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On the front page, and over several pages inside, the Times newspaper reported on prescribing rates of antidepressants:The Times considered the prescribing of antidepressants to both young and old:And confirmed … Continue reading ‘Tens of thousands of children’
I have worked as an NHS psychiatrist for quarter of a century and when I prescribe medications I try to do so as carefully and appropriately as I can. In … Continue reading “Pill Shaming”
From 2014 to 2017, Professor Sir Simon Wessely was the elected president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. In the week following taking up Presidency, Professor Sir Simon Wessely was … Continue reading “The reputational consequences for the profession of casual false reassurance on these issues”
I recently read an article in PULSE which revealed that NICE has launched a second consultation on a new guideline for treating and managing depression in adults. The article explained … Continue reading NICE reconsults on depression guidelines
RSM Health Matters Podcast: Episode 1 – Antidepressants, Antibiotics and the Gender Pay Gap 26th April 2018 Kaji Sritharan (KS), Professor Sir Simon Wessely (SW), Professor Clare Gerada (CG) [This … Continue reading RSM Health Matters Podcast: Episode 1 – Antidepressants
Psychiatrists across the world, when assessing mental states, have to consider “insight”. Psychiatrists, like myself, are also taught the “subjective-objective divide”. This “divide” has always troubled me, as it would … Continue reading I N S I G H T
A friend of mine recently told me that the road signs used throughout Great Britain were devised by a partnership between Richard Kinneir and Margaret Calvert. Their system has become a … Continue reading Special partnerships
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