Gilbert Farie: Ten considerations

This is an old piece of writing. It was written over a decade ago. The ‘Ten considerations’ are based on titles of creative works by Robert Louis Stevenson: Gilbert Farie, … Continue reading Gilbert Farie: Ten considerations

New Editor-in-Chief of The British Journal of Psychiatry

23 May 2023: “The Royal College of Psychiatrists is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Gin Malhi as the next College Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the world-class British Journal of Psychiatry (BJPsych)” … Continue reading New Editor-in-Chief of The British Journal of Psychiatry

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?

The NEON Yellow Preservation Society [brand, business model and regulations]

Please note: this is a FICTIONAL Society [no such Society of this name exists] Long ago, the editorial team that established the British Journal of Psychiatry chose to front-cover their … Continue reading The NEON Yellow Preservation Society [brand, business model and regulations]

The Neon Yellow Preservation Society

Long ago, the editorial team that established the British Journal of Psychiatry chose to front-cover their new journal NEON yellow. The journal has remained neon yellow ever since. To watch … Continue reading The Neon Yellow Preservation Society

Tackling overprescribing

This Editorial features in the current BMJ. It is worth reading in full. It begins with this headline: ‘LONG OVERDUE WITH A LOT TO DO” In the previous post I … Continue reading Tackling overprescribing