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CBT: The Cognitive Behavioural Tsunami

Author: Editorial 14th March 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Farhad Dalal. The publishers say: “Is CBT all it claims to be? The Cognitive Behavioural Tsunami: Managerialism, Politics, and the Corruptions of Science provides a powerful critique of CBT’s understanding of human suffering, as well as the…
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NHS could give therapy before anti-depressants, under new guidelines

Author: Editorial 25th November 2021 0 Comments

The BBC reports : “People in England with mild depression should first be offered behavioural therapy or group exercise instead of medication, according to new advice. The clinical watchdog [the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)] also recommends mindfulness and meditation…
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ECT depression therapy should be suspended, study suggests

Author: Editorial 12th June 2020 0 Comments

“The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat depression should be immediately suspended, a study says” Mark Easton reports for the BBC: “ECT involves passing electric currents through a patient’s brain to cause seizures or fits. Dr John Read, of the…
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BBC, depression, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, Irving Kirsch, John Read, Mark Easton, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), Research

Time for a Sea-Change: NICE Guidelines Need a Revised Methodology

Author: Editorial 5th July 2019 1 Comment

Since July 2017 the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) UK has been leading a major stakeholder campaign calling on the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to conduct a “full and proper revision” of its 2009 guidelines on the Recognition and…
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Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms severe, says new report

Author: Editorial 4th October 2018 0 Comments

The Guardian newspaper reports: “Half of all those taking antidepressants experience withdrawal problems when they try to give them up and for millions of people in England, these are severe, according to a new review of the evidence commissioned by MPs. Guidance…
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The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs (1)

Author: Editorial 13th June 2018 0 Comments

The BBC says (May 23rd, 2018): “Two years ago, Dr Chris van Tulleken discovered we are taking more prescription drugs than ever before – a billion prescriptions a year in the UK. He worked with a GP (General Practice) surgery…
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ADHD, BBC, Calpol, Chris van Tulleken, mindfulness, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), New Approaches, pharmaceutical drugs, videos

NICE under scrutiny

Author: Editorial 12th January 2018 0 Comments

Although several years old, this paper – “NICE Under Scrutiny” still has great relevance. It looks at the impact of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines on the provision of counselling/psychotherapy in the UK. Produced by…
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