Patrick Allen, Ph.D.

Political philosopher writing on culture, power, ideology, and late capitalism.

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

Big pharma found a massive gap in the existence market.

[Trudo Lemmens @TrudoLemmens]

Our @bmj_latest article #humanrights & high-priced medicines is out. We argue that using a human rights due diligence framework can promote equitable access to medicines for rare diseases. W @KankshaMG K. Perehudoff, J. Kohler, E. Low & Nav Persaud https://t.co/0cdL05BQ7f

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@AndrewZywiecMD And informed consent was never a thing with these drugs, but for reasons most aren't aware of...

https://t.co/FmoRGxlE4B

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@AdamUrato1 And SSRIs have never been subject to actual informed consent...

https://t.co/FmoRGxlE4B

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@BadreNicolas There's also a lot of bullshit behind this of the philosophical kind...

https://t.co/FmoRGxlE4B

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@DrMcFillin This might apply...

https://t.co/FmoRGxlE4B

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@JDaviesPhD Sad because unsurprising.

[James Davies 💭 @JDaviesPhD]

The fact that such serious research misconduct continues undistrupted year on year suggests there's no genuine professional will to do anything meaningful about it.....

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

"You Weren't Told the Truth About Antidepressants: The Diagnosis isn't Real, the Mechanism isn't Known, and "consent" was a Ritual." - Psycho-Politik on Substack

https://t.co/FmoRGxlE4B

#psychiatry #psychology #mentalhealth #philosophy #ethics #bioethics

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@FearLoathingBTX I can't tell if this is patent stupidity, evil... or both. And if I knew for sure which, I don't think either or would necessarily be better... Stupid and dangerous and evil and dangerous... pick.

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@DrMcFillin Wrong book, please look at "Personal Injury and Malpractice Lawsuits in Biopsychiatry"...

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@JDaviesPhD 40+ years of neoliberal ideology... and it's not getting better politically... worse...

[James Davies 💭 @JDaviesPhD]

A sickening 4.5m children now live in poverty in UK, while new data shows that welfare cuts will hit children and disabled people hardest 👇
https://t.co/60zHQ261oo

[Carl Elliott @FearLoathingBTX]

If you are in the mood for paralyzing despair and hopelessness on Thursday, April 3, come hear me talk about my whistleblowing book at Harvard.

https://t.co/DfBD0rdeGP

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@JDaviesPhD Money and power, of course.

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@DrJessTaylor (I'm not so sure about that lol) PM me if you like. I love shop talk!

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@DrJessTaylor I did! Not the psychology department, though. I went a bit rogue and interdisciplinary in the philosophy department.

[Patrick Allen, Ph.D. @PJRAllen]

@DrJessTaylor Or here:

https://t.co/MhqEGIE33K