Stephen Joel Barrett is an American retired psychiatrist, author, co-founder of the National Council Against Health Fraud, and the webmaster of Quackwatch.
11 Facts About Stephen Barrett
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Stephen Barrett focuses on consumer protection, medical ethics, and scientific skepticism.
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Stephen Barrett was a practicing physician until retiring from active practice in 1993.
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Stephen Barrett is a scientific advisor to the American Council on Science and Health, and a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
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Stephen Barrett was the consulting editor for the Consumer Health Library at Prometheus Books, and has been a peer-review panelist for two medical journals.
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Stephen Barrett has served on the editorial board of Medscape and the Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine.
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Stephen Barrett was included in the list of outstanding skeptics of the 20th century by Skeptical Inquirer magazine.
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Stephen Barrett has been profiled in Biography Magazine and in Time.
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Stephen Barrett's writing is supplemented with contributions from many scientific, technical, and lay volunteers and includes numerous references to published research articles.
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Stephen Barrett is a strong supporter of the HONcode and has made efforts to improve compliance with its rules and to expose those who abuse it.
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Donna Ladd, a journalist with The Village Voice, says Stephen Barrett relies mostly on negative research to criticize alternative medicine, rejecting most positive case studies as unreliable due to methodological flaws.