The Big Read
Between 1-in-4 and 1-in-5 adults in the UK are taking prescribed psychiatric drugs. This is a fact and is in no way meant to “shame”.
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Psychiatry in fabula
Chipped Tooth The administrator now the administered. Pulse-oximeter sirens a frenzied fear, friendly faces pace in busyness managing checklists to the unknown. Man-made epilepsy in-a-box. Temples numbing – signify it … Continue reading Psychiatry in fabula
[more-than-a-little] BAZIRE
I worked as an NHS Psychiatrist for quarter of a century. I retired several years ago. When in training, my colleagues universally recommended this handbook by Professor Stephen Bazire [+ … Continue reading [more-than-a-little] BAZIRE
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
20/20 vision – right to reply [an edited transcript]
Without sharing a little of the backdrop, and some of the thoughts that inspired it, this film risks being misunderstood. My last day as a doctor was on 20-1-20. I … Continue reading 20/20 vision – right to reply [an edited transcript]
Thoughts of a senior Scottish Psychiatrist
Every October, as one of the promised actions of the Scottish Government’s Mental Health Strategy a report is published by ISD Scotland on the prescribing of ‘Medicines used in the mental … Continue reading Thoughts of a senior Scottish Psychiatrist
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