tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post4058081829596797648..comments2024-03-29T15:13:42.610+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Review of Psychiatric Drugs Explained (6th edition 2016) by David HealyBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-89752987152382406022017-07-03T13:38:12.354+01:002017-07-03T13:38:12.354+01:00Thanks David.
Healy hasn't - in fact - got a...Thanks David. <br /><br />Healy hasn't - in fact - got away with it; on the contrary, he has been subjected to a great deal of persecution. For example back in 2001, I made the following web pages: https://www.pharmapolitics.com/<br /><br />Most of the various persections may be found dotted around Healy's personal web pages<br /><br />https://davidhealy.org/<br /><br />Anyway - the point is that he has not been silenced! Yes - he has been rejected by the profession - but he has (mostly by his writings, also by speaking, legal work etc.) helped many thousands of individuals. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-15740819326748039932017-07-03T13:05:30.116+01:002017-07-03T13:05:30.116+01:00Great book! I have a copy and have used it regular...Great book! I have a copy and have used it regularly as a source of self-education and reference on the subject. The author is clearly a very outspoken and articulate critic of the pharmaceutical industry and its nefarious and often downright dishonest or misleading practices. I'm surprised he has been able to 'get away with it' in the sense that clearly very powerful interest groups would seek to silence that kind of voice. However, having said that, maybe they dont need to anymore in the modern world. I have shared his book and its findings with numerous mental health professionals and doctors. In the first 30 seconds or so they may appear shocked and appalled at some of what the book contains (especially wrt to the massive over-prescription of antidepressants and deeply concerning associations with suicidality in certain populations and with specific drugs) but then they simply shrug it off as just the way the world is and get on with the business as usual. I suppose Mavericks can only be a real influence if people listen to them and try and respond to what they are bringing into the public domain. I certainly wish there were more David Healys in medicine, I will say that much!David Balfourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099160562774064281noreply@blogger.com