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2008:
EXCLUSIVE:
April
18: Underground recovery - Clinical
psychologist Rufus May
explains why, when using a non-drug approach to help a doctor who
heard voices, he had no choice but to work in secret.
 EXCLUSIVE:
April
14: "Unlikely" that key genes cause schizophrenia -
according to most comprehensive genetic study of its kind. Report
by Adam
James
 Jan
16: 'The Henderson saved my life' - here's why the acclaimed
personality disorder unit
should be saved, writes Kath Lovell
Jan
10: ADHD drug prescribing soars in Scotland -
more than 8 per cent of Scottish people aged 15 and over also take
antidepressants daily, new figures reveal
Mental
health comment:
Jan
10, 2008: The wrong advice - The national clinical guideline
on depression is flawed, acts as a mouthpiece for pharmaceutical
firms and pays lip service to the views of service users. We must
now challenge it, says Malcolm Learmonth
2007:
Nov
21: Government to consider review of ADHD causes and treatments
- Lords statement made following peer's concerns over prescribing
for ADHD
Nov
14: "Investigate ADHD drugs" peer to urge
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Baroness Susan Greenfield, a professor of pharmacology, says "time
is ripe for an inquiry exploring the actual causes of ADHD"
 June
13: People with schizophrenia not on antipsychotics more likely
to recover, states research - patients in US are followed up
after 15 years
 June
7: Personality disorder an invalid "catch-all" label which
damages women, says clinical psychologist -
Gillian Proctor, left, attacks "growing prevalence of labeling
women with BPD"
2006:
Mental
health comment
Oct 24, 2006: "Abolish schizophrenia"
- The diagnosis of schizophrenia is unscientific and damaging, argue
Marius Romme and Paul Hammersley. They say we should
replace it with post-traumatic psychosis
Jan
23: Psychiatrists insist cannabis is a significant cause of psychosis
- doctors are “very concerned” about decision not to
upgrade cannabis to Class B drug.
Jan
16: Research the link between bad diet and mental ill heath, report
urges -
depression,
schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could
be partly caused by nutrition-deficient diet
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