Dr Anne Guy PsychD
@dranneguy.bsky.social
Psychotherapist, working to create services for prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, on Beyond Pills APPG secretariat (when convened).
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Researchers at Imperial College and King’s College London have been accused of endangering patient safety after publishing a study suggesting that most people do not experience severe withdrawal after coming off the drugs". #backfire
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...
Scientists accused of downplaying dangers of antidepressants
Row breaks out over risk of patients experiencing severe withdrawals
www.telegraph.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Researchers at Imperial College and King’s College London have been accused of endangering patient safety after publishing a study suggesting that most people do not experience severe withdrawal after coming off the drugs". #backfire
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...
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Good study on prescription practice trends for pts w personality disorders. Polypharmacy is still an issue, benzos and antidepressants declining.
IMO, prescription is often influenced by countertransference resulting from helplessness (not just in PD)
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
IMO, prescription is often influenced by countertransference resulting from helplessness (not just in PD)
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Trends in pharmacological prescriptions and polypharmacy for personality disorders: a 10-year cross-sectional analysis of naturalistic data - BMC Psychiatry
Introduction The purpose of this study was to examine trends in prescribing practices for individuals diagnosed with personality disorders (PD) over a 10-year period in a major metropolitan area in Sw...
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Good study on prescription practice trends for pts w personality disorders. Polypharmacy is still an issue, benzos and antidepressants declining.
IMO, prescription is often influenced by countertransference resulting from helplessness (not just in PD)
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
IMO, prescription is often influenced by countertransference resulting from helplessness (not just in PD)
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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1 in 4 older adults in Australia are on antidepressants despite being less depressed than younger age groups and more susceptible to antidepressant associated harms e.g. falls, fractures and death www.medicalrepublic.com.au/reducing-ant...
Reducing antidepressant use in older adults - Medical Republic
Older Australians are less likely to be depressed, yet are more likely to be prescribed antidepressants – why?
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
March 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
1 in 4 older adults in Australia are on antidepressants despite being less depressed than younger age groups and more susceptible to antidepressant associated harms e.g. falls, fractures and death www.medicalrepublic.com.au/reducing-ant...
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He isn't disputing that their suffering is real 'It's our
response that's the issue. We routinely
pathologise, label and medicate kids' emotions and behaviours'. New book by Sami Timimi out tomorrow www.thetimes.com/article/f5b1...
response that's the issue. We routinely
pathologise, label and medicate kids' emotions and behaviours'. New book by Sami Timimi out tomorrow www.thetimes.com/article/f5b1...
‘Diagnosing a child with autism or ADHD? There’s a lot of money to be made’
By medicalising normal behaviour we’re damaging the young’s wellbeing, Dr Sami Timimi tells Anna Maxted
www.thetimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
He isn't disputing that their suffering is real 'It's our
response that's the issue. We routinely
pathologise, label and medicate kids' emotions and behaviours'. New book by Sami Timimi out tomorrow www.thetimes.com/article/f5b1...
response that's the issue. We routinely
pathologise, label and medicate kids' emotions and behaviours'. New book by Sami Timimi out tomorrow www.thetimes.com/article/f5b1...
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Attended the Union of Concerned Scientist's webinar about protecting scientists engaged in advocacy and I think the most important message was: The more people who do it, the safer we all are.
See the list of resources they shared below. Carry your weight and let others carry you!
See the list of resources they shared below. Carry your weight and let others carry you!
ucs-documents.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Attended the Union of Concerned Scientist's webinar about protecting scientists engaged in advocacy and I think the most important message was: The more people who do it, the safer we all are.
See the list of resources they shared below. Carry your weight and let others carry you!
See the list of resources they shared below. Carry your weight and let others carry you!
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To demedicalise distress is not to delegitimise distress. One can honor, respect and care for profound suffering without labeling it as illness, pathology or disorder.
September 1, 2024 at 7:53 AM
To demedicalise distress is not to delegitimise distress. One can honor, respect and care for profound suffering without labeling it as illness, pathology or disorder.
