The Fall
I recently read ‘The Fall’ by Albert Camus. It is about the demise of a narcissistic lawyer who ends up loathing himself. Several of the passages returned my thoughts to … Continue reading The Fall
Tag: British Journal of Psychiatry
SSRI ‘discontinuation syndrome’ or withdrawal
This Analysis by Massabki and Abi-Jaoude has been published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. It has been made open-access.
Wrapping paper
A UK psychiatrist, yesterday, on Twitter: “I’m thinking of using my stack of Yellow Journals for wrapping paper (I’ve memorised the contents)” All editions of the British Journal of Psychiatry … Continue reading Wrapping paper
“Working with the Government”
These ‘100 words’ by Professor Louis Appleby were published in the British Journal of Psychiatry in September 2008.
“Wake-up call for British Psychiatry”
This “Special Article” was published in the British Journal of Psychiatry in July 2008. No other article in the history of the journal has had more responses. A few years … Continue reading “Wake-up call for British Psychiatry”
Ten years ago
In my previous post I shared an article describing Dr Ladislav Haskovec’s recognition of akathisia in 1901. Akathisia is the truly horrid condition that causes unremitting restlessness, fear, terror and … Continue reading Ten years ago
Akathisia
Almost two decades ago the British Journal of Psychiatry included an interesting account about Akathisia to mark the hundredth anniversary of its recognition as a very serious, dangerous and unpleasant … Continue reading Akathisia
Big Pharma with the help of the British Journal of Psychiatry
This paper, funded, researched and written by Eli Lilly was published in the British Journal of Psychiatry in 2000. In this paper the word “relapse” is used 64 times. The … Continue reading Big Pharma with the help of the British Journal of Psychiatry