Category Archives: disorders

New video uploaded

Posted on 16 February, 2011 by nbsl

A new teaching video has been uploaded to the various video sites we use and posted on this site on the schizophrenia page. The video illustrates several forms of catatonia including waxy flexibility, forced grasping, opposition, negativism and aversion.

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US prescribing practice

Posted on 29 April, 2010 by nbsl

There’s an interesting post reported on BoingBoing today about prescribing in the US. Of particular interest os to view this in conjunction with the evidence to support prescribing and to think about how drug companies market and target doctors. I’m … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing depression

Posted on 18 March, 2010 by nbsl

In an article published in The Observer on Sunday Gary Greenberg is interviewed following publication of his new book “Manufacturing Depression”. In his book Greenberg discusses his history of depressive symptomatology and calls into question the wholesale prescription of anti-depressants … Continue reading →

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Schizophrenia among British African Caribbean groups

Posted on 18 March, 2010 by nbsl

The Guardian today contains two [1; 2] articles which describe responses to an research examining the prevalence of schizophrenia in black and minority ethnic people in the UK. The response is because the original piece of research has had a … Continue reading →

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