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In this week's column, I explore what I see as a very real prospect of systemic collapse, caused by Trump's actions, and suggest we start preparing.
I try to explain how complex systems fail, and suggest some of the failure paths we could be on.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I try to explain how complex systems fail, and suggest some of the failure paths we could be on.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens | George Monbiot
It could be wildfires, a pandemic or a financial crisis. The super-rich will flee to their bunkers – the rest of us will have to fend for ourselves, writes columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
In this week's column, I explore what I see as a very real prospect of systemic collapse, caused by Trump's actions, and suggest we start preparing.
I try to explain how complex systems fail, and suggest some of the failure paths we could be on.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I try to explain how complex systems fail, and suggest some of the failure paths we could be on.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I am looking forward to @lauradelano.bsky.social 's new book to be published soon. Early review describes it as: 'A courageous, insightful, beautifully written book challenging major tenets of Big Pharma and mainstream psychiatry' www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
UNSHRUNK | Kirkus Reviews
Finding herself—off of meds.
www.kirkusreviews.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I am looking forward to @lauradelano.bsky.social 's new book to be published soon. Early review describes it as: 'A courageous, insightful, beautifully written book challenging major tenets of Big Pharma and mainstream psychiatry' www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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"Psychiatry’s tendency to label non-normative emotions as disorders contributes to affective injustice, distorting emotional self-understanding and deepening inequality."
www.madinamerica.com/2024/09/affe...
www.madinamerica.com/2024/09/affe...
Affective Injustice: How Psychiatry Pathologizes and Marginalizes Emotions
Psychiatry’s tendency to label non-normative emotions as disorders contributes to affective injustice, distorting emotional self-understanding and deepening inequality.
www.madinamerica.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Psychiatry’s tendency to label non-normative emotions as disorders contributes to affective injustice, distorting emotional self-understanding and deepening inequality."
www.madinamerica.com/2024/09/affe...
www.madinamerica.com/2024/09/affe...
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@thetimes.com article by Rachel Kelly on limitations of antidepressants: 'I needed therapy and lifestyle changes to address how I handled stress, what I thought was a worthwhile life, and how to manage and handle my tendency to low mood.' www.thetimes.com/article/f638...
Antidepressants: what you need to know
Who should take them? What are the side-effects? When — and how — should you stop?
www.thetimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
@thetimes.com article by Rachel Kelly on limitations of antidepressants: 'I needed therapy and lifestyle changes to address how I handled stress, what I thought was a worthwhile life, and how to manage and handle my tendency to low mood.' www.thetimes.com/article/f638...
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For your diary.
@iipdw.bsky.social presents MAUDSLEY DEPRESCRIBING GUIDELINES. Authors summarise & questions.
April 25, 4-6pmUK. Details soon on www.iipdw.org
@dranneguy.bsky.social @mad-in-america.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social @markhoro.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social
@iipdw.bsky.social presents MAUDSLEY DEPRESCRIBING GUIDELINES. Authors summarise & questions.
April 25, 4-6pmUK. Details soon on www.iipdw.org
@dranneguy.bsky.social @mad-in-america.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social @markhoro.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social
International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal (IIPDW)
The International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal (IIPDW) was created to respond to a glaring need in mental health: to develop ways for helping people withdraw from psychiatric drugs.
www.iipdw.org
February 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
For your diary.
@iipdw.bsky.social presents MAUDSLEY DEPRESCRIBING GUIDELINES. Authors summarise & questions.
April 25, 4-6pmUK. Details soon on www.iipdw.org
@dranneguy.bsky.social @mad-in-america.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social @markhoro.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social
@iipdw.bsky.social presents MAUDSLEY DEPRESCRIBING GUIDELINES. Authors summarise & questions.
