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By Hole Ousia Posted on December 27, 2022December 27, 2022

“The Defeat Depression Campaign is not a useful exercise”

The following letter by R P Snaith was published in the Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 7 , July 1994 , pp. 432: Professor Robin Priest, one of … Continue reading “The Defeat Depression Campaign is not a useful exercise”

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By Hole Ousia Posted on December 26, 2022

“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”

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By Hole Ousia Posted on December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

What Price Depression?

The above paper was published in the British Journal of Psychiatry in 1994 with the support of SmithKline Beecham Ltd. What Price Depression? This is an important question. Please click … Continue reading What Price Depression?

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By Hole Ousia Posted on September 30, 2022September 30, 2022

ASTROV: scholarship might have to reassess all sorts of certainties

This film is an ‘attack’ on biomedical determinism. To play this film please click here. This film voices others, including: Roy Porter Sylvia Plath Matt Haig Ian Hamilton Finlay Anthony … Continue reading ASTROV: scholarship might have to reassess all sorts of certainties

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