawdy at furious seasons recently had a letter published in the journal of clinical psychopharmacology on this issue of statistics. Now furious seasons blogger philip dawdy revealed a dynamite legal filing describing how dr. Author philip dawdy has shed light on the dealings of pharmaceutical companies and provided keen insight on todays psychiatric practices. Apr 18, 2009 however, as documented by philip dawdy furious seasons that claim is false. John grohol is the founder and editorinchief of psych central. Joe biederman, who clearly believes that child bipolar is relatively common and undertreated. A writer reflects on how electroshock has impacted memory. Dawdy, an independent oneman op working with low pay, no benefits, and minimal infrastructure, is an emblematic pajama journalist. 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.
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. May 30, 2008 since its september 2005 inception, furious seasons. Dawdy trolls the web for the latest mental health news and. Nov 19, 2019 furious seasons depending on your perspective, philip dawdy is either a whistleblowing hero or provocative conspiracy theorist.
Philip dawdy, former awardwinning seattle weekly writer whose blog, furious seasons, crusades for common sense on mental health issues, is so mad hes smokin. Voting requires registration but its entirely worth it. 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. The future of mental health interview series, part ii. As blogger philip dawdy notes in his post on furious seasons blog, the media blinked.
From 2001 to 2006, macfadden was the us medical director for seroquel and director of clinical research for central nervous system efforts by astrazeneca. Jun 06, 2007 over at furious seasons, philip dawdy has a long and highly recommended post on the latest in the child bipolar wars. 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. Nutritional selfhelp, diagnostic tools, health and pharma news, mainstream and alternative health facts and fun to look at, too. Philip dawdy is the author and editor of the awardwinning weblog furious seasons. Not that anyone cares, but yesterday marked my sixmonth anniversary of going offmeds for bipolar disorder. He is a psychologist, author, researcher, and expert in. An interview with the awardwinning investigative journalist philip dawdy, who writes almost daily about the drug companies, their practices, and their.
It was the first very intelligent critique of psychoactive pharmaceuticals i had encountered. The zyprexa story all in the mind abc radio national. Click on a tab to select how youd like to leave your. Regular readers of philip dawdy s excellent furious seasons web site will be familiar with his opinion of the dsms bipolar ii diagnosis. This week, journalist philip dawdy reported on the popular website furious seasons that wyeths effexor metoo. 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. Wayne macfadden, azs former us medical director for seroquel and director clincial research in cns had. Dont kick smokers out of city parks guest columnist. Nov 01, 2009 hella heaven independent journalism award for philip dawdy at furious seasons. Philip dawdy has been involved in cannabis policy since 2010 and is a registered lobbyist with the city of seattle. Commenting philip dawdys comments on bipolar ii the fsb.
Philip dawdy takes a interesting look at a new study of the safety of placebo arms in clinical trials of antidepressants in teens. It is regarding the recent boston globe interview with dr. Dawdy noted that the authors use of a statistical method known as mixed models repeated measures mmrm rather than the more. I nominated philip dawdy s furious seasons site for best health blog and best blog of all time for the 2008 bloggers choice awards.
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