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  • Antidepressants - the state of play

    I did a feature in this month's edition of Community Care about antidepressants - what the current research tells us and what the experts think.
    Posted to Mad World (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-13-2008

  • Seroxat company criticised

    GlaxoSmithKline has been criticised for not raising the alarm quicker over the suicide risk associated with its antidepressant Seroxat, when used by young people.
    Posted to Mad World (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-06-2008

  • Antidepressants debate continues

    The fallout from last month's study by Kirsch et al into antidepressants continues.
    Posted to Mad World (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-05-2008

  • Psychotropic medication: good or bad?

    Well neither really, as it's not that simple, according to Ron Pies, writing in the Psych Central blog . The “Angel or Devil” dichotomy does nobody any favors, and certainly does not help patients with serious emotional disturbances.
    Posted to Mad World (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-04-2008

  • Bye bye antidepressants, hello online therapy

    Now the usefulness of antidepressants has been challenged it seems we may begin to look increasingly to online therapy to tackle depression and anxiety, according to a story in the Times .
    Posted to Mad World (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-03-2008

  • Antidepressant research: the responses

    I thought it might be useful to have a look round for some of the reactions to this week's research on the effectiveness of antidepressants . Particularly interesting is the response from the US, which is generally more favourable to medication than the UK. Here's a quote from a Washington Post...
    Posted to Mad World (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-28-2008

  • Re: Antidepressants

    Do people think tougher action should be taken on antidepressants? For instance, should the ban on prescribing antidepressants (except Prozac) for under-18s be extended to either include Prozac or take in adults as well, pretty much forcing resources into talking therapies?
    Posted to Adults' services (Forum) by Mithran on 02-27-2008

  • Spending must shift from antidepressants to talking therapy

    After the huge news of the antidepressants research yesterday , it was always going to be a bit of a comedown news-wise today. However, Rethink points out that the government is still spending ten times more on antidepressants than it is on its new talking therapies programme. It seems to me that a shift...
    Posted to Mad World (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-27-2008

  • Antidepressants

    What's the social work view of antidepressants following the recent research which suggested they are no better than placebo for most people? I did a blog on it and am doing a feature for the magazine in a couple of weeks. I guess social workers have always believed that problems like depression...
    Posted to Adults' services (Forum) by Simeon on 02-27-2008

  • Antidepressants no better than placebo

    Research published today confirms what many have suspected for some time, that antidepressants are no better than placebo for most people suffering from depression.
    Posted to Mad World (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-26-2008
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