{"id":82,"date":"2008-10-26T08:37:22","date_gmt":"2008-10-26T15:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/wordpress\/?p=82"},"modified":"2024-07-14T05:43:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T10:43:51","slug":"psychiatric-shenanigans-no-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cchrstl.org\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/26\/psychiatric-shenanigans-no-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"psychiatric shenanigans &#8211; no joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rajiv Tandon is known as the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0top psychiatrist in the State of Florida.<br \/>\nHe is the Chief of Psychiatry over Florida&#8217;s Department of Children and Families.<\/p>\n<p>This 2-1\/2 minute video<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WCM3klGpQEk\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WCM3klGpQEk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>shows\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Tandon\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0joking about\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0psychiatrists. It&#8217;s a funny joke, and not far from the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Tandon&#8217;s activities as a Florida government official\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0include\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0the promotion of\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0antipsychotic drugs\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0which is costing Florida millions upon millions of Medicaid dollars. His activities\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 were\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0written\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0up in the St. Petersburg Times.<\/p>\n<p>See\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0here:\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tampabay.com\/news\/health\/article454391.ece\">http:\/\/tampabay.com\/news\/health\/article454391.ece<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the below documentation Tandon has\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0been working\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0as a\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Florida government\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0official while concurrently\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0working for drug companies.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Top Florida Psychiatrist &#8211; Rajiv Tandon\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 -\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0financial connections to antipsychotic drug makers:May 1, 2004Starting working\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0at\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Florida&#8217;s Department of Children and\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Families\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0while\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;on loan&#8221;\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0from\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Florida State University<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">June 1, 2004<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060331190500\/http:\/medschool.slu.edu\/psych\/index.phtml?page=June2004Rounds&#038;cat=calander\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060331190500\/http:\/\/medschool.slu.edu\/psych\/index.phtml?page=June2004Rounds&#038;cat=calander<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/medschool.slu.edu\/psych\/index.phtml?page=June2004Rounds&#038;cat=calander\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Dr. Tandon is on the Speakers Bureau for Astra Zeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Janssen, and Pfizer.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medschool.slu.edu\/psych\/index.phtml?page=June2004Rounds&#038;cat=calander\"> <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/medschool.slu.edu\/psych\/index.phtml?page=June2004Rounds&#038;cat=calander\">\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medschool.slu.edu\/psych\/index.phtml?page=June2004Rounds&#038;cat=calander\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/medschool.slu.edu\/psych\/index.phtml?page=June2004Rounds&#038;cat=calander\">July 13, 2004<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psipanama.org\/optimizing.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">http:\/\/www.psipanama.org\/optimizing.pdf<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Rajiv Tandon, MD, Chief of Psychiatry, Florida Department of Children and Families, Tallahassee<br \/>\nDr. Tandon is a consultant and a member the speakers\/advisory boards for AstraZeneca, Abbott, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Janssen and Pfizer<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: purple\">\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">December 2004<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhasim.com\/template.cfm?TEMPLATE=include_programinfo...cfm&#038;ID=128&#038;ZoneID=29&#038;TYPE=faculty\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">http:\/\/www.jhasim.com\/template.cfm?TEMPLATE=include_programinfo.cfm&#038;ID=128&#038;ZoneID=29&#038;TYPE=faculty<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Rajiv Tandon, MD, Chief of Psychiatry, Florida Department of Children and Families, Tallahassee, Florida<br \/>\nDr Tandon reports serving as a consultant to AstraZeneca LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Eli Lilly and Company, Janssen Pharmaceutica, and Pfizer Inc.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">2005\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychsearch.net\/apa2005.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">http:\/\/www.psychsearch.net\/apa2005.pdf<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial\">AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals1,4; Bristol-Myers Squibb1,4; Eli Lilly and Company1,4; Pfizer Inc.1,4; Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP1,4<br \/>\n(1 = consultant or advisory board; 4 =\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 speakers\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 bureau)<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">2005<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dowdencme.com\/Landing.asp?TestID=36\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">http:\/\/www.dowdencme.com\/Landing.asp?TestID=36<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Rajiv Tandon, MD, reports that he serves as a consultant to and on the speakers\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 bureaus of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Eli Lilly and Co, Janssen Pharmaceutica, and Pfizer Inc.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: purple\">\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">November 22, 2006<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychiatrictimes.com\/psychiatryNews\/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=195900165&#038;cid=BreakingNews\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">http:\/\/www.psychiatrictimes.com\/psychiatryNews\/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=195900165&#038;cid=BreakingNews<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Rajiv Tandon, M.D., of the University of Florida in Tallahassee gave a presentation.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0The symposium was sponsored by Janssen pharmaceuticals.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Both Dr Tandon and Dr. Feldman are members of the speakers bureau for Janssen, the sponsor of the symposium, and have financial relationships with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Bristol-Meyers Squibb as well.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">2007 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychsearch.net\/apa2007.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">http:\/\/www.psychsearch.net\/apa2007.pdf<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial\">AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP4; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company4; Eli Lilly and Company4;Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP 4; National Institute of Mental Health 4; Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc4 ; Pfizer Inc.4\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">(1 = consultant or advisory board; 4 =\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 speakers\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 bureau)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajiv Tandon is known as the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0top psychiatrist in the State of Florida. He is the Chief of Psychiatry over Florida&#8217;s Department of Children and Families. This 2-1\/2 minute video http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WCM3klGpQEk shows\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Tandon\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0joking about\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0psychiatrists. 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