Psychological Medicine – A New Vision for Mental Health

Depression: why drugs and electricity are not the answer

Author: Editorial 3rd March 2022 0 Comments

This article from Prof. John Read (clinical psychologist) and Dr. Joanna Moncrieff (psychiatrist) has been published in Psychological Medicine. The abstract says: “The dominant view within mental health services and research suggests that feeling depressed is a kind of medical illness,…
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depression, ECT, Joanna Moncrieff, John Read, psychiatry, Psychological Medicine

Twenty-year effects of antipsychotics in schizophrenia and affective psychotic disorders

Author: Editorial 10th March 2021 0 Comments

“This study reports multiple findings that bring into question the use of continuous antipsychotic medications, regardless of diagnosis …” This study by Prof. Martin Harrow, Dr. Thomas Jobe and Dr. Liping Tong has been published in Psychological Medicine. The abstract says:…
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antipsychotics, Martin Harrow, Psychological Medicine, psychosis, Research, schizophrenia, Thomas Jobe