The Big Read
Between 1-in-4 and 1-in-5 adults in the UK are taking prescribed psychiatric drugs. This is a fact and is in no way meant to “shame”.
Tag: antipsychotics
Multiple adverse outcomes
This Research was published in the BMJ on the 17 April 2024 and has been made open access. The paper begins with this summary box: A decade has passed since … Continue reading Multiple adverse outcomes
Multiple adverse outcomes
This Research was published in the BMJ on the 17 April 2024 and has been made open access. The paper begins with this summary box: A decade has passed since … Continue reading Multiple adverse outcomes
“Normal emotions”
The above headline was on the front page of The Herald, 30 December 2023. The first part of the article is share below [the full article can be accessed here]:
‘HALKID’
This advert for HALKID is on the back cover of the current BMJ [23 April 2021] On my first day in training in psychiatrythe Consultant Psychiatrist that I worked for … Continue reading ‘HALKID’
“ABILIFY in the coffee machine”
This photograph was shared on social media by a trainee psychiatrist who is attending the 2019 International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists [#RCPsychIC] The trainee psychiatrist added this … Continue reading “ABILIFY in the coffee machine”
“Could sell fridges to the Eskimos”
In July 2009, Professor Henry Nasrallah, was invited to give a paid talk to psychiatrists and psychiatrists-in-training for NHS Forth Valley. Professor Nasrallah was flown over from the USA to … Continue reading “Could sell fridges to the Eskimos”
Psychiatric medications and potential effects on cardiac rhythm
In the last month we have been having discussions at work about the potential for psychiatric medications to adversely effect cardiac rhythms, and in particular QTc prolongation. The advice on ECG … Continue reading Psychiatric medications and potential effects on cardiac rhythm