‘ADHD’ is a description of behaviour. But it’s falsely presented as a disease –...
In a new article in Frontiers in Psychiatry, researchers explain the four strategies used to erroneously conflate the construct of 'ADHD' with a medical disease. According...
‘I just keep getting hit by stuff’
A man sat across from me in a small room in Dundee House. A few crumpled letters were spread out on a table between...
A survivor harmed by ECT challenges a psychiatrist who promotes it
In this blog, an anonymous survivor of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) reflects on a recent presentation by a psychiatrist who defends its use.
Living with...
How to create meaningful inclusion in mental health research
Matthew Prebeg and colleagues call for re-imagining patient engagement in youth mental health research in their new personal viewpoint article published in Lancet Psychiatry.
Drawing upon...
How psychiatric drugs create a vicious cycle of effects, more drugs and diagnoses
A psychiatrist ushers a 22-year-old out-patient into a room for an assessment. According to his medical notes, the young man has been stabilised on...