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Professor John Read: Fear and Loathing in the ECT Debate

Author: Editorial 15th June 2022 0 Comments

This article by Prof. John Read has been published by the Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry (CEP). It begins: “The Lack of Evidence for ECT To the surprise of many people, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is still being administered to approximately a million…
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Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry, ECT, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), John Read, Research

Ethical issues in psychopharmacology

Author: Editorial 13th June 2022 0 Comments

This paper by L. McHenry has been published in the Journal of Medical Ethics. The abstract says: “The marketing of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the psychopharmacological industry presents a serious moral problem for the corporate model of medicine. In this…
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antidepressants, ethics, Journal of Medical Ethics, L. McHenry, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatry, psychopharmacology, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SSRI, SSRIs

He Spurred a Revolution in Psychiatry. Then He ‘Disappeared.’

Author: Editorial 6th June 2022 0 Comments

The Mad in America website cites a New York Times‘ article , which begins: “On the second day of the annual convention of the American Psychiatric Association in 1972, something extraordinary happened. While the assembled psychiatrists, mostly white men in dark…
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American Psychiatric Association, history of psychiatry, homosexuality, Mad in America, New York Times, psychiatry

Therapy Beyond Good and Evil

Author: Editorial 3rd June 2022 0 Comments

Subtitled “A nonjudgmental psychology is failing patients who need to hear hard truths”, this article by James Mumford has been published on The New Atlantis website. It begins: “It appears innocuous at first. The psychologist writes one word at the center…
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, James Mumford, psychology, Talking Therapies, The New Atlantis, values

Neuropolis: A Brain Science Survival Guide

Author: Editorial 26th May 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Robert Newman. The publishers say: “Are we our brains? How can you map the mind? Can brain scans read our minds? Based on Rob Newman’s live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 series, his…
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books, brain, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, New Approaches, reductionism, Robert Newman

Easier than curing a toothache? The Story of Lobotomy

Author: Editorial 16th May 2022 0 Comments

This podcast is from the BBC. The producers say: “It is remembered as the most barbaric medical procedure of the 20th century, but lobotomy was once hailed as a miracle cure. Claire Prentice explores the archives to uncover the hidden history…
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audio, BBC, Claire Prentice, Egas Moniz, history of psychiatry, Howard Dully, lobotomy, psychiatry, Wylie McKissock

The illusion of evidence based medicine

Author: Editorial 12th May 2022 0 Comments

This video from Dr. John Campbell is relevant to mental healthcare, not least in relation to the “evidence” provided to justify the massive prescription of psychotropic drugs:

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clinical drugs trials, evidence-based medicine, pharmaceutical industry, videos

Education for critical practice in mental health

Author: Editorial 9th May 2022 0 Comments

This article by Lydia Sapouna has been published in the journal Critical and Radical Social Work. The article summary says: “This article discusses an approach to mental health education that aims to prepare students to become critical practitioners with the vision…
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Critical and Radical Social Work, critical practice, diagnostic labelling, identity, Lydia Sapouna, mental health training, power, psychiatry, service users, social work education

Conceptual Framework for Public Mental Health

Author: Editorial 6th May 2022 0 Comments

The developers of this framework say: “This Conceptual Framework for Public Mental Health is an interactive web-based tool that brings together evidence from academic research, reports, and practitioner and public consultations to map out the factors affecting mental health across all…
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life stages, National Institute for Health Research, NIHR School for Public Health Research Public Mental Health, public health, wellbeing

Causation: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Editorial 29th April 2022 0 Comments

Causation: A Very Short Introduction is the title of a book by Stephen Mumford and Rani Lill Anjum. It’s relevant to the field of mental health because of (for example): The scientific paradigm in relation to mental healthcare. Should this paradigm…
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books, causation, complexity-based practice, evidence-based practice, New Approaches, philosophy, philosophy of science, Rani Anjum, reductionism, Stephen Mumford

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