lithium – A New Vision for Mental Health

The power of love in mental health

Author: Editorial 7th February 2024 0 Comments

“Oliver Seligman on how his therapist’s approach helped him turn a corner; with Tone Fagerli’s response.” This article by Oliver Seligman has been published in The Psychologist. It begins: “Most people have no desire to be an inpatient in a mental…
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collaborative practice

bipolar, depression, lithium, love, Oliver Seligman, psychotherapy, Talking Therapies, The Psychologist, Tone Fagerli

Coming off lithium ‘lifted the veil’ of tranquillising medication for a more fulfilling life

Author: Editorial 24th August 2022 0 Comments

This article by John Kelly has been published by Mad in Ireland. It begins: “You have bipolar disorder? No need to be so bloody sheepish about it!’ Insisted Mattias bullishly, on hearing why I had an appointment that required me to take time…
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collaborative practice

bipolar, drug tapering, Ireland, John Kelly, lithium, Mad in Ireland, psychiatry, Sweden

What Is the Importance of Nassir Ghaemi’s Conclusion that Psychiatric Drugs Do Not Provide a Long-term Benefit?

Author: Editorial 27th June 2022 0 Comments

“… [Nassir] Ghaemi, a professor of psychiatry at Tufts Medical School, concluded that psychiatric drugs, except for lithium, do not provide a long-term benefit and thus should mostly be prescribed for short-term relief of symptoms.“ This article by Robert Whitaker has…
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a coherent system

antidepressants, antipsychotics, depression, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, lithium, Mad in America, Nassir Ghaemi, placebo effect, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, schizophrenia