Channel 4’s documentary on ADHD earlier this week predictably caused a stir, with cries of outrage starting even before it was aired. But we need to have a debate about ADHD, if for no other reason than it is becoming a significant burden on the health service. Referrals for ADHD assessments among adults are overwhelming mental health services. Most have had to put a block on referrals, because if they didn’t they would have practically no time to do anything else.

Summary: Many modern philosophers see the logical incoherence of the medical model that underpins psychiatry, but fail to draw the obvious and radical conclusions. For several years I have been aware that many contemporary philosophers of psychiatry, whilst critical of the medical model of mental illness or disorder, are nevertheless reluctant to acknowledge the negative consequences of this model, such as the massive medicalisation of human distress, or to criticise the current practice of psychiatry.

This consensus statement evaluates clinical situations that would favor deprescription of psychotropic medications and provides broad consensus on its risks and benefits.

Clinicians seeking practical guidance about how to deprescribe in a safe, rational manner will find little here to assist them.

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Is the popular hair loss drug Finasteride being safely promoted?

The author of “Chemically Imbalanced” discusses the persistent serotonin myth of mental illness.

The pharmaceutical industry’s influence on psychiatric research and practice has been profound and has resulted in exaggerated claims of the effectiveness of...

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The final guest editor in our current series on why the drugs don't work, plus new cultural projects for Camden Town & loads to do this week

¿CÓMO LLEGAMOS A CREER QUE LAS EMOCIONES HUMANAS SE REDUCEN A FLUCTUACIONES QUÍMICAS? ¿QUÉ PAPEL JUGARON LA INDUSTRIA FARMACÉUTICA, LOS MEDIOS DE COMU...

The final guest editor in our current series on why the drugs don't work, plus new cultural projects for Camden Town & loads to do this week

The final guest editor in our current series on why the drugs don't work, plus new cultural projects for Camden Town & loads to do this week

This randomized clinical trial evaluates outcomes following adjunctive ketamine infusions vs midazolam for depression.

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Oxford researchers say classroom-wide mental health interventions can backfire and call for designs that identify who benefits and who is put at risk.

Recent reviews claim antidepressant withdrawal is clinically insignificant, but they are based on flawed and short-term studies. Minimizing withdrawal problems is worrying.

Recent reviews claim antidepressant withdrawal is clinically insignificant, but they are based on flawed and short-term studies. Minimizing withdrawal problems is worrying.

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Evidence on antidepressant withdrawal: an appraisal and reanalysis of a recent systematic review - Volume 55

The paper claims, with confidence, that withdrawal symptoms from antidepressants are minimal and easily managed. Not true.

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As crises of displacement and inequality intensify, more scholars are turning to Liberation Psychology’s commitment to structural change.

We are delighted to be welcoming renowned British Psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff at King’s College London on the 3rd June where...

Objective: The authors investigated recent national trends in outpatient mental health care and psychotherapy. Method: Service data from four representative surveys of the U.S. household population, t...

Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) argues in The Conversation that a mental health diagnosis is just a label – and usually an unhelpful one.

People who have been taking antidepressants for more than two years are substantially more likely to experience withdrawal symptoms compared to short-term users when they come off the medication, find...

Dr Joanna Moncrieff, psychiatrist and author of 'Chemically Imbalanced' in conversation with The Gut Makeover