‘How to maintain professionalism in public’

The above paragraph is from this week’s BMJ. I have redacted the name of the professional involved  as the issue is one that reaches across all professions, not just healthcare. … Continue reading ‘How to maintain professionalism in public’

The influence of paid opinion leaders on the prescribing of antidepressants in the UK

I submitted two rapid responses to the BMJ in relation to this published letter: Reversing the rate of antidepressant prescribing: I divided my responses in two so that the word … Continue reading The influence of paid opinion leaders on the prescribing of antidepressants in the UK

“No competing interests”

I have been interested in the responses to this recent BMJ letter: Reversing the rate of antidepressant prescribing . One of the responses was by Dr Torbjörn Waerner. In this … Continue reading “No competing interests”

I write as ‘one of those’.

The following response was written by myself over a decade ago. The recent extensive promotion of Scottish Brain Sciences reminded me of it. Response to the head to head debate: … Continue reading I write as ‘one of those’.

Medical gaslighting

I was interested to read the above rapid response as published online in the BMJ. I have faced gas-lighting and bullying. In many instances this has been from senior psychiatrists … Continue reading Medical gaslighting