Letter of protest to Institute of Psychiatry

The IoP has invited Charles Nemeroff to give an inaugural lecture in spite of the fact that he lied to Emroy University where he was professor about millions of dollars he received from pharmaceutical companies. Members of the Critical Psychiatry Network have written to IoP asking them to reconsider this descision. Letter to IoP

Letter to Institute of Psychiatry re Nemeroff lecture

The IoP has invited Charles Nemeroff to give the inaugural lecture at the Centre of Affective Disorders in spite of the fact that he lied to Emroy University, where he was a professor about millions of dollars he received from pharmaceutical companies. The New York Times gives the details. Members of the Critical Psychiatry Network

Nemeroff lecture at IOP – background

Charles Nemeroff is giving the inaugural lecture at the Centre of Affective Disorders at the Institute of Psychiatry. It’s a controversial choice. Phil Thomas covers the issues in his blog A Soiled Phoenix Rises The issue of conflict of interest is noted by Duncan Double in his blog Stronger conflict of interest policies needed and

Statement by the Critical Psychiatry Network on the new DSM-5

The issues raised by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) are complex and require careful and studied consideration. There are many aspects that concern the Critical Psychiatry Network about the way the debates around the publication of the new DSM-5 have been represented in the media. In particular, we are concerned about the portrayal of the

CPN conference 2013 Outcome orientated approaches Timimi S

How to Build Services that Maximise the Chances of a Positive Outcome: The Outcomes Orientated Approaches to Mental Health Services (OO-AMHS) project Sami Timimi OO-AMHS is a whole service model designed to put the patient (their narrative, choices, and ideas on change) at the centre of the treatment process. Current dominant approaches (such as NICE

Revision of ICD-10

The WHO has set up a Global Clinical Network to inform the development of ICD-11. Mental Helath professionals can contribute via a series of surveys.