Are antidepressants overprescribed? Yes.
Recently, Dr Des Spence submitted, after more than a decade, a follow up to his 2013 ‘Head to Head’ debate in the BMJ with Prof Ian C Reid [see here … Continue reading Are antidepressants overprescribed? Yes.
Tag: Professor Ian C Reid
“What is it about antidepressants that upsets them so much . . . “
Edinburgh, 2010, and I was in the audience when Professor Ian C Reid began with this question: “What is it about antidepressants that upsets them so much . . . … Continue reading “What is it about antidepressants that upsets them so much . . . “
Psychiatry in Fabula
Vital note: DO NOT STOP a prescribed drug without CONSULTING your doctor. To play this short film please click here or on the image above Credits: [1] White Stripes cover … Continue reading Psychiatry in Fabula
A conversation from 2014 on the duration of antidepressant treatment
This correspondence with Professor Ian Reid is from 2014. This is the first time that I have shared it in the public domain. In my opinion, narrative is no less … Continue reading A conversation from 2014 on the duration of antidepressant treatment
Psychiatry in Fabula
In 2013 there was a head-to-head debate published in the BMJ on antidepressant prescribing. It so happened that this was between two Scottish NHS doctors: Professor Ian C Reid and … Continue reading Psychiatry in Fabula
What duration of treatment with antidepressants is ‘appropriate’?
Very sadly, the lead author of this letter, Professor Ian C Reid, died less than 6 months after it was published. I knew Ian Reid well as we both trained … Continue reading What duration of treatment with antidepressants is ‘appropriate’?
Paroxetine tablets [Film-Coated]
This film begins with Professor Ian C Reid asking, in 2010: “why antidepressants might upset people so much, and why are they so demonised?” This film shares some of my … Continue reading Paroxetine tablets [Film-Coated]
Experience is the best teacher
2000 years have passed since Cicero said that: “experience is the best teacher” [Usus magister est optimus] This is the current dictionary definition of experience: As a doctor, scientist, and artist I … Continue reading Experience is the best teacher