failed once again
My wife wrote down these notes after reading this published opinion: Please read this for more.
Tag: narrative controllers
“It is important that when we have this media debate it is always balanced”
May 2023: When interviewed* for this podcast about antidepressants Professor Carmine Pariante said: “It is important that when we have this media debate it is always balanced”. June 2024: Professor … Continue reading “It is important that when we have this media debate it is always balanced”
Industry Payments: psychiatry near the top of the list
This letter was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association [JAMA], 28 March 2024. It can be read in full here. I was particularly interested in the specific … Continue reading Industry Payments: psychiatry near the top of the list
“The front door is open wide”
As published in the BMJ, 19 February 2024:
MONEY TALK
Professor David Nutt is a career-long Paid Opinion Leader in psychiatry. He is widely known and continues to be extremely influential in relation to the prescribing ‘habits’ of British psychiatrists. … Continue reading MONEY TALK
Confronting the Pharmaceutical Shadow in Psychiatry
It was welcome to read this thoughtful and informed response by Professor Om Prakash. Alas, British psychiatry continues to be in denial about this issue, such that even the review … Continue reading Confronting the Pharmaceutical Shadow in Psychiatry
Imperial College London: a response from the Research Integrity Officer
The recipient of this letter shared it with a number of people, including me, who have an interest in the role of transparency in scientific integrity. It struck me as … Continue reading Imperial College London: a response from the Research Integrity Officer
Not a true picture.
I recently received a message that included this sentence: I replied to the sender: There is a need to correct this view. The truth is that UK psychiatry is enmeshed … Continue reading Not a true picture.