Science News: FDA Approves Failed Drug Against Advisory Committee Recommendation

06/15/21 • 8 min

This week, Peter Simons covers the latest news on the FDA's approval of failed Alzheimer's drug aducanumab, against the recommendation of its own advisory committee, which led to three members of the committee resigning in protest. He also covers an article confirming yet again that the FDA's black box warning that antidepressants can cause suicide did not increase suicides. Finally, he covers a study that reveals what exactly service users value about hearing voices groups, and why they are so important.

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Science News: Psychotherapy Can Prevent Relapse When Discontinuing Antidepressants

This week, Peter Simons covers an article finding that short, simple psychotherapy when discontinuing antidepressants is just as good at preventing relapse as continuing the drug. He also covers a study that found little difference in inflammation between people with and without the depression diagnosis. Finally, he covers a study finding that non-replicable studies are cited more often than replicable studies in the social sciences.

Psychotherapy Can Prevent Relapse When Discontinuing Antidepressants

https://www.madinamerica.com/2021/05/disentangling-link-inflammation-depression/

Disentangling the Link Between Inflammation and Depression

https://www.madinamerica.com/2021/05/disentangling-link-inflammation-depression/

Hype Trumps Rigorous Science in Social Science Publications

https://www.madinamerica.com/2021/06/hype-trumps-rigorous-science-social-science-publications/

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This week, Peter Simons covers an article from a trauma survivor who describes the harms of screening, an article that found no genetic links to suicide risk, and an article that found animals were far better than humans at supporting grieving people.