British Journal of Psychiatry – A New Vision for Mental Health

General psychiatry, still in no-man’s land after all these years

Author: Editorial 8th December 2023 0 Comments

This arti c le by Dr. Martin Deahl (psychiatrist) has been published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. It begins: “In 1997 Trevor Turner and I published an editorial in this journal that we titled ‘General psychiatry in no-man’s land’, outlining the trials…
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British Journal of Psychiatry, bureaucracy, continuity of care, electronic patient records, Functionalisation, Martin Deahl, National Health Service, NHS, psychiatry

Wishful thinking: antidepressant drugs in childhood depression

Author: Editorial 28th August 2023 0 Comments

This paper from Anne Tonkin and Jon Jureidini has been published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. It begins: “The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in children under 18 years old increased ten-fold (from 0.5 to 4.6 per 1000)…
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Anne Tonkin, antidepressants, British Journal of Psychiatry, children and adolescents, depression, Jon Jureidini, psychiatric drugs trials, psychiatry, SSRIs

Experiences of in-patient mental health services: systematic review

Author: Editorial 22nd January 2021 0 Comments

This review was published (by the Royal College of Psychiatrists) in the British Journal of Psychiatry: “Background: In-patients in crisis report poor experiences of mental healthcare not conducive to recovery. Concerns include coercion by staff, fear of assault from other patients,…
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British Journal of Psychiatry, coercion, in-patient experiences, in-patients, Personalised Care, Research, Royal College of Psychiatrists

Docs for Dollars

Author: Editorial 30th May 2018 0 Comments

From Peter J. Gordon’s Hole Ousia website: “I noticed this ‘Special Article’ published in the October 2015 edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry. It details a novel antipsychotic medication called Lurasidone (trade name Latuda). … I would anticipate that this is…
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British Journal of Psychiatry, Docs for Dollars, Latuda, Lurasidone, Peter Gordon, pharmaceutical companies, psychiatry

Psychiatry beyond the current paradigm

Author: Editorial 15th September 2017 0 Comments

An article signed by 29 psychiatrists in the British Journal of Psychiatry said (December 2012): “A series of editorials in this Journal have argued that psychiatry is in the midst of a crisis. The various solutions proposed would all involve a strengthening of psychiatry’s…
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British Journal of Psychiatry, contextual model, psychiatry, psycho-social model