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By Hole Ousia Posted on June 4, 2019January 24, 2021

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

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By Hole Ousia Posted on June 4, 2019January 24, 2021

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

Categories: Antidepressant prescribing, Classification of mental illness, Depression, Medical Education, Medical humanities, Medical writings, NHS Hospitality Registers, NHS Scotland, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia, Stigma, suicide, Sunshine Act for Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: akathisia, Antipsychotic, antipsychotics, benzodiazepine, benzodiazepines, British Journal of Psychiatry, Charcot, discontinuation, drug safety, France, French, Hole Ousia, inability to sit, inability to stand still, l'akathisie, Ladislav Haskovec, mother's little helpers, neuroleptics, Paroxetine, Paxil, PE1651, Peter J Gordon, Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Prescribed harm, psychotropics, RCPsych, Realistic Medicine, restlessness, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Scottish Government, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, serotonin, Seroxat, side effects, SSRI, SSRIs, suicidality, suicide, The Antiquary, unbearable, Valium, withdrawal

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