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Dr William Sargant (1907-1988) was a British psychiatrist who is remembered for the evangelical zeal with which he promoted physical methods of treatments in psychiatry. The text book he co-wrote … Continue reading ‘Battle for the Mind’
The image is of Colinton pharmacy. This film is an ‘attack’ on biomedical determinism. To play this film please click here. This film voices others, including:
This is the transcript of a short film I made in late May 2011 called ‘AWOKEN‘: It forms the summarised reply by me to Wake-up call for British Psychiatry written … Continue reading Left wide awake
Response to the head to head debate: Does psychoanalysis have a valuable place in modern mental health services? Published in the BMJ, 20th February 2012 BMJ2012;344:e1211 BMJ rapid-response by Dr … Continue reading One of those
A reply by Peter J. Gordon to the Editorial: Erving Goffman’s Asylums 50 years on. The British Journal of Psychiatry (2011) 198. It so happened that as I opened up … Continue reading Hold hands among the atoms
Commentary upon the Editorial by Randolph Nesse MD: Evolution at 150: time for truly biological psychiatry. The British Journal of Psychiatry (2009) 195: 471-472 This was a welcome Editorial for … Continue reading A Coat of Dr Pangloss