Podcast Interview with Dr Carina Håkansson and Professor John Read
This week on Mad in America Radio we turn our attention to psychiatric drug withdrawal and in particular the work of the International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal.
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS CALL FOR SERVICES TO SUPPORT MILLIONS TRYING TO COME OFF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS
Millions of people around the world are currently trying to come off psychiatric drugs but finding it extremely difficult because of withdrawal effects which are often severe and persistent, and because there is so little support available to come off the drugs slowly and safely.
Pictures from the IIPDW Network meeting in Göteborg, Sweden
International experts gather in Göteborg, Sweden to promote better research on, and support services for, withdrawal from psychiatric drugs
Press Release – International experts gather in Göteborg, Sweden to promote better research on, and support services for, withdrawal from psychiatric drugs
Withdrawal from psychiatric drugs is an issue which is rapidly gaining attention in many parts of the world. For example earlier this month Public Health England published a report calling for services for people struggling to come off antidepressants and benzodiazepines.
Fears UK Could Follow the US into Opioid Crisis
Sky News report on Prescribed Drug Dependence ahead of an investigation by Public Health England which looks at the overprescription of drugs with a dependence-forming potential including antidepressants, opioid painkillers and sleeping tablets.
Antidepressant Withdrawal – The Tide is Finally Turning
In a recent paper in the journal Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, Michael P. Hengartner, John Read and James Davies summarise the progress made in recent months when making the case that withdrawal from antidepressant drugs is often longer-lasting and more severe than guidelines or conventional wisdom suggest.
Why I Am Not a Psychiatrist
In an article for the ‘Bulletin of the Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry’, Scott Waterman, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus at the University of Vermont, writes about his personal journey through psychiatry over the past several decades.
IIPDW Network Meeting Brings Together Professional and Lived-Experience Expertise
Withdrawal from psychiatric drugs is an issue which is rapidly gaining attention in many parts of the world, yet professional medical circles can sometimes be remote from the discussion. The International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal (IIPDW) was created in 2017 to respond to the need to widen the debate and to develop ways to assist people withdrawing safely from psychiatric drugs.
Media Reporting of the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists Withdrawal Position Statement
On May 30 2019, the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists issued a Press Release and Position Statement signalling an acceptance that withdrawal effects from antidepressant drugs were more common and lasted longer than had been previously assumed. The UK media covered this development extensively, with the story being front-page news in The Daily Mail, one …
Royal College of Psychiatrists Changes its Position on Antidepressant Withdrawal
Thanks to campaigning efforts by the Council for Evidence-based Psychiatry, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has dramatically changed its position on antidepressant withdrawal