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James Davies PhD @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social · Jul 9

Researchers at Imperial College and King’s College London have been accused of endangering patient safety after publishing a study suggesting that most people do not experience severe withdrawal after coming off the drugs". #backfire
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...

Scientists accused of downplaying dangers of antidepressants

Row breaks out over risk of patients experiencing severe withdrawals

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · Apr 5

Good study on prescription practice trends for pts w personality disorders. Polypharmacy is still an issue, benzos and antidepressants declining.
IMO, prescription is often influenced by countertransference resulting from helplessness (not just in PD)
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Trends in pharmacological prescriptions and polypharmacy for personality disorders: a 10-year cross-sectional analysis of naturalistic data - BMC Psychiatry

Introduction The purpose of this study was to examine trends in prescribing practices for individuals diagnosed with personality disorders (PD) over a 10-year period in a major metropolitan area in Sw...

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Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social · Mar 25

1 in 4 older adults in Australia are on antidepressants despite being less depressed than younger age groups and more susceptible to antidepressant associated harms e.g. falls, fractures and death www.medicalrepublic.com.au/reducing-ant...

Reducing antidepressant use in older adults - Medical Republic

Older Australians are less likely to be depressed, yet are more likely to be prescribed antidepressants – why?

www.medicalrepublic.com.au

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Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social · Mar 19

He isn't disputing that their suffering is real 'It's our
response that's the issue. We routinely
pathologise, label and medicate kids' emotions and behaviours'. New book by Sami Timimi out tomorrow www.thetimes.com/article/f5b1...

‘Diagnosing a child with autism or ADHD? There’s a lot of money to be made’

By medicalising normal behaviour we’re damaging the young’s wellbeing, Dr Sami Timimi tells Anna Maxted

www.thetimes.com

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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · Feb 27

Attended the Union of Concerned Scientist's webinar about protecting scientists engaged in advocacy and I think the most important message was: The more people who do it, the safer we all are.

See the list of resources they shared below. Carry your weight and let others carry you!

ucs-documents.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com

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James Davies PhD @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social · Sep 1

To demedicalise distress is not to delegitimise distress. One can honor, respect and care for profound suffering without labeling it as illness, pathology or disorder.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Feb 18

In this week's column, I explore what I see as a very real prospect of systemic collapse, caused by Trump's actions, and suggest we start preparing.
I try to explain how complex systems fail, and suggest some of the failure paths we could be on.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens | George Monbiot

It could be wildfires, a pandemic or a financial crisis. The super-rich will flee to their bunkers – the rest of us will have to fend for ourselves, writes columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social · Feb 12

I am looking forward to @lauradelano.bsky.social 's new book to be published soon. Early review describes it as: 'A courageous, insightful, beautifully written book challenging major tenets of Big Pharma and mainstream psychiatry' www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

UNSHRUNK | Kirkus Reviews

Finding herself—off of meds.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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James Davies PhD @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social · Feb 8

"Psychiatry’s tendency to label non-normative emotions as disorders contributes to affective injustice, distorting emotional self-understanding and deepening inequality."
www.madinamerica.com/2024/09/affe...

Affective Injustice: How Psychiatry Pathologizes and Marginalizes Emotions

Psychiatry’s tendency to label non-normative emotions as disorders contributes to affective injustice, distorting emotional self-understanding and deepening inequality.

www.madinamerica.com

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Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social · Feb 8

@thetimes.com article by Rachel Kelly on limitations of antidepressants: 'I needed therapy and lifestyle changes to address how I handled stress, what I thought was a worthwhile life, and how to manage and handle my tendency to low mood.' www.thetimes.com/article/f638...

Antidepressants: what you need to know

Who should take them? What are the side-effects? When — and how — should you stop?

www.thetimes.com

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Professor John Read @profjohnread.bsky.social · Feb 7

For your diary.
@iipdw.bsky.social presents MAUDSLEY DEPRESCRIBING GUIDELINES. Authors summarise & questions.
April 25, 4-6pmUK. Details soon on www.iipdw.org
@dranneguy.bsky.social @mad-in-america.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social @markhoro.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social

International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal (IIPDW)

The International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal (IIPDW) was created to respond to a glaring need in mental health: to develop ways for helping people withdraw from psychiatric drugs.

www.iipdw.org

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David Murphy @clinpsychdavid.bsky.social · Feb 5

This study from Birmingham Uni has been widely covered in the legacy media today. However, the headlines are completely unfounded on the basis of the study. In fact, the study wasnt a controlled trial but a cross sectional comparsion study. 1/5 www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

School phone bans DON'T work, scientists say

For parents worried about their teens' smartphone use, banning phones in schools may seem like an obvious solution. But a study suggests that school phone bans don't produce any positive effects.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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James Davies PhD @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social · Feb 1

Nearly a 1/4 of our population was prescribed a psych-drug last year. Yet the majority weren't suffering from biologically discernible 'mental illnesses' but from understandable human reactions to serious socio/psycho problems - issues the drugs are powerless to treat.

