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06/06/2016

STOMP-LD is about reducing reliance on inappropriate psychotropic medication... https://t.co/3gDKJ4uWUw

Get the whole picture - and other photos from Dave Atkinson

04/06/2016

Retweeted Joanna Moncrieff ():

What's in a name? Names of psychotropic drugs should reflect drugs' behavioural effects https://t.co/eutPntK5SM

03 Jun 201603 Jun 2016 Smelling sweeter? in Blog Tag labels . psychiatry In a new editorial Lancet Psychiatry proposed to change the names of psychotropic medication. The arguments for the change are not trivial, to be honest. Here is the first paragraph: What’s in a name? When it comes to psychotro...

04/06/2016

Retweeted Joanna Moncrieff ():

via Psychiatric drugs need re-naming, but new approach based on assumptions about relevant actions https://t.co/frQLylGQ6h

What's in a name? When it comes to psychotropic drugs, a lot. For doctors, a second-generation antipsychotic might sound like a newer, better, more advanced option. For patients who have finally summoned the courage to seek help for an anxiety disorder, being prescribed an antidepressant might sugge...

02/06/2016

Retweeted INQUEST ():

14 year old Amy El-Keria was failed by private child mental health setting supposed to protect her. https://t.co/hbpUFu2uED

Working for truth, justice and accountability

02/06/2016

Retweeted Steve Hardy ():

Phil Boulter and colleagues win national recognition for developing the https://t.co/bhVYKx6ggN

Phil Boulter, Consultant Nurse at our Trust, has been named as part of a team that won the Learning Disability Nursing Award for their Health Equalities Framework (HEF) tool.

31/05/2016

Retweeted Joanna Moncrieff ():

Users describe antidepressants as undermining 'emotional authenticity' among other things in new qualitative study https://t.co/A0ZF2pIhPP

BMC Psychiatry is part of the BMC series which publishes subject-specific journals focused on the needs of individual research communities across all areas of biology and medicine. We offer an efficient, fair and friendly peer review service, and are committed to publishing all soun...

27/05/2016

Retweeted Nigel Boulton ():

Serious case reviews into child deaths will be scrapped, the govt says https://t.co/UlXd5LinNP

The current system of serious case reviews (SCRs) will be scrapped and replaced with a new way of investigating child deaths, the government has said.

27/05/2016

Proud to have contributed to https://t.co/gEe1nQhOmv An important resource that should be read and acted on.

27/05/2016

Retweeted Rich Watts ():

Very useful overview of devolution and what it means for health and social care, from : https://t.co/c8nIF4SkjN (pdf)

27/05/2016

Retweeted Chris Ancil ():

Cricket is 'way ahead' of other sports in mental illness battle- Fowler https://t.co/kyquLWebmf

Ex-England cricketer Graeme Fowler says the sport leads the way when helping to cope with mental illness.

27/05/2016

Retweeted Gwyn Grout ():

BIAs and budding BIAs: have a read... https://t.co/nNi959lRrM

“Law Commission to radically strip back its proposals for a DoLS replacement... https://t.co/IagT0VQosg”

27/05/2016

Retweeted Robert Tunmore ():

I'll be following on 15th June Looks like colleagues will be there though