psychiatry

America Has Reached Peak Therapy. Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse?

Author: Editorial 1st September 2023 0 Comments

This article by Jamie Ducharme has been published in Time magazine. It begins: “The U.S. has reached peak therapy. Counseling has become fodder for hit books, podcasts, and movies. Professional athletes, celebrities, and politicians routinely go public with their mental health struggles….
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Jamie Ducharme, psychiatry, Time magazine, USA

Acceptability and optimisation of resources to support antidepressant cessation: A qualitative think-aloud study with patients

Author: Editorial 30th August 2023 0 Comments

This study by Suzanne McDonald, Katharine Ann Wallis, Mark Horowitz, Esther Mann, Vilany Le and Maria Donald has been published in the British Journal of General Practice. The abstract says: “Background: Stopping long-term (>12 months) antidepressants can be difficult for patients…
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antidepressants, British Journal of General Practice, deprescriptions, depression, Esther Mann, Katharine Ann Wallis, Maria Donald, Mark Horowitz, psychiatry, qualitative research, Research, Suzanne McDonald, Vilany Le

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

Researchers Call on Psychiatry to Abandon Biomedical Framework

Author: Editorial 23rd August 2023 0 Comments

“Scholars reveal concerns about biomedical psychiatry, calling for a more scientific, unique, and effective approach to mental health care.“ This report by Kevin Gallagher has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “A newly published study in the Journal of Theoretical…
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biomedical model, history of psychiatry, Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, Kevin Gallagher, Luisa Orrù, Mad in America, psychiatry, Sara Campolonghi

Healing From Psychiatric Drug Harm, Part 1: First Steps

Author: Editorial 18th August 2023 0 Comments

This article from J.A. Carter-Winward has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “My husband, Kent, knew he couldn’t leave me alone. I was unsafe and suicidal. In my conscious mind, I knew I was unsafe because I was going…
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akathisia, International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal, J.A. Carter-Winward, Mad in America, psychiatry

The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs

Author: Editorial 17th August 2023 0 Comments

“Millions of Americans have taken antidepressants for many years. What happens when it’s time to stop?“ This article by Rachel Aviv has been published in The New Yorker. It begins: “Laura Delano recognized that she was ‘excellent at everything, but it…
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drug dependency, drug tapering, psychiatry, Rachel Aviv, The New Yorket

The Maudsley Guidelines for De-prescribing

Author: Editorial 14th August 2023 0 Comments

The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines (published by Wiley) will be out in a couple of months. Co-authored by David M. Taylor and Mark Horowitz, it will contain evidenced-based taper regimens for all antidepressants and practical advice on how to do it….
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antidepressants, books, David Taylor, deprescribing guidelines, depression, drug tapering, Mark Horowitz, psychiatry

Are My Antidepressants Worth It?

Author: Editorial 11th August 2023 0 Comments

This short documentary (19 minute) – presented by reporter Anton Ferrie, produced & directed by Rachel Coburn for BBC Scotland – is available on the BBC iPlayer. The programme notes say: “Around one in seven people in the UK are on…
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antidepressant side-effects, antidepressants, Anton Ferrie, BBC, BBC Scotland, psychiatry, Rachel Coburn, sexual dysfunction

Antidepressants: I wasn’t told about the side-effects

Author: Editorial 10th August 2023 0 Comments

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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antidepressant side-effects, antidepressants, Anton Ferrie, BBC, BBC Scotland, Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness, psychiatry, Sertraline