Kelly’s cats
I made this film at the start of the year. It is an artistic film that considers suicide. It is also a film about all that matters to me. Union … Continue reading Kelly’s cats
Tag: iatrogenic
When everything is reduced to a word: what nonsense
Psychopathology
You are a personality not a disorder
“Borderline”
Kelly’s cats are still homeless
Have antidepressants reduced suicide rates? This is a recent film by me (with some old footage): And here are some old considerations of mine (2011).
The ladder of participation
Yesterday I asked the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists: “I was wondering when the planned meeting to consider the shared experience of long term antidepressant prescribing, and the … Continue reading The ladder of participation
Sunshine legislation
I have just sent this letter: Sent: 07 October 2018 10:49 Subject: Sunshine legislation Bridge of Allan, 7th October 2018 Dear Royal Colleges, General Medical Council, UK Governments, UK Parliaments/Assemblies, … Continue reading Sunshine legislation
Stigma and psychiatry: Window Tax
Peter J. Gordon, (2012),”Window tax“, Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 16 Iss: 4 pp. 181 – 187 Purpose of paper: The purpose of this paper is to discuss concerns that, … Continue reading Stigma and psychiatry: Window Tax
Sylvia
This film is based on a person that I never knew, as our time-spans did not overlap. I have read ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath and much of Ted … Continue reading Sylvia
Speak, Memory
This film is about iatrogenic harm (illness caused by medical treatment). Vladimir Nabokov is a writer that I greatly admire. I have just finished reading “Speak, Memory” his ‘autobiography’. Nabokov … Continue reading Speak, Memory
‘The medical untouchables’
The following is a recent opinion piece by Dr Des Spence published in the British Journal of General Practice. I had been lined up to do the media interviews on … Continue reading ‘The medical untouchables’
