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By Hole Ousia Posted on June 28, 2023

B – L – I – N – D .

I worry [a lot] that all this pathological labelling of life [as we live it] is causing more harm than good. Image credit: A broken tombstone in Edinburgh where the … Continue reading B – L – I – N – D .

Categories: History of medicine, Medical humanities, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Philosophy, Psychiatry, StigmaTags: A broken tombstone in Edinburgh where the brass-relief of a disembodied head has long since fallen from its mount, Antiquary, blind, Edinburgh, Hole Ousia, I worry [a lot] that all this pathological labelling of life [as we live it] is causing more harm than good, Ivan Illich, John Berger, John Berger - Understanding a photograph, labeling, Labelling, Labelling Theory of Mental Illness, mental health awareness, pathological lens, rebel antiquary, Roy Porter, Scheff's labelling theory, Social maverick, Stigma and psychiatry: Window Tax, The Antiquary, The porter sounded the bell, The Porter's Bell, The Rebel Antiquary, The window tax was abolished in 1851 we have no reason then to exclude the light., tombstone, Window tax" Mental Health and Social Inclusion

By Hole Ousia Posted on June 25, 2023

100% ARTIFICIAL

Categories: Medical humanities, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, PsychiatryTags: 100% ARTIFICIAL, 1984 George Orwell, across the country many who had backed the Neon Preservation Society were now raising concerns, all the power and the money, anti-NEON, Antidepressed, Antiquary, artificial light, artificial lighting, BJPsych, blindingly artificial light, branding, British psychiatry, business is booming, Business is booming ['Just honest-to-goodness NEON'], Business is booming [favouring the narrative controllers], Business is booming [Porter's Bell], By yellow lights tormented, Core values of the Society, Cumberlege Review, Cumberlege Review: what is the position of RCPsych?, defensiveness, dogmatism, Dr Peter Gordon, fictional, fluorescence, Futurama signs, George Orwell, Glow all the way, GlowNeon, Hole Ousia, Iatrogenic stigma, institutional behaviouir, institutions, intelligent kindness, Janice Galloway, Jessie Burton, Labelling, name calling, NBE, Neon and fluorescent signs, Neon Based Evidence, neon yellow, Neons are everywhere, NEONscience, NEONspeak, Omphalos, Omphalos films, On the Other side of the fence, our family of brands, our values which underlie everything we do, Outsider art, Peter Gordon, Peter J Gordon, Please note: this is a FICTIONAL Society [no such Society of this name exists], Psychiatry, RCPsych, rebel antiquary, rebranding, rebranding psychiatry, regulations, Researching practising and debating mental health care, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Shrink rethink: rebranding psychiatry, Social maverick, stigma, Stigma and psychiatry: Window Tax, stokes division, The Antiquary, The Council of Neon, The Hate had started, The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, The Neon yellow preservation society, The Porter's Bell, The Rebel Antiquary, The report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, The window tax was abolished in 1851 we have no reason then to exclude the light., There is nothing natural about us, where all the power and money is, Why all this nastiness, Window tax, [brand - business model and regulations], [Preservers of Ham]

