Unscientifically easy
My comment on this Mad in America Editorial:
Category: Antidepressant prescribing
Since a 5 year marketing campaign in the 1990s the prescribing of antidepressants has risen year on year. The marketing promoted the idea that antidepressants were “safe and effective” alongside a key message that there will be No difficulty in stopping them.
What is shared here is an archive of a range of material on antidepressants
Clarifying deprescribing
A published response by Niall McLaren to an Editorial by Jeffrey CL Looi et al:
Deprescribing antidepressants
A published response by Mark Horowitz and David Taylor to an Editorial by Jeffrey CL Looi et al: Another published response by Niall McLaren to the Editorial by Jeffrey CL … Continue reading Deprescribing antidepressants
Hippocraticus
Yesterday, our builder found this mummified rat behind old lathe and plaster in our house. I have called him Hippocraticus [hippoc-rat-icus] as I once wrote a poem about a rat … Continue reading Hippocraticus
House of Lords: 11 December 2024
Lord David Alton asked this oral question: The House of Lords consideration of this question and Baroness Merron’s responses can be watched here [this clip is about 10 minutes long] … Continue reading House of Lords: 11 December 2024
Dead Rat brains implored: it is by living we learn
From: Peter J Gordon Sent: 17 May 2019 To: The President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists; the former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists; the Vice-President of the … Continue reading Dead Rat brains implored: it is by living we learn
The Scottish Pharmacist
At the time of making this film, nearly 1 in 5 Scots are taking antidepressants. Many are taking them indefinitely. The Scottish Pharmacist: To play this short film please click … Continue reading The Scottish Pharmacist
Dr Marigold’s prescriptions
Dr Marigold’s prescriptions: To play this short film please click here or on the image above Music credit: ‘Intruder’ by Peter Gabriel. ‘Dr Marigold’: from the writings of Charles Dickens. … Continue reading Dr Marigold’s prescriptions