"The 'tunnel vision' of modern psychiatry, with its fixation on wiring and fixed diagnoses, cannot adequately address what has yet to be understood about the human psyche...it has more or less become shorthand for an industry of medication management".
https://t.co/nmil4Lp0ZV
The main NHS website for antidepressants mentions almost nothing about withdrawal (no warning about duration, severity or incidence) it only cautions about stopping suddenly. The next site update is in 2021. Till then, it will mislead & misinform.
https://t.co/iAkQvZFMQw
Lots of intakes of breath in the room when @ClinpsychLucy talks about people being restrained and forcibly medicated. I have wildly underestimated the effects of this in my treatment of patients. #adisorder4everyone
Study deems the psychiatry Bible (#DSM) “useless”. It’s time to convert to a more thoughtful religion. Maybe @ClinpsychLucy’s #PTMFramework?
https://t.co/iae06KSunw
Lack of Clear Guidelines Prevent Clinicians from Reducing Antipsychotics
Despite severe side effects and questionable efficacy, clinicians often balk at reducing or eliminating antipsychotic medication.
https://t.co/amjVHVKuwA
Interesting simulation study addressing the question why increased antidepressant prescriptions have not improved mental health on a population level, given that effective treatments that benefit a majority of users should lower prevalence and burden
https://t.co/XmisGTmjQC
Drug makers’ payments to doctors have helped to drive the growing use of gabapentinoids, says a research letter in @JAMAInternalMed https://t.co/D5uXN1B1Jx