By Hole Ousia Posted on June 23, 2023June 25, 2023

All the power and the money

Categories: History of medicine, Medical humanities, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Philosophy, PsychiatryTags: 1984 George Orwell, across the country many who had backed the Neon Preservation Society were now raising concerns, aggressive use of nuance, all the power and the money, Animal Farm, anti-NEON, Antiquary, artificial light, artificial lighting, BJPsych, blindingly artificial light, branding, British psychiatry, business is booming, Business is booming ['Just honest-to-goodness NEON'], Business is booming [favouring the narrative controllers], Business is booming [Porter's Bell], By yellow lights tormented, Core values of the Society, Cumberlege Review: what is the position of RCPsych?, defensiveness, dogmatism, Dr Peter Gordon, fictional, fluorescence, Futurama signs, gateway drug, George Orwell, Glow all the way, GlowNeon, Hole Ousia, Hydra, Iatrogenic stigma, informed consent, institutional behaviouir, institutions, intelligent kindness, Labelling, Mental illness, name calling, NBE, Neon and fluorescent signs, Neon Based Evidence, neon yellow, Neons are everywhere, NEONscience, NEONspeak, On the Other side of the fence, our family of brands, our values which underlie everything we do, Outsider art, Peter Gordon, Peter J Gordon, Please note: this is a FICTIONAL Society [no such Society of this name exists], Psychiatry, RCPsych, rebel antiquary, rebranding, rebranding psychiatry, regulations, Researching practising and debating mental health care, Roy Porter, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Shrink rethink: rebranding psychiatry, Social maverick, Stigma and psychiatry: Window Tax, stokes division, The Antiquary, The Council of Neon, The Hate had started, The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, The Neon yellow preservation society, The Porter's Bell, The Rebel Antiquary, The report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, where all the power and money is, Why all this nastiness, Window tax, [brand - business model and regulations], [Preservers of Ham]

By Hole Ousia Posted on December 20, 2022March 21, 2023

What Price Depression?

The above paper was published in the British Journal of Psychiatry in 1994 with the support of SmithKline Beecham Ltd. What Price Depression? This is an important question. Please click … Continue reading What Price Depression?

Categories: Antidepressant prescribing, History of medicine, Medical Education, Medical humanities, Medical writings, NHS Scotland, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Psychiatry, Stigma, suicide, Sunshine Act for ScotlandTags: #pillshaming, 1 in 4, 1992, 1992 Drug Ther Bull, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2022;379:o2275, 305:1 198-202, 36 years at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a blot a stain or perhaps something worse, A Sunshine Act for Scotland, A systematic review into the incidence, A T Tylee, A timeline of missed opportunities, A Wright, antidepressant, antidepressants, Antiquary, APPG Prescribed Medication Review, Are antidepressants becoming a fast fix?, Are guidelines evidence-based, ASTROV, ‘Evidence Based Medicine’ or ‘Industry Biased Medicine’, Baroness Cumberlege, Behind the graph lie a million stories, Bengt Jönsson, biomedical determinism, BJPsych, BMJ, British Journal of Psychiatry, British psychiatry, By living we learn, C M Harris, C Ronalds, C Salisbury, C Thompson, C V R Blacker, chemical imbalance, chemical imbalance theory, Consensus panel, Consensus statement, Corridors of Power, courage to care, Cumberlege, Cumberlege Review, Cumberlege Review: what is the position of RCPsych?, D Bhugra, D G Wilkinson, D Goldberg, D Pereira Gray, D Sharp, David S Baldwin, Defeat Depression Campaign, Discontinuation Consensus panel, discontinuation syndrome, Down with Gloom!, Dr Peter Gordon, Dr Stuart Montgomery, E S Paykel, educational campaigns, Epitome of current medical literature, ethics, Eugene Paykel, February 1999, film-coated, films, Films and PRIMUM NON CERE, Films that consider First Do No Harm, first do no harm, Freedom to speak up, G Ashcroft, Gilbert Farie Revisited, Glad it's all over, harm of medicine use is an important public health concern, Hole Ousia, How to Defeat Depression, https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.164.5.665, I dont want this isolation, iatrogenic, Iatrogenic harm, Imbalance, IMDDS review, Impact and Evaluation of the Defeat Depression Campaign, in the long run big businesses with the scientists usually won, Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, informed consent, J A Henry, J L Scott, James Davies, John A Henry, John Read, L Gask, Lay people's attitudes to the Defeat Depression Campaign, Linda Gask, long term prophylaxis, Managing depression in general practice, Marion Brown, marketing of education, mass prescribing, medical profession turns to soft power to influence policy, medicine, Miranda Levy, Narrative control, Narrative Controllers, Narrative surrender, Nasty Medicine, New guidance, New guidance in recognising and managing depression in General Practice, nullius in verba, Omphalos, On the Other side of the fence, one of the recommendations gives cause for concern, P E Bebbington, P Freeling, P Smith, P Surtees, P Tyrer, paid opinion leaders, Paroxetine, Paroxetine tablets [film coated], Paul E. 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