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Professor Rob Howard has stated that he finds it “flattering and gratifying” to cause distress to others on social media. The provocative language that Professor Howard chooses to use is … Continue reading “flattering and gratifying”
Recently, Dr Helen Salisbury, shared in her BMJ perspective some personal thoughts on the influence of industry on human health [please note: Dr Salisbury was considering industry-influence at its widest … Continue reading “If they stopped listening to industry”
In recent times, the reporting of UK politics has focussed on the values guiding the behaviour of those in power. The following comment is from a newspaper editorial:This is the … Continue reading On the values of trust and kindness
The Social Media Policy of the Royal College of Psychiatrists [published March 2022] The Core Values for Psychiatrists as set out by the Royal College of Psychiatrists are: Communication, Dignity, … Continue reading The Social Media Policy of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
This is from an Editorial that considered what is democracy? [Scotsman 3 June 2022]
This post is from over 2 years ago. I do hope that this sort of mocking behaviour, by some professionals in the mental health field, has stopped. We need to … Continue reading “Vile on”
In this BMJ Analysis, Caitríona Cox and Zoë Fritz argue that outdated medical language that casts doubt, belittles, or blames patients jeopardises the therapeutic relationship and is overdue for change. … Continue reading Revisiting language that disempowers patients
Professor Robert Howard, 13 April 2022: “From memory, it amounted to attending one meeting to help them understand the data from 2 memantine trials. Here’s the 2006 BMJ paper, anyway. … Continue reading “Classic Pharma shill stuff”