The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs By Rachel Aviv, www.newyorker.com, 1 April 2019 Laura Delano recognized that she was “excellent at everything, but it didn’t mean anything,” her doctor wrote. She grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, one of the wealthiest...
1 in 8 (over 3 million) Australians are on antidepressants – Why is the Lucky Country so miserable? Dr Martin Whitely, psychwatchaustralia.com, 23 Apr 2019 According to the OECD, in both 2000 and 2015, Australians were the second largest (per-capita) users of...
Submission to the Productivity Commission Australia’s Productivity Commission is currently doing an investigation into spending on mental health including how effective the money spent on mental health is across Australia so that government policies are sustainable...
Are Psychiatric Drugs Improving Australia’s Mental Health Care? Should Asia follow Australia’s actions? On 21st to 24th Feb 2019, Sydney is hosting the 7th World Congress of Asian Psychiatry with the theme, Mental Health Care Across Asia: Union In Diversity. Sounds...
Spike in number of Australian children put on antipsychotic drugsJoel Magarey news.com.au 18 Dec 2018New figures have revealed a worrying trend among Aussie children, which leaves them exposed to damaging side effects. Doctors are putting more than 1,000 additional...
Restraint is Criminal A Terrifying Experience The terror experienced by those forcibly restrained in a psychiatric ward can have a deep and lasting impact on an already fragile and vulnerable person. From the patient’s perspective, if they don’t die, they certainly...
