Psychiatry’s Loch Ness Monster: NICE shows nearly no evidence for ECT
ECT, or Electro-Convulsive Therapy, is one of the most divisive issues in psychiatry. Most lay people assume “That was abandoned long ago?”, but it is...
Hyperbolic tapering off antidepressants limits withdrawal
In a new study, researchers Jim van Os and Peter Groot found that when trying to discontinue antidepressant use, a process of hyperbolic tapering reduced...
What is the risk of permanent sexual dysfunction from antidepressants?
Sexual dysfunction is a common and debilitating adverse effect of SSRI drugs, with up to 73% of antidepressant users experiencing it. Researchers have linked sexual dysfunction to the drugs’ numbing...
Antidepressants have destroyed my sexual function and range of emotions
I’m Simon, a 33-year-old male from the UK. Back in 2012 after I graduated from university I had a period of low mood and...
Campaign against ECT gains traction
Country music legend Naomi Judd died by suicide on April 30, 2022 after a public struggle to find relief from the deep distress and suicidal...