The Big Read
Between 1-in-4 and 1-in-5 adults in the UK are taking prescribed psychiatric drugs. This is a fact and is in no way meant to “shame”.
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Porcelain
This short film is dedicated to friends who understand what I am trying to say about personal experience [vivendo discimus] P O R C E L A I N Music … Continue reading Porcelain
Chemically imbalanced: when marketing masquerades as science
You can access this book review here.
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
Over-certainty and over-confidence
An unedited paragraph from the Newcastle Journal, Wednesday 25 April 1990. The Cumberlege Review of 2020, concluded that, in terms of patient safety, this matter cannot be ignored.
INNER COMPASS
Earlier this year I was interviewed by Cooper Davis for the Inner Compass Initiative. This interview can be watched here. A few weeks ago, an American who had watched the … Continue reading INNER COMPASS
My reflections on this Drug Science Podcast
The 5-HT hypothesis of depression: https://holeousia.com/2025/03/19/the-5-ht-hypothesis-of-depression-with-prof-philip-cowen-and-dr-sameer-jauhar/ This podcast was released by DRUG SCIENCE on 12 March 2025. The podcast can be listened to here. As a former NHS psychiatrist and also as somebody … Continue reading My reflections on this Drug Science Podcast
The 5-HT hypothesis of depression with Prof Philip Cowen and Dr Sameer Jauhar
This podcast was released by Drug Science on 12 March 2025. The podcast can be listened to here. What follows is a full transcription of this podcast. Drug Science Podcast: … Continue reading The 5-HT hypothesis of depression with Prof Philip Cowen and Dr Sameer Jauhar