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False Information in UK Package Inserts for Antidepressants About a Chemical Imbalance

Mad in America

O n 20 January 2025, I notified the UK drug regulator, the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the package inserts for antidepressantscalled patient information leaflets (PIL)contain false statements about depression being caused by a chemical imbalance.

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Grace vs Shame

Dr. Deb

2) quizzes (3) read-aloud visits (3) resiliency (5) schizophrenia (4) screenings (1) SEL (1) self help booksteachers (1) self-care (9) self-esteem (18) service animals. (1) 3) trauma (39) trauma. (1) 1) traumatic injury (1) treatment (59) treatment. (1) 1) trends (30) triggers (2) violence (14) volunteering (1) well-being (92) well-being. (20)

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Will the Benzodiazepine Wars Ever End?

Psychiatric Times

Norton & Company; 2019. December 11, 2019. HSOA Journal of Community Medicine and Public Healthcare. Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness. Benzodiazepines: what to know about the anti-anxiety medication. Yale Medicine. Updated April 15, 2025. Accessed August 4, 2025.

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Oxford-developed support for child anxiety to be adapted for families in Chile

Department of Psychiatry News

From local research to global impact The programmes journey from a research project to international implementation is a powerful example of how evidence-based healthcare can be translated into real-world benefits for the public.

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New OPM-MEG brain scanner installed at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA)

Department of Psychiatry News

Gender inequality linked to brain structure Moderate Drinking Linked to Brain Iron and Cognitive Decline First of its kind in UK - Innovative New Brain Health Centre First in Europe to acquire latest MEG Technology from MEGIN © 2025 Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX Freedom of Information Privacy Notice Copyright Statement (..)

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Self Care Tips for Winter Months

Dr. Deb

2) quizzes (3) read-aloud visits (3) resiliency (5) schizophrenia (4) screenings (1) SEL (1) self help booksteachers (1) self-care (9) self-esteem (18) service animals. (1) 3) trauma (39) trauma. (1) 1) traumatic injury (1) treatment (59) treatment. (1) 1) trends (30) triggers (2) violence (14) volunteering (1) well-being (92) well-being. (20)

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Study: Rise in ADHD Diagnoses Reflects Greater Education, Not Prevalence

ADDitude

World J Clin Cases 2019 ; 7(17): 2420-2426. Research shows that ADHD shortens an individual’s life expectancy by 7.5 years, on average. In addition, estimates from previous reviews may be inaccurate due to significant delays between data collection and publication. The British Journal of Psychiatry. link] 4 Gnanavel, S., Kaushal, P.,