The Journal of Addictive Behaviors has recently published a new systematic review which shows that antidepressant withdrawal is much more widespread, severe and long-lasting than indicated by current guidelines, with millions of antidepressant users in the U.K. potentially affected. ‘A Systematic Review into the Incidence, Severity and Duration of Antidepressant Withdrawal Effects: Are Guidelines Evidence- Read More…
Category: public policy
Whose interests does the Royal College of Psychiatrists really serve? A case in anthropological activism
By James Davies When you consult the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s website it proclaims that one if its primary aims is to ‘improve the mental health of individuals, their families and communities’– thus, to act in the public interest. Recent events at the Royal College put that proclamation in serious doubt. The first concerns the College’s Read More…
CRESIDA doctoral dissertation on the convergence between geology and society
Jonathan Karkut, a CRESIDA student, has successfully completed his PhD Viva based on his work on the anthropology of public policy within the context of the UNESCO global geoparks network. Having qualified first as a geologist (including experience in the fields of exploration, mining and in the British Geological Survey), then gaining post-graduate and professional training Read More…
James Davies on a new Lancet study about whether anti-depressants work
CRESIDA’s James Davies was on BBC’s Newsnight last night debating a new Lancet study on whether anti-depressants work. Click below for the full debate, which starts at 24.34m. A modified version of his response to the study, published in The Times this morning, is below: Antidepressants Work – Really? A classic example of misrepresenting insignificant conclusions Read More…
