Exposing Psychology, Exalting Christ
January 2005
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Exposing Psychology, Exalting Christ January 2005 |
First GlaxoSmithKline, now Eli Lilly. Finally, the truth is getting out about the drug companies' profit pills. Jesus said,
"For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops." Luke 12:2-3
As a new year begins, we see more media focus on drug company accountability. In this issue, we look at the FDA's resurrection of internal Lilly documents to determine whether their popular drug Prozac can be linked to suicidal and violent behavior in adults. We also look at informative Q&As from viewers of the recent ABC News Primetime show on Paxil and other antidepressants.
In this month's Psychology Debunked Q&A, we answer two very good questions about psychiatric medications and professional counseling.
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Yours in Christ,
Lisa and Ryan Bazler
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Last month’s newsletter included an ABC News PrimeTime story about GlaxoSmithKline, maker of the antidepressant Paxil, that uncovered company documents admitting Paxil was ineffective in treating depression and caused serious side affects including suicide--despite company sales materials to the contrary (see http://www.psychologydebunked.com/email0412_home.htm for the full story).
Since the story ran, ABC News PrimeTime has received many antidepressant-related questions from viewers. Dr. Joseph Glenmullen, a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, answers them and includes specifics on Paxil, Zoloft, Effexor, Lexapro, Klonopin and Prozac. Although Dr. Glenmullen describes himself as a "moderate" in the antidepressant drug debate and is pro-therapy, his answers help us better understand the frequently hidden risks of antidepressants and the pseudoscience behind them. Dr. Glenmullen states, "There are no medical tests to diagnose bipolar disorder, depression, or any other psychiatric condition: no blood tests, X-rays, brain scans, or any other objective tests. Medical tests should be used to rule out other conditions that can look like depression such as thyroid conditions. But all psychiatric diagnoses are subjective and based on the patient's personal history rather than on objective medical tests."
See Dr. Glenmullen's answers to viewer questions on the ABC News PrimeTime website.
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Health/story?id=333966&page=1
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Harvard psychiatrist Martin Teicher, a prominent researcher and physician, published reports in 1990 linking Prozac and suicidal/violent behavior in adults—findings that Prozac maker Eli Lilly allegedly denied. Now, the FDA is relooking at Lilly documents—the same documents used in a 1994 lawsuit surrounding the Louisville workplace shooting where the gunman was on Prozac—to determine if their initial approval of Prozac should still stand. Teicher states, "They [Lilly] culled patients from their worldwide trials, they cherry-picked the studies, leaving out the trials showing problems… American people were guinea pigs for a few years. If we had known the truth, we would have used it more wisely from the start." Read the full article...
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-01-05-prozac-usat_x.htm
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This home health aide went through "a living hell" when trying to withdraw from Paxil. Now she is dependent on the drug for the rest of her life, by necessity and not by choice. Read her story...
http://www.drugawareness.org/Archives/Survivors/record0007.html
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A pastor's response to our book implies the questions, "We use antibiotics, so why not use psychiatric medication?" and "Sinners and humanists helped to found branches of medicine, law and government, and we still participate in them--then why not participate in professional counseling?" See our response to these two questions...
http://www.psychologydebunked.com/email0501_Q&A.htm
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A "Christian" marriage counselor used Malachi chapter 2 to convince this reader's wife to divorce him after 24 years of marriage. She is now married to an unbeliever. Read more...
http://www.psychologydebunked.com/email0501_letters.htm
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New audio resource features author presentations of the following topics at a 2004 conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina:
Tape/CD #1:
- Lisa's Story
- Psychology's Foundational Theories
- The DSM and the Mental Disorder Myth
- Audience Q&A
Tape/CD #3:
- "Christian" Psychology: an Oxymoron
- 12-Step Programs, Support Groups, Personality Testing, Theophostic Counseling, and Other Psychological Programs
- Audience Q&A
Tape/CD #2:
- Is Psychotherapy Helpful?
- Are Psychiatric Drugs Helpful?
- Audience Q&A
Tape/CD #4:
- Returning to the Biblical Model of Help
- The 3 Qualifications of the Overcoming Life
- Christ's Grace is Sufficient
- Audience Q&A
This resource is a great gift for those who drive frequently or just plain don't like to read. Only $9.99 introductory pricing for a 4-Tape or 4-CD Set. Click here to order.
http://www.psychologydebunked.com/otherresources.htm
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