Cancer risk higher for those on clozapine
Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found that the commonly used antipsychotic clozapine increases the risk of certain cancers, including leukaemia and lymphoma....
Philosophy & Madness: A Discussion with Wouter Kusters on his new book
It was as if all my knowledge about, and philosophical encircling around, the heart of madness suddenly broke a limit, gravitated to a central core, and then exploded into freeing fragments radiating outwards towards an infinity of madness, which was both abysmal as well as ecstatic at the same time.
A Disorder For Everyone Festival – Morning Highlights
The MITUK team are enjoying a day of activism, inspiration, panels and talks about challenging the medical models of distress with the A Disorder...
From the Dopamine Theory to the Outcomes Paradox
This is intended as the first part of a look at pathways and outcomes in ‘psychosis’ and ‘schizophrenia’. Here, I discuss some of what’s...
Johann Hari: Stolen Focus – Why You Can’t Pay Attention
Johann Hari joins us to talk about his latest book Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention, in which he examines the reasons behind our inability to focus and seeks to understand how this crisis affects our wellbeing and society.