At the September 2014 meeting the CPN felt that there should be a review of CTOs due to their coercive nature and lack of evidence that they are beneficial. Our

Statement to All Party Parliamentary Group on the topic of Global Mental Health. Alternative Approaches statement APPG 22-07-2014

The Conference Committee of the RCPsych rejected a proposal for a symposium on antipsychotic medication. The symposium was suggested to discuss recent research findings which suggest that long-term antipsychotic treatment

Reply from IoP

The IoP has invited Charles Nemeroff to give the inaugural lecture at the Centre of Affective Disorders in spite of the fact that he lied to Emroy University, where he

Charles Nemeroff is giving the inaugural lecture at the Centre of Affective Disorders at the Institute of Psychiatry. It’s a controversial choice. Phil Thomas covers the issues in his blog

CPN statement DSM-5

Currently all psychiatric trainees have to participate in ECT as part of their training and cannot qualify as psychiatrist if they refuse. In the meeting in March 2011 we decided