Tag Archives: Schizophrenia

Schizo Christmas Present from the FDA

Psychiatry clings to antipsychotics as the treatment for “schizophrenia,” despite studies which show that when patients stop taking these drugs, they improve. Continue reading

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Schizophrenia: The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry

Schizophrenia: The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry Continue reading

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Are You Schizophrenic?

Schizophrenia is defined so vaguely that, in actuality, it is a term often applied to almost any kind of behavior of which the speaker disapproves. Continue reading

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Vraylar to the Vrescue

We are now seeing TV ads for Vraylar (generic cariprazine) for “manic or mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder.” An atypical antipsychotic, it alters levels of dopamine and serotonin in the brain. Vraylar was first approved by the FDA to … Continue reading

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Are You Schizophrenic?

The May, 2017 Scientific American magazine has a lengthy article on schizophrenia, bemoaning the lack of scientific progress trying to find out what it is and how to treat it. The article says, “Gene studies were supposed to reveal the … Continue reading

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