This week saw the publication of an important paper by Professor of Psychiatry Dr Joanna Moncrieff and her colleagues. The conclusions of the paper were as follows; that approximately 80% of the British public believe that depression is due toRead more

The world has seen a pandemic of depression long before the Covid-19 pandemic. Depression is the second largest cause of disability worldwide after ischaemic heart disease. It results in a high number of lost working days and reduced GDP inRead more

In March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic had hit the nation and for the first time the United Kingdom was plunged into lockdown. We were all advised to “stay at home” and “save lives”. The majority of people entered a “strangeRead more