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

The influence of paid opinion leaders on the prescribing of antidepressants in the UK

I submitted two rapid responses to the BMJ in relation to this published letter: Reversing the rate of antidepressant prescribing: I divided my responses in two so that the word … Continue reading The influence of paid opinion leaders on the prescribing of antidepressants in the UK

“No competing interests”

I have been interested in the responses to this recent BMJ letter: Reversing the rate of antidepressant prescribing . One of the responses was by Dr Torbjörn Waerner. In this … Continue reading “No competing interests”