BAP: Trainees’ Workshop

As part of the 2019 Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology has organised a ‘Trainees’ Workshop’ chaired by Professor Jeremy Hall and with the following five speakers: I … Continue reading BAP: Trainees’ Workshop

Another disappointing response from the Scottish Government

I recently shared my concerns about this Lundbeck sponsored meeting: I have also documented why I do not share the view of the Chief Executive Officer of Royal College of … Continue reading Another disappointing response from the Scottish Government

Putting caring conversations into practice

Below is my published response to Dr Derek Summerfield’s open question: NHS antidepressant prescribing: what do we get for £266m a year? Putting caring conversations into practice [html fomat]: I … Continue reading Putting caring conversations into practice

Psychiatry, dependent on its authority, is finding withdrawal seriously difficult

In the week that has followed the publication and media reports of this Lancet paper, I have noticed how Psychiatry (my profession) has seemed to be struggling with any threat … Continue reading Psychiatry, dependent on its authority, is finding withdrawal seriously difficult

Bathwater and the baby

Response to the Editorial: The ‘continuum of psychosis’: scientifically unproven and clinically impractical.The British Journal of Psychiatry (2010) 197, 423-425 This response was published  in the Br J Psychiatry This … Continue reading Bathwater and the baby