James·Aug 6Lithium Deprescription Journal: Key ThemesI began deprescribing lithium shortly after moving to Barbados in December 2020, having taken it for more than twenty years. I took my…
James·Jul 31Reflections on tapering lithiumMy last post was five years ago, at the start of my journey to de-prescribe from lithium. I had been taking the drug for twenty years. I…
James·Jul 12, 2021What are the underlying reasons why some psychiatrists cause more harm than good?Why do some psychiatrists do more harm than good? One response is that they do not, that they do a perfect job and that there is absolutely…
James·Jul 6, 2021Do psychiatrists do more harm than good? Some reflections after a twenty-year relationship.“Don’t ask the barber if you need a haircut”, as Warren Buffett famously quips. The barber, of course, is economically incentivised to cut…
James·Jun 24, 2021How losing a father to suicide thirty years ago has affected my mental health, and my relationships.I lost my father to suicide in 1992. I was twenty-two at the time and in my finals year at Oxford University where I was studying modern…
