Critique Of IAPT On BBC TV

On CBT Watch (an Independent Mental Health Watchdog & Discussion Forum), Dr. Mike Scott writes concerning IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies), which has now been renamed ‘NHS Talking Therapies’): “here is my 5 minute interview with BBC TV, https://vimeo.com/316124732 the…
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Antidepressants: I wasn’t told about the side-effects

Anton Ferrie reports for BBC Scotland: “About one in seven people in the UK now take medication to treat depression but some say they are not being given appropriate advice about the potential side-effects of the drugs they have been prescribed….
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Australia legalises psychedelics for mental health

Tiffany Wertheimer reports for the BBC: “Australia has become the first country in the world to legalise the use of psychedelics to treat some mental health conditions. Approved psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA to those suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and magic…
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I don’t have ADHD, but three private clinics say I do

This report by Rory Carson concerns undercover work that he conducted for the BBC’s Panorama team, which specialises in investigative journalism. It begins: “A leading NHS consultant psychiatrist has met me in person and concluded I don’t have ADHD – attention…
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Sheffield: Call to tackle ‘systemic racism’ in mental health care

Hayley Brewer reports for the BBC: “A suicide survivor has said there are ‘systemic issues‘ with racism in the mental health system. Gambinga Gambinga, 43, from Sheffield, said black people ‘have a rougher ride’ in getting support than white people. NHS…
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Stop caging people with autism and learning disabilities, says Robert Buckland

This report (from January 2022) – by Shelley Phelps and Kate Whannel – comes from the BBC. It begins: “Ex-Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland is calling for changes to mental health laws to stop people with autism or learning disabilities being…
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Magic-mushroom drug can treat severe depression, trial suggests

This report by Philippa Roxby comes from the BBC. It begins: “A drug based on a compound in hallucinogenic mushrooms can improve the symptoms of severe depression for up to 12 weeks, a trial shows. A 25mg tablet of psilocybin puts…
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