Broad press coverage for today’s Maudsley Debate and BMJ article on psychiatric drug harm

Several newspapers have included coverage of today’s Maudsley Debate and BMJ article which consider whether the long-term use of psychiatric drugs is causing more harm than good.

The articles include:

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/12/psychiatric-drugs-more-harm-than-good-expert

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/nhs/11600868/Throw-away-the-antidepressants-urges-leading-scientist.html

http://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/antidepressants-and-drugs-for-dementia-and-adhd-are-harmful-leading-professor-warns-31218279.html

Professor Peter Gøtzsche is also mentioned in the lead article on the front page of The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11601032/NHS-tests-and-drugs-do-more-harm-than-good.html

4 Responses to Broad press coverage for today’s Maudsley Debate and BMJ article on psychiatric drug harm

  1. Thomas Hoskyns Leonard 14/05/2015 at 12:53 am #

    Please also consult

    http://www.thomashoskynsleonard.co.uk/psychiatric_home.htm

    and read down the timeline of our group discussion page

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/mentalhealthdiscussionsedinburgh/

  2. Thomas Hoskyns Leonard 14/05/2015 at 11:29 am #

    Atypical anti-psychotics are very harmful, even in the short to medium term

    http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa051688

  3. Wajid 14/05/2015 at 8:56 pm #

    Yes, you are right. They are harmful in the short term, not just long term. I know from experience.

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