Psychiatrist Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, host to the popular radio program The Infinite Mind, has lost his radio hosting job after Senator Charles E. Grassley revealed that he had received $1.3 million from pharmaceutical companies during the period 2000-2007.
Dr. Goodwin used to be director of the National Institute of Mental Health.
How widespread this practice has been among media figures is unclear, as Dr. Goodwin is just the first one to be investigated. It is not uncommon for Dr. Goodwin to deal with themes which could have a significant impact on the business interests of drug makers. On September 20th, 2005, he said that kids with bipolar disorder faced the risk of brain damage if they were not treated.
He went on to say that modern treatments, especially mood stabilizers "have proven both safe and effective in bipolar children."
Dr. Goodwin used to be director of the National Institute of Mental Health.
How widespread this practice has been among media figures is unclear, as Dr. Goodwin is just the first one to be investigated. It is not uncommon for Dr. Goodwin to deal with themes which could have a significant impact on the business interests of drug makers. On September 20th, 2005, he said that kids with bipolar disorder faced the risk of brain damage if they were not treated.
He went on to say that modern treatments, especially mood stabilizers "have proven both safe and effective in bipolar children."
What Goodwin did not reveal on the radio was that during that very day, September 25th, 2005, he had been given $2,500 by GlaxoSmithKline to lecture on Lamictal - a mood stabilizing drug. It was a promotional lecture that took place at the Ritz Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, Florida. Investigators also found that Goodwin received over $329,000 during that year from GlaxoSmithKline for promoting Lamictal.
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The irony here is that Dr Goodwin was head of NIMH under Reagan; hates industry and never effectively promoted any drug for which he was speaking for. Dr Goodwin believed in lithium only. He is a respected KOL in his field because he has written the definitive book on Manic Depressive Illness, along with his colleague of many years.
Dr Goodwin is no Dr Charles Nemeroff, who WAS an industry shill. Disclosure and restraint are lacking when it comes to payments to healthcare professionals. However, to treat them all alike, is to underestimate their degree of culpability and the "lack of knowledge" their employers claim they had regarding their activities is just plain disingenous.
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