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🚨 The FIRST RCT of antipsychotic discontinuation was published YESTERDAY.
Do antipsychotics in patients with first-episode psychosis actually improve long-term outcomes?
In short:
NO
But it's nuanced.
Here's what you need to know about this landmark paper in JAMA Psych🧵
In this moving memoir, Eugene Larkin recounts his years at the radical Soteria House project—where staff lived alongside people experiencing psychosis, offering no medication, only presence.
LAST CHANCE!
Join us tomorrow, September 25, at 9am PDT, 12pm EDT, 5pm BST, 7pm CEST for a webinar, Navigating Complex Choices in Antipsychotic Reduction, with @helene_speyer, hosted by @ronunger
Not So Hasty: The Effect of Tapering Speed on Relapse May Still Be Important
New publication on the PTMF and trauma-informed care project on @CNWLNHS inpatient wards. Qualitative data from staff and service users shows how a change in how distress is conceptualised, facilitates new and helpful approaches to severe distress.
This should be a fascinating conversation!
Some thoughts and dialogue between me and Mathew Dillon around Madness, Mysticism and Philosophy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcG405iXqyk
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Absolutely fantastic article. Thanks for the link!