Multiple adverse outcomes
This Research was published in the BMJ on the 17 April 2024 and has been made open access. The paper begins with this summary box: A decade has passed since … Continue reading Multiple adverse outcomes
Category: Medical Education
Evidence has repeatedly demonstrated that when marketing is conflated with medical education the consequences can not just be harmful but also undermine the scientific pursuit of objectivity.
A professional’s view
Professor Robert Howard on stopping psychotropics, 21 July 2024. This view by a professional suggests that problems/difficulties coming off psychotropics relate to the patient and not the drug. I am … Continue reading A professional’s view
Reflections on social media need to be considered not just in one direction
I was reminded of this BMJ blog when I tried to introduce myself to Professor Appleby outside the International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists [July 2023]. I had … Continue reading Reflections on social media need to be considered not just in one direction
Ten years of communication with Professor Appleby
Millie Kieve: “I have been communicating with Professor Appleby for 10 years, to try to have the well recorded risk of suicidal feelings due to prescribed drugs or withdrawal effects, … Continue reading Ten years of communication with Professor Appleby
“Excessive claims by drug firms”
You may read this title and wonder who said it? If you have come across my blog before it would be reasonable to consider that it was said by me! … Continue reading “Excessive claims by drug firms”
“Not a trustworthy source of info on me”
There are a number of high profile psychiatrists on social media. Many years ago one of them was described on Twitter as ‘The Poster Boy for British Psychiatry’. A further … Continue reading “Not a trustworthy source of info on me”