Peter Kinderman

I am stepping away from Twitter. The platform lacks compassion and is now tainted by hurtful values and behaviour, and I no longer wish to be part of it. Thank you for all the positive links made here – please follow me here: bsky.app/profile/peterk…

@sarafinlayson @justin_garson The issues being discussed here are not in any way obscure. But - yes - I am more disappointed with colleagues who feel that active attacks on compassionate and evidence-based approaches should be a rallying cry for self-serving professional advancement.

@peterkinderman @justin_garson Professional understanding comes with the opportunity to spend time with people experiencing unusual beliefs. Not many have that luxury I suppose, and not all respond with motivated blindness and hostility (although of course I’ve seen that, you often have taken a hammering 🙁)

I’m starting to question the very concept of ‘delusions’: the very act of labeling you as delusional implies a superiority on my part - that my grasp of reality is superior to yours in a way that does not merit argumentation. Why would that ever be an appropriate stance to adopt?

@sarafinlayson @justin_garson I suspect that we do all understand, but that understanding doesn’t suit the vested interests of the professional establishment, who respond with motivated blindness and hostility.

@peterkinderman @justin_garson Thanks for sharing Peter. I am traumatically reminded of my Masters thesis, written a bit earlier than your PhD one. I’m Not sure that much has changed in understanding in the intervening 30-odd years!

No Explanation, Just Labels: Critical Psychiatry Network Letter to the Guardian on the Dangers of Diagnostic Expansion By Evgeny Legedin madintheuk.com/2026/03/no-exp… #MentalHealthDebate #Overdiagnosis #CriticalPsychiatry #MentalHealthPolicy #NHS

@ReadReadj Thank you !

Congratulations to Lucy Johnstone and @peterkinderman ! Well deserved reward for decades of work towards more humane, effective mental health services.

@dropthedisorder Aw! Thank you very much !

Massive congratulations to our allies Lucy & @peterkinderman 🎉🧡

@jill_d35 Times have changed. In my day it was “sapiential authority”. At least they’ve ditched the cod Latin.

Jesus wept....

My letter today to The Guardian describes the 7 causes of massive mental disorder overdiagnosis & the consequent harms to our patients & to society. theguardian.com/society/2025/d…

This study finds that psychiatrists who worked on DSM-5 received $14M in undisclosed funding from the pharmaceutical industry; the very industry that has profited enormously from DSM's over-medicalisation of everyday life. bmj.com/content/384/bm…

In a strange contortion of logic, it’s not unusual to hear, “I thought it was just me, but now I know it was my ADHD”, with ADHD then simultaneously occupying a role as an identity and the function of ‘something that’s not me’

Today we submitted a formal correction request to the editors of JAMA Psychiatry @JAMAPsych @dost_ongur in response to the recent Kalfas et al. review, which downplays the risks of antidepressant withdrawal by relying on short-term studies. Our letter outlines the dangerous public health implications of their misleading claims. We are also publishing an open letter addressed to the authors and the institutions that promoted the review including @imperialcollege, @KingsCollegeLon, and the @SMC_IISERPune. This letter calls on them to correct their press releases and take accountability for their role in promoting a misleading and harmful narrative. Read both letters here: Formal Correction Request to JAMA Editors: antidepressantinfo.org/wp-content/upl… Open Letter to the Authors and Institutions: antidepressantinfo.org/wp-content/upl… We will continue to speak out until the research reflects reality and institutions act with integrity.

My rapid response in @bmj_latest hope that uncritical coverage...does not lead to further harm to people suffering from withdrawal...by creating unwarranted complacency amongst clinicians or undermining the small efforts being made by the NHS..." bit.ly/4lL1dbQ

Aftab's blog is dubious... It downplays the new antidepressant review's central flaw: the main analysis (& conclusions) were based on short-term trials. He fudges this by saying, 'Ah but the longer-term ANTLER study was also included'. But here's the rub👇 psychiatrymargins.com/p/playing-whac…

Dr Sameer Jauhar concludes: "Our work finds that most people do not experience severe withdrawal, in terms of additional symptoms". He does not state that his work was based on assessing mostly short-term (8-12 week) trials. This betrays a shokcing disregard for patient safety.

Thank you so much @markhoro for putting the new data into context with clear, evidence-based analysis. You highlight that withdrawal is real and often linked to duration of use - reaffirming the need for caution and helping people make informed choices on antidepressants.

'Studying what happens to people after just eight to 12 weeks on antidepressants is like testing car safety by crashing a vehicle into a wall at 5km/h – ignoring the fact that real drivers are out on the roads doing 60km/h' theconversation.com/antidepressant…

"Scientists accused of downplaying dangers of antidepressants" telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/0…

They said it was safe. They didn’t say it was a gamble. One spin. A lifetime of consequences. Step right up!

We've now seen a preview of the forthcoming antidepressant withdrawal paper. It's shocking. On the basis of a few short-term company trials (mostly 8 weeks) the authors conclude that antidepressant withdrawal hardly exists! God help us if the media report this junk uncritically😳

The tide is finally changing. @TheLancet takes seriously the critiques in @joannamoncrieff Chemically Imbalanced, reflecting on 50 yrs of SSRIs & ongoing controversies. Grateful to those who kept pushing for scrutiny despite backlash @markhoro 📖 Read: thelancet.com/journals/lance…

@sash_andy Well, that’s not really my call without knowing more. But if you’re interested, I’d recommend contacting Elizabeth and she could explain more. Thank you for your interest.

@peterkinderman Do I qualify Peter given my circumstances? I have all the paperwork just never the condition.

We are interested in hearing your opinions on the reality of depression, so if you would like to participate, please email researcher Elizabeth Flower on hleflow2@liverpool.ac.uk or scan the QR code below: