Side Effects

Psychiatry

Why DSM-5 Concerns European Psychiatrists

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on March 18, 2013

If you think DSM-5 will affect only Americans, think again.

If you think DSM-5 will affect only Americans, think again.

Psychiatry

Trace Elements of Psychiatric Drugs Alter Fish Behavior

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on February 19, 2013

If psychiatric medication is having this effect on fish in their natural habitat, what is it doing to children, a population on whom it has not been formally tested?

If psychiatric medication is having this effect on fish in their natural habitat, what is it doing to children, a population on whom it has not been formally tested?

Psychiatry

DSM-5 Has Gone to Press Containing a Major Scientific Gaffe

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on February 8, 2013

Why didn't the APA correct such a glaring, sweeping error while it still could?

Why didn't the APA correct such a glaring, sweeping error while it still could?

Testosterone

"Low T": The Latest Ad Campaign Targeting Men

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on January 12, 2013

With the latest products aimed at men with "low T," "Caveat emptor."

With the latest products aimed at men with "low T," "Caveat emptor."

Bipolar Disorder

DSM-5, A Disaster for Childhood Diagnoses

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on December 2, 2012

Meant to correct flaws in DSM-IV, the next edition of the manual will make a bad situation worse.

Meant to correct flaws in DSM-IV, the next edition of the manual will make a bad situation worse.

Anxiety

The DSM-5 Field Trials' Decidedly Mixed Results

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on November 11, 2012

Far from being a ringing endorsement of DSM-5, the field trials set off fresh alarm bells.

Far from being a ringing endorsement of DSM-5, the field trials set off fresh alarm bells.

Education

Young Earth Baloney on the House Science Committee

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on October 12, 2012

Shouldn't Republicans staff the House Science Committee with people who have even a basic understanding of science?

Shouldn't Republicans staff the House Science Committee with people who have even a basic understanding of science?

Attention

The Tranquilizer Trap

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on October 3, 2012

The scandal over benzodiazepines is getting quite different attention in the UK.

The scandal over benzodiazepines is getting quite different attention in the UK.

Health

Anti-DSM Sentiment Rises in France

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on September 28, 2012

Why French psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychoanalysts increasingly oppose the diagnostic manual.

Why French psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychoanalysts increasingly oppose the diagnostic manual.

Placebo

When Drug Treatments Fail

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on September 23, 2012

Bad data happen to good people.

Bad data happen to good people.

Anxiety

Are We Really That Anxious?

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on August 17, 2012

An important new book casts doubt on the assumed prevalence of anxiety disorders.

An important new book casts doubt on the assumed prevalence of anxiety disorders.

Religion

The Creative Power of Doubt

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on July 11, 2012

Doubt is too often equated with paralysis and stagnation. It's actually a catalyst for change and renewal.

Doubt is too often equated with paralysis and stagnation. It's actually a catalyst for change and renewal.

Alcoholism

Drug Trials & Data-Based Medicine: Interviewing David Healy

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on July 4, 2012

How can patients get more-reliable data about Rx drugs? Provocative answers from Dr. David Healy, an internationally renowned psychopharmacologist and the author of 20 books.

How can patients get more-reliable data about Rx drugs? Provocative answers from Dr. David Healy, an internationally renowned psychopharmacologist and the author of 20 books.

Psychiatry

Arguing Over DSM-5: The British Psychological Society Has Serious Concerns About the Manual

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on June 20, 2012

The British Psychological Society released a sharply worded report today on problems associated with the next edition of the DSM.

The British Psychological Society released a sharply worded report today on problems associated with the next edition of the DSM.

Shyness

Naming an Ailment: The Case of Social Anxiety Disorder

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on June 11, 2012

Researchers adjust and expand a disorder first stipulated as “chronic” until its diagnostic bar is set so low that almost anyone can trip over it.

Researchers adjust and expand a disorder first stipulated as “chronic” until its diagnostic bar is set so low that almost anyone can trip over it.

DSM

The APA’s PR Problem

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on June 4, 2012

Why is the American Psychiatric Association hiring a PR company to market DSM-5?

Why is the American Psychiatric Association hiring a PR company to market DSM-5?

Creativity

The Smart Way to Cut Prescription Drug Prices

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on May 22, 2012

How can the U.S. lower the cost of prescription medicines? One of our senators has a smart, appealing plan.

How can the U.S. lower the cost of prescription medicines? One of our senators has a smart, appealing plan.

DSM

DSM-5 Is Diagnosed, With a Stinging Rebuke to the APA

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on May 14, 2012

The regrettable history of the DSM should not be whitewashed.

The regrettable history of the DSM should not be whitewashed.

Stress

Faith According to the Bible(s)

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on May 11, 2012

What is faith? Does it matter that different translations of the Bible describe it in quite different ways?

What is faith? Does it matter that different translations of the Bible describe it in quite different ways?

Sex

American Sex and American Psychiatry

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on May 1, 2012

The APA considers "excessive time" thinking about sex a sign of Hypersexual Disorder.

The APA considers "excessive time" thinking about sex a sign of Hypersexual Disorder.