Author Archive: Editorial
Antidepressants are not antidepressants – an alternative approach to drug action and implications for the use of antidepressants
“Antidepressants are not antidepressants – an alternative approach to drug action and implications for the use of antidepressants” is an article written by Dr. Joanna Moncrieff (psychiatrist) and published in the BJPsych Bulletin (Jan. 30th 2018) as part of their “Against…
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The Little Book of Lykke
The full title of this book is “The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World’s Happiest People”. The publishers say: “It’s easy to see why Denmark is often called the world’s happiest country. Not only do they…
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Psychedelic drugs should be legally reclassified so that researchers can investigate their therapeutic potential
Key Opinion Leaders
From Peter J. Gordon’s Hole Ousia website: “I wrote ‘Transparency at the Top: British Psychiatry’ in April 2015 but did not share it publicly as I wanted to give the Royal College of Psychiatrists time to improve the governance of financial conflicts…
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Compassion Fatigue Resources for Talking Therapists
The British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) say that: “Being a professional involved in delivering talking therapies is a fantastic career, with huge personal satisfaction that can come from connecting with and helping others. It can also be stressful and challenging at times, especially in…
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Wise people are less lonely, here’s why
Mathew Davis, writing in The Big Think , says: “While he was scraping out a life in the woods by Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau wrote, ‘I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company,…
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People on antidepressants also tend to have trouble identifying their feelings
Eric Dolan, reporting for PsyPost : “People on antidepressant medication tend to also report experiencing diminished emotional awareness, a condition known as alexithymia, according to a preliminary study published in the journal Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology . “In my experience, up to 10-20% of clinical…
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Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought
The publishers say: “As a child, Lily Bailey knew she was bad. By the age of 13, she had killed someone with a thought, spread untold disease, and ogled the bodies of other children. Only by performing an exhausting series…
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