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

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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Revealed: drug firms funding UK patient groups that lobby for NHS approval of medicines

“Observer investigation shows that majority of Nice drug appraisals involve groups financially linked to maker of pharmaceuticals“ Shanti Das and Jon Ungoed-Thomas report for The Observer: “Drug companies are systematically funding grassroots patient groups that lobby the  NHS  medicines watchdog to approve…
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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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NHS Data: 41% Rise in Antidepressant Prescribing to Children Aged 5-12 Since 2015

This report comes from Mad in America. It begins: “From The Pharmaceutical Journal: ‘NHS data obtained via a freedom of information request, provided on 10 August 2021, show a steady increase over the past six years in the number of unique…
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NHS could give therapy before anti-depressants, under new guidelines

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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£500m… the shameful cost of pills patients should never have been given: As damning new research shows the NHS wastes a fortune on medication every year, a devastating investigation into a scandal wrecking so many lives

“… new research … reveals the terrible cost of the drug-dependency crisis not only on the individual, but also on NHS finances. Damning figures show that in England alone, nearly £570 million-worth of the drugs are given annually to patients…
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Why I Can Never “Recover” Under NHS Mental Health Services

This  post  is from WrenAves’  Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad  blog. It begins by declaring a content warning: “Mention of self-harm, abusive relationships, assault, psychiatric abuse”, then continues: “I’ve been seeing a private therapist now for 6 months, and it’s been an absolute revelation. After 9…
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NHS England launch a “Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care”

In January 2019 the National Health Service (NHS) in England launched a “Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care”, aimed at giving people more choice about – and control over – their healthcare. In terms of mental healthcare this is clearly a…
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Intelligent Kindness: Reforming the Culture of Healthcare

The National Health Service (NHS) is obviously of pivotal importance in relation to mental healthcare within the UK. This book about the NHS has been written by John Ballatt and Penelope Campling. The publishers say: “Intelligent Kindness is a powerful new…
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