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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
July 2020. CR229: a ‘Position Statement’ by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has been published: The Final report of the Patient Safety Group on Self-Harm and Suicide in Adults. CR229: makes … Continue reading Something is amiss with CR229
It is by the institution’s rules that we learn, said a spokesperson FOR the INSTITUTION. It is ‘brave to speak up’ for the institution, said a spokesperson FOR the INSTITUTION. … Continue reading FOR the INSTITUTION
This Editorial can be openly accessed from the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. It begins: One of the commonest stories encountered in psychiatric practice is a patient reporting that their … Continue reading Antidepressant withdrawal and relapse: easily mistaken
Front page and inside of Scotland on Sunday, 27 October 2024: ‘Shocking’ antidepressant figures revealed as Scotland accused of ‘getting it wrong’ on mental health By Rachel Amery Political Correspondent … Continue reading Scotland ‘gets it wrong’ on mental health treatment
An edited short film based on some of the contributions to Radio 4’s Moral Maze ‘The Morality of Leadership’(aired on 23 March 2019): The Morality of Leadership: To play this … Continue reading The Morality of Leadership
Dr Annie Hickox, a British mental health professional, stated this in relation to the potential risk of dependence and withdrawal from psychiatric drugs: “To suggest that taking prescribed medication is … Continue reading “Yet another dog-eared anti-psych trope”
A CASE STUDY: The Mail on Sunday, 6th October 2024.
The Mail on Sunday, 6th October 2024: