prescription drugs
Should we, can we, halt the rise in prescribing for pain and distress?
‘We are a sedated society’: the rise in antidepressants during lockdown
Too Many Pills
Teens are increasingly depressed, anxious, and suicidal. How can we help?
Explore England’s drug prescription data
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The prescribing of psychiatric drugs touches on a range of key issues when it comes to discussing a new vision for mental health. Such prescriptions are running at massive and ever-increasing levels. To give just one small example, a July…
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Therapists want guidance on prescription psychiatric drugs, survey confirms
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Ella Rhodes, writing in The Psychologist , on a survey led by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence: “Early findings from a recent survey of practising therapists provides compelling evidence that guidance for therapists to support them dealing with clients…
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Could your medications be making you depressed?
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The BBC reports : “When you hear of a drug having side-effects you might think of a physical reaction like a rash or a headache. But according to a new US study, many commonly-prescribed drugs may increase the risk of depression. The…
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