Category Archives: Big Muddy River Newsletter

Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act

Posted on December 17, 2016 by cchrstl

If you contacted your Senators and Representative about the dangers of the 21st Century Cures Act, thank you very much. Unfortunately it passed — 392 to 26 in the House, and 94 to 5 in the Senate. While some of … Continue reading →

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Nazis on Drugs

Posted on December 10, 2016 by cchrstl

Check out this fascinating book review in the New York Times — High on Hitler and Meth: Book Says Nazis Were Fueled by Drugs by David Segal. Here are a few choice quotes. “Then along comes Norman Ohler, a soft-spoken 46-year-old … Continue reading →

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Election Anxiety

Posted on November 26, 2016 by cchrstl

anxiety: A sense of apprehension, uneasiness, or fear often over an impending or anticipated ill — from Latin anxius “troubled, uneasy”. The mental health (aka psychiatric) community is all over this, warning Americans about election stress deteriorating into depression and … Continue reading →

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Trintellix by any other name

Posted on November 24, 2016 by cchrstl

This year (in May, 2016) the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in cooperation with drug distributor Takeda Pharmaceuticals has changed the brand name of the antidepressant Brintellix to Trintellix. The generic name vortioxetine remains the same. The name change … Continue reading →

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Florida Court Rules Physician May Be Liable in Suicide

Posted on September 11, 2016 by cchrstl

Florida’s Supreme Court ruled August 25, 2016 that a physician could be sued for medical malpractice in the case of a patient’s suicide. [Medscape Medical News, 2016-08-26] The victim was taking antidepressant psychiatric drugs. The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the … Continue reading →

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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP)

Posted on September 3, 2016 by cchrstl

According to PDMP proponents, because some people abuse prescription drugs, the government should track all people who use them – regardless of whether a person has committed any crime. We call this “inspection before the fact of any wrongdoing,” or … Continue reading →

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The Greater Good

Posted on August 27, 2016 by cchrstl

What are the limits that the State can do claiming “The Greater Good?” Strict scrutiny is a form of judicial review that courts use to determine the constitutionality of certain laws. To pass a strict scrutiny review, the legislature must have … Continue reading →

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Missouri Mental Health News

Posted on August 18, 2016 by cchrstl

Recent information from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch indicates some progress in reducing psychiatric fraud and abuse in Missouri. Of course, the Post-Dispatch slants the information to beg for more government and insurance money for psychiatrists and psychiatric facilities; but we … Continue reading →

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Missouri Mental Health

Posted on August 13, 2016 by cchrstl

“Gov. Jay Nixon today [7/15/2016] said that Missouri is among the top five states in the number of people trained [27,730] in Mental Health First Aid and, among that group, leads in the percentage of the population trained. Mental Health … Continue reading →

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Researchers press American Psychiatric Association to retract a study

Posted on August 7, 2016 by cchrstl

Ed Silverman writes in StatNews: “More than a decade ago, a published study touted the benefits of using the Celexa antidepressant to treat children and teens. A recent analysis, however, alleged the study had numerous problems — notably, there was … Continue reading →

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