“Big Pharma Conspiracies”

Dr Mark Bolstridge, Trainee doctor in Psychiatry, 13 December 2019: “Big Pharma Conspiracies are on a par with the Illuminati, 9/11 deniers, New World Order conspiracies, David Icke reptilians and … Continue reading “Big Pharma Conspiracies”

Dr Mark Bolstridge

Contributions made to social media by Dr Mark Bolstridge. The full and necessary context for all of these contributions can be found on the author’s twitter timeline  where he introduces … Continue reading Dr Mark Bolstridge

BAP: Trainees’ Workshop

As part of the 2019 Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology has organised a ‘Trainees’ Workshop’ chaired by Professor Jeremy Hall and with the following five speakers: I … Continue reading BAP: Trainees’ Workshop

“. . . the race is on to get it to market”

The story of ‘alcosynth’ was given yesterday in a number of the National papers. The subtitle in the Guardian stated that “. . . the race is on to get … Continue reading “. . . the race is on to get it to market”

The Narrative Controllers

Science is important to us all. This post is an attempt to explore some of the broad issues that we need to consider to ensure scientific integrity. Science is more … Continue reading The Narrative Controllers

“Blew the study leave budget on BAP Masterclasses”

This was a recent statement made by a senior NHS Scotland psychiatrist who is one of the leads on quality improvement in NHS Scotland. It was said in the public … Continue reading “Blew the study leave budget on BAP Masterclasses”

Current education on Schizophrenia and substance misuse

In the public domain,  Dr Samei Huda, an influential British Psychiatrist, has repeatedly stated on social media that it is “propaganda” that the pharmaceutical industry has any significant role in … Continue reading Current education on Schizophrenia and substance misuse

Presidential handover

On Monday 24th July 2018 the Presidency of the British Association for Psychopharmacology was handed over to Professor Allan Young: Professor Allan Young was formerly Chair of the Royal College … Continue reading Presidential handover