The BMJ today publishes an article by CEP member Professor Peter Gøtzsche, in which he claims that the long-term use of psychiatric medication is causing more harm than good. The article is timed to co-incide with a Maudsley Debate which will be held today on the same topic. More than half a million people aged above […]
Dr Margaret McCartney has today published an article in the BMJ entitled ‘Overprescribing antidepressants: where’s the evidence?’ which casts doubt on the validity of figures used by CEP to highlight the growth of prescribing of antidepressants. “CEP said that antidepressant use had increased by 92% in England since 20035; however, it cited the Health and […]