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Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social · Jan 30

'In Chemically Imbalanced, Moncrieff thoroughly answers the question of whether it has been a good or bad thing to convince people to believe that their depression was a biological-chemical event' Review by Bruce Levine www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/30/n...

New Book by Courageous Psychiatrist about Her Profession’s Most Damaging Falsehood

While it is debatable as to exactly which of the many war-mongering lies told by politicians has resulted in the most disastrous outcome, when it comes to falsehoods declared by the psychiatry establi...

www.counterpunch.org

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Sara Mathews (PlumJam) @plumjam61.bsky.social · Jan 26

Worth sharing here I think

We need person-centred mental health care, not more psychiatrists | Letter www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

We need person-centred mental health care, not more psychiatrists | Letter

Letter: Dr Jennifer Poole says a less medicalised approach using therapists other than consultant psychiatrists would be more effective in the long term

www.theguardian.com

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · Jan 26

NEW: Why not calling a Nazi salute a Nazi salute puts us in a whole new place of danger. We have to call spades spades or what else is there?
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Seig heil Tesla

Yes, you did see what you think you saw. Here's an idea, let's call a Nazi salute a Nazi salute.

open.substack.com

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Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social · Jan 21

Exciting to see some reviews of my book by readers on Amazon e.g. 'Wonderful account of how we have all been misled about the apparent value of antidepressants.'
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/180399679... (other vendors are available)

Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth: Amazon.co.uk: Joanna Moncrieff: 9781803996790: Books

Buy Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth by Joanna Moncrieff (ISBN: 9781803996790) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

www.amazon.co.uk

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Dr Anne Guy PsychD @dranneguy.bsky.social · Jan 22

With 8m people taking antidepressants it’s beyond time for improved informed consent about their benefits / harms and a safer path to come off them when ready.
@tonyavery.bsky.social @simonforstroud.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social @iipdw.bsky.social

news.sky.com/story/mental...

Mental health of working-age population appears to be getting worse

A report by the Health Foundation looks at a range of data sources, including self-reported surveys, screening tools and clinical diagnoses and finds more than 10% of working-age people are reporting ...

news.sky.com

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Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social · Jan 21

From Dr Chris van Tulleken's forward on how my new book 'elegantly describes the history of industry co-opting science and scientists against the interests of patients and public health to sell drugs that don’t work, for conditions that we don’t understand'

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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · Jan 11

Truth & Lies.

Mix Musk's interventions with Starmer's unpopularity, is it possible to separate the truth from the lies?

(Strong language and adult themes.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R19...

Truth & Lies

YouTube video by Jonathan Pie

www.youtube.com

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Steve Moskal @samoskal.bsky.social · Nov 18

"‘These drugs are not harmless’: The Aussies tackling antidepressant deprescribing… Professor Katharine Wallis…" www.ausdoc.com.au/news/these-d... #biorisks

‘These drugs are not harmless’: The Aussies tackling antidepressant deprescribing

Trials in Queensland and Victoria are trying to help GPs with SSRI deprescribing.

www.ausdoc.com.au

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Dr Anne Guy PsychD @dranneguy.bsky.social · Dec 14

So, fellow uk therapists - have we really done everything we can within current arrangements to better protect clients? The thoughts of a therapist in private practice on statutory regulation:
counsellingtutor.com/theory-of-mi...

322 - Theory of Mind

Theory of Mind - Statutory Regulation in Counselling and Psychotherapy - Dual Relationships in Counselling

counsellingtutor.com

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Dr Anne Guy PsychD @dranneguy.bsky.social · Dec 10

Withdrawal from antidepressants can be life changingly awful for so many people, let’s hope we see real services available to prevent it and support people soon.
@tonyavery.bsky.social
@simonforstroud.bsky.social
@markhoro.bsky.social
www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/striking-the...

’Striking the right balance with antidepressant prescribing’ - Patient Safety Commissioner

Antidepressant prescribing is at record levels in England, with around one in five adults receiving these medicines for a range of mental health conditions and chronic pain. Prescriptions have...

www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk

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Dr Anne Guy PsychD @dranneguy.bsky.social · Dec 7

Pleased to see withdrawal mentioned as a possibility in this article (even if the benefits seem overstated)
@profjohnread.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...

Antidepressant Facts and Misconceptions

Here’s how the drugs can affect weight, mood, libido and other functions.

www.nytimes.com

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Dr Anne Guy PsychD @dranneguy.bsky.social · Dec 5

Really clear call for a national helpline and better services to support safer withdrawal from antidepressants by @simonforstroud.bsky.social and Danny Kruger on @radio4rne.bsky.social Today programme this morning. @tonyavery.bsky.social 👏🏻

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