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By Hole Ousia Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021

The following day

The Royal College of Psychiatrists Position Statement on antidepressants and depression was published on the 29th May 2019: The following day the President, Registrar and CEO of the Royal College of … Continue reading The following day

Categories: Antidepressant prescribing, NHS Hospitality Registers, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Psychiatry, suicide, Sunshine Act for ScotlandTags: antidepresant, antidepressants, Hole Ousia, PE16051, Position Statement on antidepressants and depression, Prescribed harm, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, RCPsych, withdrawal

By Hole Ousia Posted on August 2, 2021August 2, 2021

Drug death figures

The reporting of Scotland’s drug death figures, which have risen year-on-year for the last seven years has made grim reading. The Editor of the Scotsman has said: We can all … Continue reading Drug death figures

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By Hole Ousia Posted on July 7, 2021July 7, 2021

The Psychopharmacology Committee

Two years have passed since I last considered the Psychopharmacology Committee of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This committee has increased its membership from 10 to 14. Here is a … Continue reading The Psychopharmacology Committee

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By Hole Ousia Posted on June 3, 2021June 14, 2021

FRONT PAGE NEWS

The front page of the BMJ [Saturday, 29 May 2021]: In which this news was shared: And this was the supporting Editorial: This was the front page of The Sunday … Continue reading FRONT PAGE NEWS

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