Cash Injections for Psychiatric Patients…

An interesting moral debate in the press today, as a news story reports a new drugs trial which will pay bipolar and schizophrenic patients to take their medications. There are existing policies in place for compelling some psychiatric patients to take their medication, addressing a difficulty that many carers and doctors experience. In extreme circumstances [...]

The Drugs Don’t Work: Challenging the Myths of Medication

From time to time a dissenting voice is heard above the hubbub of general debate of medication versus therapy, such as Dr Joanna Moncrieff from University College London. She talks here about the myth of medication and how little evidence there is supporting the idea that medication actually biologically alters the brain’s chemical balance, which [...]

Spot the Difference: Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Counselling

A common question that I get asked bypeople when I tell them I work as a psychotherapist relates to the difference between psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and counsellors (and sometimes physiotherapists…). The distinction between psychotherapy and counselling is a blurry one, and the response you get will often depend on the person you ask. The distinction I [...]