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Metabolic features of the cell danger response. [Mitochondrion. 2013] – PubMed – NCBI
This is a really exciting integrative paper on the (clinically and heuristically relevant) hot topic du jour: Inflammation. I came across it when I was researching Tourette’s syndrome and inflammation – am seeing increasing numbers of patients without a good … Continue reading
A senior executive with Britain’s biggest drugs company has admitted that most prescription medicines do not work on most people who take them. Science – News – The Independent
I just had the great pleasure of meeting Allen Roses. The 2003 article quoted is a reminder of “plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose”. Glaxo chief: Our drugs do not work on most patients – Science – News … Continue reading
DSM-5 focuses on drugs, not talk therapy
DSM-5 focuses on drugs, not talk therapy – Why? A well-written and thoughtful piece in the New York Times. Please also re-read my post on expanding illness definitions.
Maurice Preter, MD
Maurice Preter, MD is a European and U.S. educated psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, neurologist, and medical-legal expert in private practice in Manhattan. He is also the principal of Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC, a medical concierge service and health advisory for select individuals and families.