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At the forthcoming 2023 Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology [BAP] one of the ‘workshops’ for trainee doctors is titled ‘Public engagement – tips for best practice‘. Former … Continue reading Paid opinion leaders on public engagement
The following analysis by Helen McArdle was published in yesterday’s Herald: Here is a selection of material relevant to the prescribing of antidepressants in Scotland over recent years:
In May 2019, having shared a series of social media responses to the hashtag #ITakeMedsForMyMentalHealth , the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has found herself caught up in … Continue reading RCPsych, social media and “what we believe in”
I worked as an NHS psychiatrist for quarter of a century and when I prescribed medications I tried to do so as carefully and appropriately as I could. In doing … Continue reading The promotion of a hashtag by RCPsych