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For UK psychiatrists the British Association for Psychopharmacology [BAP] is considered the premier educational resource. At the forthcoming 2023 Summer Meeting there are a number of ‘Satellite Symposia” sponsored by … Continue reading Yet more “education” funded by Industry
On the 25 February 2018 the following letter by Professor Wendy Burn, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists [RCPsych] and Professor David Baldwin, Chairman of the RCPsych Psychopharmacology Committee, … Continue reading Depression: pills and dependence [a timeline following a letter in the Times]
Before I retired as an NHS psychiatrist I made a ‘Subject Access’ inquiry to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The heavily redacted response revealed that the College operates in dark … Continue reading Who is wagging the dog’s tail?
The International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists is underway in Edinburgh. Yesterday’s “education” drew to a close with this session: All ‘FACTS’ were provided by Paid Opinion Leaders. … Continue reading “Ten FACTS”
Kings College London [KCL] has received over £800,000 from Janssen for Esketamine research. Professor Allan Young, Vice Dean and Clinical Academic Lead for KCL, features in this Guardian “Exclusive” [from … Continue reading The promotion of ESKETAMINE
The Royal College of Psychiatrists Position Statement on antidepressants and depression was published on the 29th May 2019: The following day the President, Registrar and CEO of the Royal College of … Continue reading The following day
This Special Investigation by John Naish is from today’s Daily Mail:
The Royal College of Psychiatrists Position Statement on antidepressants and depression was published on the 30th May 2019. The very same day, the President, Registrar and CEO of the Royal … Continue reading Position Statement: “FACTS”