The BMJ article on Serotonin and Depression has stirred some interest. There are some highly technical comments on the BMJ site but of course the key point behind the piece is the rather obvious fact that twenty-five years ago many people were saying it was all a myth. The extraordinary Michael Leunig nailed it twenty years ago in the sketch above. (Leunig is wonderful across … [Read more...] about So Long and Thanks for all the Serotonin
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications Healy D, Dunne M, Duignan J & Heffernan S J (1980). The use of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of retroperitoneal abscesses of the appendix. Irish J of Medical Science, 149, 479. Healy D, Carney PA & Leonard BE (1983). Monoamine- related markers of depression: change following treatment. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 17, … [Read more...] about Articles
Winging It: Antidepressants and Plane Crashes
The crash last week of the Germanwings plane has shocked many. In view of the apparent mental health record of the co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, questions have been asked about the screening policies of airlines. The focus has generally been on the conditions pilots may have or the arguments they might be having with partners or other situational factors that might make them … [Read more...] about Winging It: Antidepressants and Plane Crashes
Pharmaceutical Rape
Editorial Note: A riff by Laurie Oakley on the issue of Rape and Consent. See Laurie's recent post on RxISK - Over the Top: Tackling Medical Power and for pharmaceutical lawyers on the issue or Rape and Consent - see Dangerous Liaisons II. It should be read in conjunction with Doctors Writing Scary Scripts: Saving Grace on RxISK. We are interested in any additions anyone - … [Read more...] about Pharmaceutical Rape
Persecution: Dangerous Liaisons
This is the seventeenth in the Persecution Series. See Brand Fascism for a listing of prior posts in the sequence. In the novel Les Liaisons Dangereux, later the movie Dangerous Liaisons, the Marquise de Merteuil engages the Vicomte de Valmont to corrupt the incorruptible Madame de Tourvel... From 1951, a system designed for heroin and cocaine addicts - … [Read more...] about Persecution: Dangerous Liaisons
War on Civilization: What Would Happen if Patients Radicalize?
The Events in Paris have led to a brief interruption to the Persecution Series although this post could have been termed Brand Fascism II. Illustration: Data Wars, © 2012 Billiam James The day after the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris, Nicholas Sarkozy stood on the steps of the Elysee Palace and said "This [the shootings] is a declaration of a war on civilization and it … [Read more...] about War on Civilization: What Would Happen if Patients Radicalize?
Persecution: Professional SUI Cide
This is the Fourteenth in the Persecution Series, after The Persecution of Heretics, The Persecution of Vulnerable Adults, Harassment from the BBC to GMC, Harassment from Rolf Harris to James Coyne to Doctor Who, Persecution: Black Riders in the Shire, Persecution: Rumbles from Mordor, and eight in the SUI Cide Series SUI Cide in Betsi, SUI Cide Trick or Treat, The SUI Cide … [Read more...] about Persecution: Professional SUI Cide
Persecution: The SUI Cide Apparatus
This is the Thirteenth in the Persecution Series, after The Persecution of Heretics, The Persecution of Vulnerable Adults, Harassment from the BBC to GMC, Harassment from Rolf Harris to James Coyne to Doctor Who, Persecution: Black Riders in the Shire, Persecution: Rumbles from Mordor, and seventh in the SUI Cide Series SUI Cide in Betsi, SUI Cide Trick or Treat, The SUI Cide … [Read more...] about Persecution: The SUI Cide Apparatus