Parliamentary Question

QUESTION: Lord Kamall To ask His Majesty’s Government how many ‘yellow card’ reports of suicide after taking antidepressants were received by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in 2015 … Continue reading Parliamentary Question

The 5-HT hypothesis of depression with Prof Philip Cowen and Dr Sameer Jauhar

This podcast was released by Drug Science on 12 March 2025. The podcast can be listened to here. What follows is a full transcription of this podcast. Drug Science Podcast: … Continue reading The 5-HT hypothesis of depression with Prof Philip Cowen and Dr Sameer Jauhar

20% of the population are being prescribed drugs causing dependence.

John Perrott asked his MP Cat Smith to table these two PQs: The replies can be read here. You can also click on the image below to see the response. … Continue reading 20% of the population are being prescribed drugs causing dependence.

Raised in Parliament: concerns relating to antidepressant prescribing

6 February 2025: In a question to the Leader of the House of Commons, Andrew Rosindell, Member of Parliament for Romford, raised the concerns of many of his constituents who … Continue reading Raised in Parliament: concerns relating to antidepressant prescribing

This morning: antidepressants

On the 6 February 2025, Professor Joanna Moncrieff and Professor Sir Simon Wessely were interviewed on This morning, ITV. The subject being discussed was antidepressants. This is a transcript of … Continue reading This morning: antidepressants

Jill and Martin Kingston

Jill and Martin Kingston, 4 Feb 2025, Today, Radio 4 Emma Barnett [interviewer]: Martin and Jill Kingston faced a reality no parents should face. Their son took his own life … Continue reading Jill and Martin Kingston

Serotonin and the chemical imbalance theory

Transcription of a discussion held on the Today programme, 24 January 2025: Presenter, Amol Rajan: What does the evidence suggest about the link between serotonin, a chemical in our brains … Continue reading Serotonin and the chemical imbalance theory

Coroner questions advice

This News feature was published in the BMJ on the 13 January 2025. It can be read in full below. Several rapid responses to this News feature have been published … Continue reading Coroner questions advice