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By Hole Ousia Posted on July 14, 2023July 15, 2023

Keynote Lecture

This keynote lecture for the Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2023 International Congress was given by Sir Robin Murray. I have always admired Robin Murray. Throughout my time as a psychiatrist, … Continue reading Keynote Lecture

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By Hole Ousia Posted on June 25, 2023

The need for antidepressant withdrawal services

This article, just published, has kindly been made open access.

Categories: Antidepressant prescribing, History of medicine, Medical Education, Medical humanities, NHS Scotland, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Psychiatry, Stigma, suicide, Sunshine Act for ScotlandTags: 115303, Antiquary, August 2023, Dr Ed White, Dr Mark Horowitz, Dr Peter Gordon, Ed White, Hole Ousia, Joanna Moncrieff, LEAP 4PDD, Panorama, PE1651, PE1651: Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Position statement by Psychiatry: 'not a moment too soon', Position Statement on antidepressants and depression, Position Statement on Radio 4: "a very small number", Position Statement: "a top priority on our research agenda", Position Statement: "FACTS", Position Statement: "the so called withdrawal reactions", Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Professor John Read, Psychiatric Research, Psychiatry dependent on its authority is finding withdrawal seriously difficult, RCPsych, rebel antiquary, Recommendations from 708 patients, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Social maverick, some commentators highlighted that this "U-turn" had taken decades, Stevie Lewis, tapering, The Antidepressant Story, The Antiquary, The need for antidepressant withdrawal services, The promotion of a hashtag by RCPsych, The Rebel Antiquary, This "U-turn" by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has taken 30 years., This 'U-turn' has taken 30 years, Volume 326

By Hole Ousia Posted on June 19, 2023

Criticising psychiatry is still not ‘anti-psychiatry’

Categories: Antidepressant prescribing, History of medicine, Medical Education, Medical humanities, PsychiatryTags: 'You are anti-psychiatry', anti-anti-psychiatrist, Antiquary, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Criticising psychiatry is still not 'anti-psychiatry', Debates, Editorial, February 2020, Hole Ousia, Menckes and Dharmawardene, My worry about a sweeping term like 'latter-day anti-psychiatrists' is that it risks including those who have suffered harmful consequences of medications taken as prescribed., Niall McLaren, PE1651: Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Professor Robert Howard describes himself as an "anti-anti-psychiatrist", Psychiatry, Psychiatry dependent on its authority is finding withdrawal seriously difficult, RCPsych, rebel antiquary, Social maverick, The Antiquary, the new anti-psychiatry, The Rebel Antiquary, This poem is a response to the rise of the term “The New Anti-Psychiatry”, up the ante, Up the ANTI-, Volume 54

By Hole Ousia Posted on May 3, 2023December 19, 2023

‘Medicine remains a conflicted as ever’

In my previous post I shared a transcription of the latest podcast in the At the Back of Your Mind Series for Inspire The Mind: In this post I would … Continue reading ‘Medicine remains a conflicted as ever’

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