“wokey-cokey”

In today’s Herald, Neil Mackay offered his opinion on what he described as “anti-woke hysteria”.  I welcomed this perspective as I have had difficulty in understanding what ‘woke’ really means, … Continue reading “wokey-cokey”

D’YE KEN

D’ye ken Clochnahill?:         

“Glossy Campaign”

The following correspondence was published in the Psychiatric Bulletin in the early years of the Defeat Depression Campaign. This correspondence highlights concerns that this educational campaign was based on a … Continue reading “Glossy Campaign”

Depression: pills and dependence [a timeline following a letter in the Times]

On the 25 February 2018 the following letter by Professor Wendy Burn, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists [RCPsych] and Professor David Baldwin, Chairman of the RCPsych Psychopharmacology Committee, … Continue reading Depression: pills and dependence [a timeline following a letter in the Times]