From the blog-site of Auntie Psychiatry:
Auntie Psychiatry writes:
“This cartoon required a lot of background reading and study. I wanted to be as certain as possible about the validity of the phrase ‘Long-term drugging with antipsychotics causes brain shrinkage.’
My starting point was The Bitterest Pills by Joanna Moncrieff, a lead Psychiatrist based in the UK. From this I tracked down several research papers and journal articles on the subject. In the end, I reached the conclusion that all the evidence points in the same direction: Antipsychotic drugs are Neurotoxic …”
Read more here.
Other posts about collaborative practice:
‘Safe’ Z-drug sleeping tablets given to MILLIONS each year are as addictive as Valium – and they can cause crushing anxiety, flu-like effects and suicidal thoughts
Critical Curriculum on Psychotropic Medications
Positive and Negative Effects of Antipsychotic Medication: An International Online Survey of 832 Recipients