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By Hole Ousia Posted on November 14, 2019February 22, 2023

Observer’s Observation: an Update

By Marion Brown, 25 September 2017. Since writing my ‘Outsiders Observation’ piece ‘Medically Unexplained Symptoms in General Practice’ for GP View at the end of 2016, there seems to have … Continue reading Observer’s Observation: an Update

Categories: Antidepressant prescribing, Depression, Medical Education, Medical humanities, NHS Scotland, Psychiatry, Stigma, suicideTags: @recover2renew, ABC of Medically Unexplained Symptoms, antidepressant, antidepressants, Antiquary, Bad Medicine, BDS, benzodiazepines, BJGP, BMC Family Practice, Bodily Distress Syndrome, Carvalho et al, Catherine Calderwood, Chief Medical Officer, Chris Burton, CMO, Des Spence, Dr Peter Gordon, Dr Peter J Gordon, Guidance for Health Professionals on Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Hole Ousia, How should we manage adults with persistent unexplained physical symptoms, Kelly Brogan, Marion Brown, Medically unexplained symptoms and symptom disorders in primary care: prognosis-based recognition and classification, Medically Unexplained Symptoms in General Practice, Medically unexplained symptoms: continuing challenges for primary care, MUS, NHS approved information for doctors and patient, Observer’s Observation: an Update, PE1651, PE1651: Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Peter Breggin, Peter Gordon, Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Prescribed Drugs Associated with Dependence and Withdrawal – Building a Consensus for Action, Rational Principles of Psychopharmacology, Realising Realistic Medicine, Realistic Medicine, rebel antiquary, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Scottish Government, Simon Wessely, Social maverick, somatic symptom disorder, SSRI, SSRIs, Stevie Lewis, The Antiquary, The BMJ, The medical untouchables, The Rebel Antiquary, The Safety, Tolerability and risks associated with the Use of Newer Generation Antidepressant Drugs, Welsh Assembly Petitions Committee, What's the harm in taking an antidepressant

By Hole Ousia Posted on October 23, 2019February 22, 2023

“What is treatment resistance in Psychiatry?”

The above editorial “What is treatment resistance in Psychiatry?” features in the current edition of World Psychiatry and has generated considerable discussion on social media. Ten months ago this “News” … Continue reading “What is treatment resistance in Psychiatry?”

Categories: Antidepressant prescribing, British Medical Journal, Depression, History of medicine, Medical Education, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Psychiatry, suicideTags: "Treatment resistant depression: what are the options?", A letter in the Times: 'Pills for depression', A timeline following a letter in the Times, akathisia, Antidepressant Dependence Discussed at the Seat of Welsh Government, antidepressants, Antiquary, ‘Evidence Based Medicine’ or ‘Industry Biased Medicine’, Bad Medicine, BAP, BJGP, BMJ NEWS, British Association for Psychopharmacology, Council for Evidence Based Psychiatry, Disclosure UK, doctors told, Dr Peter Gordon, Edward M White, esketamine, Fiona H French, Hole Ousia, Institute of Psychiatry, Janssen, Ketamine, Key Opinion Leader, Letter in the TIMES, Marion Brown, marketing, Mental health facts and statistics, millions of sufferers would benefit, Montgomery and informed consent, More people should get pills to beat depression, Narrative Controllers, NICE, Noel Thomas, Paid Opinion Leader, paid opinion leaders, PE1651, PE1651: Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Peter Gordon, pharma, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pilocybin, Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Prescribed harm, Psychiatry, Psychodelics, rapid responses have been published in the BMJ on treatment resistant depression, RCPsych, rebel antiquary, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Science Media Centre, second line options, Seroxat, SMC, Social maverick, spray, SSRI, SSRIs, Stavros Saripanidis, suicidality, suicide, Sunshine Act, Sunshine legislation, The Antiquary, The BMJ, The Narrative Controllers, The Rebel Antiquary, The rise and rise of antidepressants, TRD, Treatment Resistant Depression, Venlafaxine, What is treatment resistance in Psychiatry?, where science meets the headlines, Wiltshire

By Hole Ousia Posted on August 3, 2017February 1, 2023

‘The medical untouchables’

The following is a recent opinion piece by Dr Des Spence published in the British Journal of General Practice. I had been lined up to do the media interviews on … Continue reading ‘The medical untouchables’

Categories: Antidepressant prescribing, Medical Education, Medical humanities, NHS Hospitality Registers, NHS Scotland, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Psychiatry, Scotland, Sunshine Act for ScotlandTags: 2017, antidepressants, Antiquary, Bad Medicine, BAP, BBC, Big Pharma, BJGP, British Association for Psychopharmacology, British Journal of General Practice, Chief Medical Officer, CME, Continuing Medical Education, Cumberlege Review, Dr Peter Gordon, ethics, financial conflicts of interest, first do no harm, gabapentinoids, Gilbert Farie Revisited, harm, Hole Ousia, i was dying of my cure, iatrogenic, industry, informed consent, Jason Leitch, Key Opinion Leaders, KOL, Marion Brown, marketing, mental health, NHS, NHS Scotland, overmedicalisation, overtreatement, PE1493, PE1651, Peter Gordon, Peter J Gordon, Pharmaceutical Industry, powerful embrace, prescribed dependence, Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Psychiatry, Radio Scotland, Realistic Medicine, rebel antiquary, Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, Social maverick, SSRIs, Submission on PE1651: Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Sunshine Act, Sunshine Act for Scotland, Sunshine legislation, The Antiquary, The Law of the Few, The medical untouchables, The Rebel Antiquary, The report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, The Scottish Government [Prescribed harm], to urge the Scottish Government to take action to appropriately recognise and effectively support individuals affected and harmed by prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, truly informed consent, withdrawal

By Hole Ousia Posted on December 12, 2015January 24, 2023

“Bipolarisation”

This is a BMJ response written by me on the 8th June 2011. Four years on and I remain just as concerned about the over-medicalisation of mood disturbance. None of my words take … Continue reading “Bipolarisation”

Categories: Ageing, Alzheimer's disease, Antidepressant prescribing, British Medical Journal, Classification of mental illness, Dementia, Depression, History of medicine, Medical Education, Medical humanities, Medical writings, Narrative medicine, Neuro-genetic determinism, NHS Hospitality Registers, NHS Scotland, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia, Screening, Stigma, suicide, Sunshine Act for Scotland, The Quality and Outcomes Framework, Two culturesTags: A huge number of ‘bipolars’ are missed, A reply by Dr Peter Gordon to the Frontline article ‘Bad Medicine: bipolar II disorder’ and the responses it attracted, A timeline of missed opportunities, Akathisia: overlooked at a cost, Allen Frances, Angermeyer, antidepressants, antipsychotics, Antiquary, Are antidepressants overprescribed, Are antidepressants overprescribed? 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