-Caveat Lector- Group To Investigate Brown Professor By DAVID RISING .c The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The American Psychiatric Association said it will investigate whether the head of Brown University's psychiatric department failed to disclose more than $500,000 in consulting fees, most from pharmaceutical companies whose health benefits he praised in journals and at conferences. Dr. Martin Keller, a noted researcher on depression, could be banned from APA-sponsored conferences if he did not follow the group's policies for financial disclosures, association spokeswoman Lynn Writsel said Wednesday. The Boston Globe reported this week that Keller failed to disclose that he was paid the consulting fees in 1998. Most of the money came from pharmaceutical companies whose drugs he lauded in medical journals and at the APA's annual meeting this year and last, the newspaper reported. Keller, of Newton, Mass., did not return telephone messages left at his home and office. The Globe reported that Keller received consulting fees from companies such as Pfizer Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wyeth-Ayerst, and Eli Lilly - all of which market antidepressants he praised in a series of medical research reports. The school said Keller followed the school's rules to the letter. It requires annual conflict-of-interest reports for researchers who make more than $10,000 or 10 percent in equity. The reports are reviewed by a misconduct committee and the dean of the graduate school. But the school does not require disclosure of specific dollar amounts earned. Writsel said an association committee will review Keller's case later this month. If the committee determines punishment is necessary, it could range from a warning to a ban from making any presentations at future meetings. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
