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I was attracted to The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg by Doug Bremner because it is the story of the psychiatrist who took down Accutane. You know, that [...]
A great review of The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg from fellow Amanda Knox blogger Steve Graham, a lawyer from Spokane, WA (where much of the book takes place). Read it here and follow him on twitter @grahamdefense.
An indictment of the pharmaceutical industry, “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg” illuminates the greed and unscrupulous nature of pharmaceutical companies and their market driven interests.
Bremner’s text is a personal narrative and social polemic, both. Finely written, his personal quest to honor his late mother who had died when he was a [...]
In Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight, A Psychiatrist’s Story fellow psychiatrist and author Loren Olson writes an honest and unique story of what it is like to come out as gay at the age of 40. One of the strengths of this book is that not only is it empowering for [...]
The Evidence, However, Is Clear: The Seroxat Scandal, by Bob Fiddaman.
Bobby Fiddaman has written an interesting and well written book about his personal experiences taking the antidepressant Seroxat (Paxil, or paroxetine in the US), his struggles with withdrawal, and his work as an advocate raising attention related to the potential [...]
I just saw this review published in Activities, Adaption & Aging by Leo Uzych. Thanks guys!
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Abstract:Reviews the book Before you take that pill by J. Douglas Bremner (2008). Before You Take That Pill critically examines a multitude of commonly prescribed medicines and alternative medicines (including vitamins and herbs) within the [...]
Yesterday I did an interview on twitter using #writechat with novelist Peter Fogtdal, author of the novel THE TSAR’S DWARF. which I transpose here.
THE TSAR’S DWARF – Sorine a Danish dwarf tormented by her past is given as a present to Peter Tsar of Russia.
You can follow Peter @danish_novelist and his book @thetsarsdwarf on [...]
Book Review: Is It You, Me, or Adult ADD? by Gina Pera (Alarm Press, 2008)
I know someone with childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) whom I describe as Jack in my book in order to describe all of the possible side effects you can get with drugs like Adderall. However I didn’t know [...]
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