by Tom Blackford | May 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Recently Jaakko Seikkula & Markku Sutela from Finland were in Australia to conduct training in Open Dialogue. I did not learn of it until later, but the webpage was very interesting and I encourage you to read it....
by Tom Blackford | Jan 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
This post from last week caught my eye. I glossed over it at first, but that is 45 times PER DAY for 2 weeks. What was going on? The facebook entry below tells the story succinctly. (For ease of reading, the text is repeated below the picture.) Are we reaching a...
by Tom Blackford | Aug 17, 2013 | Constructivism Articles, Uncategorized
Having worked more than 2 decades in Mental Health Services, I am disappointed with the efficacy of antipsychotic drugs, and the overall cost-benefits for patients. I was spoilt early on by my exposure to the successes of family therapy, and later some other things. I...
by Tom Blackford | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
[ The Emperor’s New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth, by Irving Kirsch, PhD, Basic Books, 2010.] I wouldn’t write this review if I did not highly recommend this book. What is different about it? Professor Irving Kirsch, PhD, explains that he did not begin...
by Tom Blackford | Feb 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
In August 2011 a leading psychiatrist and author, Dr Colin A Ross1, presented in Sydney and included information detailing the results of clinical trials into antidepressants versus placebos. The general understanding is that antidepressants get better results than...
