That Was 2007, Part 1

Here's the first installment of my year-end wrap up. So much happened in mental health news this year that I broke it into two posts. 2007 was that busy of a year. The second one will be up tomorrow.

January

More bad news on deaths from Zyprexa use.

A former Seattle area cop, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, gets a settlement for discrimination from her former employer.

February

The first news of the Rebecca Riley case--an allegedly bipolar child allegedly murdered by her parents--came out this month.

I made the Zyprexa documents available to the public.

I catch NAMI National trying to help Lilly cover up its Zyprexa mess.

A federal court judge rules on the Zyprexa documents.

I use the Zyprexa documents to reveal how Lilly wanted to turn Zyprexa into the new Lithium.

March

Former Senator and former Vice Presidential candidate Thomas Eagleton died.

The State of Montana sued Lilly over Zyprexa, alleging kickbacks on the part of the company.

A very significant finding came out of the STEP-BD study: anti-depressants don't work for people with bipolar disorder.

April

A mentally ill student at Virginia Tech committed a massacre. Many commentators tried to call him schizophrenic, but the evidence pointed elsewhere.

May

Researchers claim that 4.5 percent of Americans have bipolar disorder. I used the occasion to smash what passes for bipolar disorder in our culture.

The State of Utah sues Lilly over Zyprexa.

June

Starbucks pays for discriminating against a barista diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

One of the chief proponents of the child bipolar disorder is profiled.

A huge fight breaks out amongst psychiatrists over bipolar disorder in children.

Posted by Philip Dawdy at December 26, 2007 03:38 PM
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