Cell Mates
By Dr Peter J. Gordon January 2011 What follows starts out from a car park, an almost empty psychiatric hospital car park at that! Why should you be interested? Well … Continue reading Cell Mates
Tag: Professor Ian C Reid
“Villains and Demonisers”
Almost a decade ago, one of the advisors to the Scottish Government on prescribing of antidepressants stated that it was the general public and their “distaste” for antidepressants that were … Continue reading “Villains and Demonisers”
“Bipolarisation”
This is a BMJ response written by me on the 8th June 2011. Four years on and I remain just as concerned about the over-medicalisation of mood disturbance. None of my words take … Continue reading “Bipolarisation”
“Conservative prescribing”
This editorial, an opinion piece by Prof David Healy, was recently published in the BMJ. In this post I intend to explore the arguments made around whether “chemical imbalance” was … Continue reading “Conservative prescribing”
Our own window
A reply to the Frontline article ‘Bad Medicine: bipolar II disorder’ and the responses it attracted. This is a BMJ response written by me on the 8th June 2011. It is a consideration … Continue reading Our own window