‘A dour solid building’
In the Trove Scotland archive I came across this photograph of 52 West Port, Edinburgh. The stare of the unknown passer-by and the ghost sign: FIRE STATION, left me wanting … Continue reading ‘A dour solid building’
Tag: timelines
Déjà vu
The recent publication in JAMA Psychiatry: Incidence and Nature of Antidepressant Discontinuation Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis made me feel that I had been here before. Once again, a … Continue reading Déjà vu
The influence of paid opinion leaders on the prescribing of antidepressants in the UK
I submitted two rapid responses to the BMJ in relation to this published letter: Reversing the rate of antidepressant prescribing: I divided my responses in two so that the word … Continue reading The influence of paid opinion leaders on the prescribing of antidepressants in the UK
A timeline following a letter in the Times
The following episode on PANORAMA aired last night [please click on the image to go to i-player]: If you would like to complete an ANONYMOUS SURVEY in response to this … Continue reading A timeline following a letter in the Times
“Programme will help identify potential suicide victims”
The above newspaper headline is from a report in the Kerryman newspaper, 27th November 2003. The report describes a “new training programme aimed at helping health service professionals to improve … Continue reading “Programme will help identify potential suicide victims”
Depression: pills and dependence [a timeline following a letter in the Times]
On the 25 February 2018 the following letter by Professor Wendy Burn, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists [RCPsych] and Professor David Baldwin, Chairman of the RCPsych Psychopharmacology Committee, … Continue reading Depression: pills and dependence [a timeline following a letter in the Times]
“Elusive”
This was the ‘Keynote Lecture’ as given at the International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Monday 20 June 2022: [Please note: the above images come from #RCPSYCHIC22 as … Continue reading “Elusive”
National Suicide Prevention Strategy
Last month I wrote to the Lead for the National Suicide Prevention Strategy for England. The current lead, Professor Louis Appleby, has a prominent social media presence and naturally many … Continue reading National Suicide Prevention Strategy