April 25, 4-6pmUK. Details soon on www.iipdw.org
@dranneguy.bsky.social @mad-in-america.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social @markhoro.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social
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This study from Birmingham Uni has been widely covered in the legacy media today. However, the headlines are completely unfounded on the basis of the study. In fact, the study wasnt a controlled trial but a cross sectional comparsion study. 1/5 www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
School phone bans DON'T work, scientists say
For parents worried about their teens' smartphone use, banning phones in schools may seem like an obvious solution. But a study suggests that school phone bans don't produce any positive effects.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This study from Birmingham Uni has been widely covered in the legacy media today. However, the headlines are completely unfounded on the basis of the study. In fact, the study wasnt a controlled trial but a cross sectional comparsion study. 1/5 www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
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Nearly a 1/4 of our population was prescribed a psych-drug last year. Yet the majority weren't suffering from biologically discernible 'mental illnesses' but from understandable human reactions to serious socio/psycho problems - issues the drugs are powerless to treat.
February 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Nearly a 1/4 of our population was prescribed a psych-drug last year. Yet the majority weren't suffering from biologically discernible 'mental illnesses' but from understandable human reactions to serious socio/psycho problems - issues the drugs are powerless to treat.
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'In Chemically Imbalanced, Moncrieff thoroughly answers the question of whether it has been a good or bad thing to convince people to believe that their depression was a biological-chemical event' Review by Bruce Levine www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/30/n...
New Book by Courageous Psychiatrist about Her Profession’s Most Damaging Falsehood
While it is debatable as to exactly which of the many war-mongering lies told by politicians has resulted in the most disastrous outcome, when it comes to falsehoods declared by the psychiatry establi...
www.counterpunch.org
January 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
'In Chemically Imbalanced, Moncrieff thoroughly answers the question of whether it has been a good or bad thing to convince people to believe that their depression was a biological-chemical event' Review by Bruce Levine www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/30/n...
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Worth sharing here I think
We need person-centred mental health care, not more psychiatrists | Letter www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
We need person-centred mental health care, not more psychiatrists | Letter www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
We need person-centred mental health care, not more psychiatrists | Letter
Letter: Dr Jennifer Poole says a less medicalised approach using therapists other than consultant psychiatrists would be more effective in the long term
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Worth sharing here I think
We need person-centred mental health care, not more psychiatrists | Letter www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
We need person-centred mental health care, not more psychiatrists | Letter www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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NEW: Why not calling a Nazi salute a Nazi salute puts us in a whole new place of danger. We have to call spades spades or what else is there?
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Seig heil Tesla
Yes, you did see what you think you saw. Here's an idea, let's call a Nazi salute a Nazi salute.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
NEW: Why not calling a Nazi salute a Nazi salute puts us in a whole new place of danger. We have to call spades spades or what else is there?
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Exciting to see some reviews of my book by readers on Amazon e.g. 'Wonderful account of how we have all been misled about the apparent value of antidepressants.'
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/180399679... (other vendors are available)
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/180399679... (other vendors are available)
Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth: Amazon.co.uk: Joanna Moncrieff: 9781803996790: Books
Buy Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth by Joanna Moncrieff (ISBN: 9781803996790) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Exciting to see some reviews of my book by readers on Amazon e.g. 'Wonderful account of how we have all been misled about the apparent value of antidepressants.'
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/180399679... (other vendors are available)
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/180399679... (other vendors are available)
With 8m people taking antidepressants it’s beyond time for improved informed consent about their benefits / harms and a safer path to come off them when ready.
@tonyavery.bsky.social @simonforstroud.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social @iipdw.bsky.social
news.sky.com/story/mental...
@tonyavery.bsky.social @simonforstroud.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social @iipdw.bsky.social
news.sky.com/story/mental...
Mental health of working-age population appears to be getting worse
A report by the Health Foundation looks at a range of data sources, including self-reported surveys, screening tools and clinical diagnoses and finds more than 10% of working-age people are reporting ...
news.sky.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
With 8m people taking antidepressants it’s beyond time for improved informed consent about their benefits / harms and a safer path to come off them when ready.
@tonyavery.bsky.social @simonforstroud.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social @iipdw.bsky.social
news.sky.com/story/mental...
@tonyavery.bsky.social @simonforstroud.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social @iipdw.bsky.social
news.sky.com/story/mental...
