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Joanna Moncrieff, MD
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Dr. Moncrieff is a Senior Lecturer at University College London. She is one of the founders and co-chairperson of the
Critical Psychiatry Network
. She has written three books:
The Bitterest Pills
,
The Myth of the Chemical Cure
, and
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs
.
Limits to Medicine: Re-visiting Ivan Illich
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New Research into Antipsychotic Discontinuation And Reduction: the RADAR programme
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Further Evidence of the Adverse Effects of Antidepressants, and Why These Have Taken so...
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What Disability Benefit Trends Tell Us About Psychiatric Treatments and the Economy
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January 28, 2016
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A Square Peg in a Round Hole: The Construction of Depression as a Disease
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November 2, 2015
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Lithium and Suicide: What Does the Evidence Show?
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July 27, 2015
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Reasons Not to Believe in Lithium
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June 30, 2015
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Retreat From the Social: a Review of Hegel’s Theory of Madness
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March 13, 2015
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What You Need to Know Before Starting a Drug for a Mental Health Problem
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February 3, 2015
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NICE Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder- a Missed Opportunity
Joanna Moncrieff, MD
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September 30, 2014
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A Critique of Genetic Research on Schizophrenia – Expensive Castles in the Air
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September 1, 2014
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The Lessons of Ancient Philosophy
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August 26, 2014
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Continuing the Antidepressant Debate: the Clinical Relevance of Drug-Placebo Differences
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July 2, 2014
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“Psychiatric Prejudice” – A New Way of Silencing Criticism
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June 23, 2014
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‘Angels and Demons’: the Politics of Psychoactive Drugs
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April 22, 2014
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Neutralising Suffering: How the Medicalisation of Distress Obliterates Meaning and Creates Profit
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March 11, 2014
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The Origins of Mental Health Services
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February 20, 2014
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Psychiatry Has its Head in the Sand: Royal College of Psychiatrists Rejects Discussion of...
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Joanna Moncrieff, MD – Short Bio
October 21, 2013
The Bitterest Pills: The Troubling Story of Antipsychotic Drugs
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October 6, 2013
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Long-Term Antipsychotics: Making Sense of the Evidence in the Light of the Dutch Follow-Up...
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August 13, 2013
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Antipsychotics and Brain Shrinkage: An Update
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