Dr John Read

The self-reported positive and negative effects of electroconvulsive t... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Landmark Electroconvulsive Therapy Case Settled Out of Court | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychi…

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Norwegian health authorities have established dedicated units for medication-free mental health treatment (MFT) to enhance patient choice. MFT is not associated with inferior short-term treatment outcomes in the population currently receiving this care. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

'When asked if they would consider someone experiencing typical fluctuations in mood (described as broad happiness but occasional moments of worry, frustration or loss of confidence) as having a mental illness, more than half of young Americans say yes...' ft.com/content/063b7e…

In 16 years of doing this work, I have never told anyone to stop taking their psychiatric medication. I do not know what is right for another person, and I have never claimed to. I share my story, basic facts about the mental health industry, and why informed choice matters. Here’s the problem: Most people never get to make a true choice regarding psychiatric diagnoses or treatments. They aren’t told about the unscientific underpinnings of the DSM, the comprehensive list of risks that come with taking psychiatric drugs, how absent their long-term safety and efficacy data is, or how hard it can be to get off them. Without that as a starting point, informed choice is impossible. @DrJosefWD

After Jauhar et al showed how leaky your umbrella review was ; you and your fellow authors concluded 👇 1️⃣“We would agree that many brain processes, including the serotonin system, likely play a complex, though poorly understood, role in emotion and behaviour, including depression." 2️⃣ "We did not include reviews of circulating tryptophan described by Jauhar, and Maes and Almulla...." You dismissed circulating tryptophan, even though it directly influences central serotonin synthesis. This omission is critical, as evidence shows reduced plasma tryptophan in especially in unmedicated individuals. Selective reporting! 3️⃣ "Although Jauhar et al. and Jacobsen are correct to point out that there are 5HT1A heteroreceptors as well as autoreceptors..." Your admission highlights an oversimplification in your original review by ignoring the role of a complex system in favour of a reductionist argument. 4️⃣"Some abnormalities in the serotonergic system identified after long-term antidepressant treatment are consistent with adaptive changes that reduce the potency of serotonin."

Of course they feel better: they are taking a daily dose of amphetamine. We would ALL feel better if we took a daily dose of amphetamine. They may be less pleased when they realise the drugs stunt growth and cause physical dependence, tolerance and withdrawal. The project to redefine recreational drugs as ‘medical treatments’ is so absurd. Medical researchers are out there giving people ketamine infusions and then acting as though they’ve made a groundbreaking discovery when people say it improved their mood. There’s no mystery here. Any drug dealer on any street corner in the country could tell you that recreational drugs really perk people up. The question is whether we think medically sanctioned recreational drug use represents a healthy strategy for managing problems of living.

"In truth, the actual FDA approval process does not ensure clinically significant effects. It doesn’t ensure drugs that equal or beat existing drugs. In many cases, it doesn’t even ensure overall efficacy." #MentalHealth #depression #FDA buff.ly/RJQJQZ8

"If you've been told your depression is a chemical imbalance or a problem with your serotonin, what the science actually says might give you more hope than a diagnosis ever could. Welcome to Reconnect, the podcast for people who want to heal and grow from life's tough times. In this episode, I'm joined by Joanna Moncrieff, professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London, a consultant psychiatrist for the NHS, and lead author of the 2022 review into the serotonin theory of depression. We chat about: why the chemical imbalance story was never backed by the evidence, what the umbrella review actually found, and what might actually cause depression." LINK: youtube.com/watch?v=0r1hy4…

@tillytog01 @fworksconfetti @ReadReadj Scientology is extremely dangerous. @ReadReadj has stated that he is not affiliated with them.

@Melanie84410075 @tillytog01 @fworksconfetti @ReadReadj If we check with AI sources there is no suggestion of an affiliation bet John Read and CCHR. John Read also states that he has no association with Scientology. CCHR does refer to his work for obvious reasons

@fworksconfetti @Melanie84410075 @tillytog01 @ReadReadj He could not have made his views clearer here re Scientology. x.com/i/status/20751…

Commentary article written by psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, Victor Petreca, Ph.D.: "The overprescribing crisis is real. But the current debate overlooks the most vulnerable patients" #MentalHealth #psychiatry wbur.org/cognoscenti/20…

Depression Drug Approved by FDA Had 11 Failed Trials and an Advisory Committee Vote Against Approval by Peter Simons on the Mad in America Substack Two positive studies out of 13 conducted. Rejected by the FDA four times. buff.ly/cupIIWm

Adele Framer, founder of Surviving Antidepressants and the Psychotropic Deprescribing Council (@PsychotropicDC) is featured in this episode The Pharmaceutical Journal podcast. #antidepressants youtube.com/watch?v=ed-AtG…

Exactly. “Severe mental illness” is often treated as an explanation when it is actually only a label. Fear after violence, despair after loss, hypervigilance after trauma, or a desperate need for control after chaos may be understandable human responses to what happened. But once someone is labelled “schizophrenic,” their history can disappear. Their words become “symptoms,” their fear becomes “paranoia,” resistance becomes “lack of insight,” and coercion is presented as care. The most important question should not be: “What is wrong with you?” It should be: “What happened to you—and what do you need to feel safe?” #TraumaInformedCare #PsychiatricSurvivors #PatientRights #MedicalEthics #DoNoHarm

@isps_int A must read in my humble opinion @isps_int

Recently published in the ISPS book series #ispsbookseries #ispsinternational #psychosis

Home, already missing my old & new ISPS friends, after another wonderful conference, celebrating 70 years! @isps_int @ISPSUS @ISPSUK As a said in my opening address (thanks for the standing ovation, I felt the love…its mutual) ‘hardest struggle but you meet the best people’

What a great conference!