Shame on us all
This BMJ investigation has revealed that drug and medical device companies have given £9m to royal colleges in recent years. Dr Friedrich Flachsbart, former GP from Göttingen has given this … Continue reading Shame on us all
Tag: rapid response
150 reports of possible cases of self-injury and suicidal thoughts
This rapid response by Dr Peter J. Selley was recently submitted to the BMJ. It would be helpful if those involved at a senior level in National Suicide Prevention strategies … Continue reading 150 reports of possible cases of self-injury and suicidal thoughts
A response by Dr Peter J Gordon
I have submitted this response, on the above paper, to the BMJ: Dear Editor, I would like to add my support to the proposal put forward by Davies et al … Continue reading A response by Dr Peter J Gordon
‘Entrenched resistance in the medical profession’
Published in the current BMJ is this ‘Feature Essay’: Why doctors have a moral imperative to prescribe and support medical cannabis: The BMJ have published online several rapid responses to this … Continue reading ‘Entrenched resistance in the medical profession’
Submitted to the BMJ a decade ago
A reply to the Frontline article ‘Bad Medicine: bipolar II disorder’ and the responses it attracted. Written 8th June 2011, by Dr Peter J Gordon, Consultant NHS psychiatrist. OUR OWN … Continue reading Submitted to the BMJ a decade ago
Esketamine: Regulators and a confusing narrative
I recently shared a BMJ report that outlined the approval of Esketamine in Europe: Since sharing this news, the following rapid response by the MHRA [The Medicines and Healthcare products … Continue reading Esketamine: Regulators and a confusing narrative
Hubris and the medical profession
I regularly read the BMJ Rapid Responses and find them to provide opportunities to learn and often to challenge any existing understandings that I may have established. The following response … Continue reading Hubris and the medical profession
“What is treatment resistance in Psychiatry?”
The above editorial “What is treatment resistance in Psychiatry?” features in the current edition of World Psychiatry and has generated considerable discussion on social media. Ten months ago this “News” … Continue reading “What is treatment resistance in Psychiatry?”