Sylvia
This film is based on a person that I never knew, as our time-spans did not overlap. I have read ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath and much of Ted … Continue reading Sylvia
Category: Narrative medicine
Me, the heartsink patient
This is line from ‘A Handful of Dust’ by Evelyn Waugh: On reading this sentence my mind returned to recent correspondence that I had with Professor Sir Simon Wessely on … Continue reading Me, the heartsink patient
The Psychopharmacology Committee
Professor David Baldwin took chairmanship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Psychopharmacology Committee when Professor Allan Young had completed his tenure as chair. Based on available evidence, and this is … Continue reading The Psychopharmacology Committee
‘Rethinking rebranding’
After reading the Editorial “Shrink rethink: rebranding psychiatry” published in the British Journal of Psychiatry I expressed my concerns with this proposal: “My view is that is wrong for psychiatry, which seeks … Continue reading ‘Rethinking rebranding’
