Scottish Brain Sciences
A few years ago a senior UK academic in mental health stated gleefully to his colleagues: “It’s boom time in industry!” I was reminded of this statement when reading this … Continue reading Scottish Brain Sciences
Tag: pharma
The Psychopharmacology Committee [2023]
Over the last decade I have looked at the governance of the Psychopharmacology Committee of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. My hope was to find improvement in relation to transparency. … Continue reading The Psychopharmacology Committee [2023]
“Promulgating therapeutic recommendations”
The following letter, written by Dr Philip Cowen and Dr Chris Thompson, was published in the BMJ in October 1994 [this, as it happens, being mid-way through the ‘Defeat Depression … Continue reading “Promulgating therapeutic recommendations”
Business is booming [Porter’s Bell]
The Porter’s Bell [a film by Peter]: Peter’s sculpture will be a ringing attack on a culture where “disorder” has reached into every aspect of everyday human life. Roy Porter … Continue reading Business is booming [Porter’s Bell]