Off-Label Prescriptions

In the Summer 2018 edition of the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s magazine,  I N S I G H T, Professor David Baldwin, Chair of the College Psychopharmacology Committee gives advice … Continue reading Off-Label Prescriptions

Marketing of Latuda in NHS Scotland

In an NHS e-mail with a wide distribution list, I was invited to this marketing event. Though it is titled “Current updates in treatment for schizophrenia” the following programme demonstrates … Continue reading Marketing of Latuda in NHS Scotland

A letter in the Times: ‘Pills for depression’

On the 25th February 2018 the following letter was published in the Times. It was written by Professor David Baldwin, Chair of the Psychopharmacology Committee, and Professor Wendy Burn, the … Continue reading A letter in the Times: ‘Pills for depression’

“The Law of the Few”

Malcolm Gladwell in his book ‘The Tipping Point’ describes what he terms “The Law of the Few”: namely that the influence of a few people can result in change in … Continue reading “The Law of the Few”