This continues the Spotlight on Suicides Series - The photograph is of Patrick McGurgan - the coroner. Mr McGurgan appeared to be a decent man. He treated everyone with courtesy and appeared to be listening. His conclusions at the end of the inquest provoked a correspondence from me that will be posted later in this sequence in its entirety - there is nothing in this that … [Read more...] about Spotlight on the Suicides: The Coroner
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Spotlight on the Suicides: Overture
This is part 2 of Spotlight on the Suicides. In February 2017, I received the email below. The email address gave no hint of where it came from - it could have been any English speaking country but the word Trust in the second and fourth paragraphs suggested England. The details seemed clear enough for me to respond that the coroner would have to request my input and I … [Read more...] about Spotlight on the Suicides: Overture
Spotlight on the Suicides in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has been at the centre of European, even world politics, over the last three years, as a result of a referendum in Britain that was held with little, if any, thought of the possible consequences for Ireland. If an alien zooming towards Earth burst through the atmosphere and was faced with the Western European Archipelago (WEA), it might figure these islands … [Read more...] about Spotlight on the Suicides in Northern Ireland
The Bridgend Suicide Mystery
Dead Contact Following last week's post Are Old or New Media to Blame for Suicide, I had the following email from papyrus: Ged.Flynn@papyrus.co.uk David I’d be happy to have a discussion with you. Perhaps you could contact me. Many thanks Ged Ged is apparently a little more senior within the organisation than Chris. Ged you can get me on the phone number … [Read more...] about The Bridgend Suicide Mystery
Suicide: Are Old Media or New Media to Blame?
Your Worst Horror The week of January 22 to 27 a series of stories of the death of a 14 year old young woman (MR) horrified many people in Britain. This was first item on the BBC news for several days and on the front page of newspapers like the Guardian pushing Brexit, the US Government closure, Venezuela and Huawei aside. The way the story ran the new social media were … [Read more...] about Suicide: Are Old Media or New Media to Blame?
Even Docs get killed by Akathisia
This post by Johanna Ryan is part of a series on DH and RxISK centered on Billiam James's .Akathisia Anthem Pamela Wible, M.D. has been one of the leading voices speaking out about physician suicide. She has done a lot of good, too, by being open about the abuse of doctors by the system - students and junior folks especially – instead of just reciting bland slogans about … [Read more...] about Even Docs get killed by Akathisia
Listen doctor and you shall hear
Listen my doctor and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.... You know the rest. In the books you have read How the British regulars fired and fled, — How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard-wall, Chasing the red-coats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And … [Read more...] about Listen doctor and you shall hear
Dogs and Serotonin
Editorial Note: This post by Leonie Fennell is the first of two on related themes. We would love to hear any observations you or your veterinarian have on drugs in animals in general. Depression, once a disease deemed too rare to merit study, has become so common that it is now a booming business. More and more people are asking: “When we stop at the pharmacy to pick up our … [Read more...] about Dogs and Serotonin
Change in Chicago: The Dolin Verdict
Editorial: This series of posts on Stewart Dolin's death interrupts a series on how to bring about change . This is not inappropriate as law suits are one of the few ways to bring about change. This post in the series is by a Chicagoan - Johanna Ryan who has been tracking the case since it was filed first. How a Chicago jury got it right On April 20, a federal jury in … [Read more...] about Change in Chicago: The Dolin Verdict
Pharmaceutical Rape: Doctors still know best
Editorial Note: This is part 4 of Laurie Oakley's series on Pharmaceutical Rape. Many who experience life-altering, adverse outcomes after taking their medicines as prescribed do not receive acknowledgment of what they have experienced, let alone the medical care they need. Medical systems do not recognize many treatment related outcomes and patients are therefore denied … [Read more...] about Pharmaceutical Rape: Doctors still know best