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By Hole Ousia Posted on July 7, 2021July 7, 2021

The Psychopharmacology Committee

Two years have passed since I last considered the Psychopharmacology Committee of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This committee has increased its membership from 10 to 14. Here is a … Continue reading The Psychopharmacology Committee

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By Hole Ousia Posted on May 16, 2021May 16, 2021

“A gem of a book”

The current BMJ includes an obituary to Brice Pitt: emeritus professor of old age psychiatry who died in January of this year. He was clearly regarded highly by his colleagues … Continue reading “A gem of a book”

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By Hole Ousia Posted on April 17, 2021

“Everyone’s got mental-health stuff”

The following quotes are from the novel ‘The Midnight Library’ by Matt Haig:

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By Hole Ousia Posted on January 20, 2021

Social Media Democracy [a view]

Neil Mackay offers this opinion in the Scotsman, 19 January 2021:

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