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From Dr Chris van Tulleken's forward on how my new book 'elegantly describes the history of industry co-opting science and scientists against the interests of patients and public health to sell drugs that don’t work, for conditions that we don’t understand'
January 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
From Dr Chris van Tulleken's forward on how my new book 'elegantly describes the history of industry co-opting science and scientists against the interests of patients and public health to sell drugs that don’t work, for conditions that we don’t understand'
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Truth & Lies.
Mix Musk's interventions with Starmer's unpopularity, is it possible to separate the truth from the lies?
(Strong language and adult themes.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R19...
Mix Musk's interventions with Starmer's unpopularity, is it possible to separate the truth from the lies?
(Strong language and adult themes.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R19...
Truth & Lies
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Truth & Lies.
Mix Musk's interventions with Starmer's unpopularity, is it possible to separate the truth from the lies?
(Strong language and adult themes.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R19...
Mix Musk's interventions with Starmer's unpopularity, is it possible to separate the truth from the lies?
(Strong language and adult themes.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R19...
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"‘These drugs are not harmless’: The Aussies tackling antidepressant deprescribing… Professor Katharine Wallis…" www.ausdoc.com.au/news/these-d... #biorisks
‘These drugs are not harmless’: The Aussies tackling antidepressant deprescribing
Trials in Queensland and Victoria are trying to help GPs with SSRI deprescribing.
www.ausdoc.com.au
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
"‘These drugs are not harmless’: The Aussies tackling antidepressant deprescribing… Professor Katharine Wallis…" www.ausdoc.com.au/news/these-d... #biorisks
So, fellow uk therapists - have we really done everything we can within current arrangements to better protect clients? The thoughts of a therapist in private practice on statutory regulation:
counsellingtutor.com/theory-of-mi...
counsellingtutor.com/theory-of-mi...
322 - Theory of Mind
Theory of Mind - Statutory Regulation in Counselling and Psychotherapy - Dual Relationships in Counselling
counsellingtutor.com
December 14, 2024 at 2:13 PM
So, fellow uk therapists - have we really done everything we can within current arrangements to better protect clients? The thoughts of a therapist in private practice on statutory regulation:
counsellingtutor.com/theory-of-mi...
counsellingtutor.com/theory-of-mi...
Withdrawal from antidepressants can be life changingly awful for so many people, let’s hope we see real services available to prevent it and support people soon.
@tonyavery.bsky.social
@simonforstroud.bsky.social
@markhoro.bsky.social
www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/striking-the...
@tonyavery.bsky.social
@simonforstroud.bsky.social
@markhoro.bsky.social
www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/striking-the...
’Striking the right balance with antidepressant prescribing’ - Patient Safety Commissioner
Antidepressant prescribing is at record levels in England, with around one in five adults receiving these medicines for a range of mental health conditions and chronic pain. Prescriptions have...
www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk
December 10, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Withdrawal from antidepressants can be life changingly awful for so many people, let’s hope we see real services available to prevent it and support people soon.
@tonyavery.bsky.social
@simonforstroud.bsky.social
@markhoro.bsky.social
www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/striking-the...
@tonyavery.bsky.social
@simonforstroud.bsky.social
@markhoro.bsky.social
www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/striking-the...
Pleased to see withdrawal mentioned as a possibility in this article (even if the benefits seem overstated)
@profjohnread.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...
@profjohnread.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...
Antidepressant Facts and Misconceptions
Here’s how the drugs can affect weight, mood, libido and other functions.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Pleased to see withdrawal mentioned as a possibility in this article (even if the benefits seem overstated)
@profjohnread.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...
@profjohnread.bsky.social @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...
Really clear call for a national helpline and better services to support safer withdrawal from antidepressants by @simonforstroud.bsky.social and Danny Kruger on @radio4rne.bsky.social Today programme this morning. @tonyavery.bsky.social 👏🏻
December 5, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Really clear call for a national helpline and better services to support safer withdrawal from antidepressants by @simonforstroud.bsky.social and Danny Kruger on @radio4rne.bsky.social Today programme this morning. @tonyavery.bsky.social 👏🏻