John Read, Author at Mad In America

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Dr John Read is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. He has published multiple reviews of the ECT Research literature. John is Chair of the International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal.

Researchers Accuse Lancet Article and British Psychiatrists of Minimising Antidepressants’ Withdrawal Effects

John Read - September 26, 2024 5

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How Psychiatrists Responded to the Launch of Our New ECT Survey

John Read - February 29, 2024 17

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Fear and Loathing in the ECT Debate

John Read - February 15, 2022 11

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New NICE Guidelines for ECT Are Dangerously Inadequate, Say 50 Patients and Professionals

Chris Harrop & John Read - January 17, 2022 15

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Are Regulatory Bodies Prioritising Drug Company Interests Over Public Safety?

John Read - December 17, 2019 31

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Tumbling Further Down the Rabbit Hole of Antidepressant Withdrawal Research

James Davies, PhD & John Read - January 8, 2019 18

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In Search of an Evidence-based Role for Psychiatry

John Read, Olga Runciman, Cand Psych BSc & Jacqui Dillon - March 28, 2016 93

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Appealing to our Elected Representatives

John Read - March 7, 2016 37

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The Mental Health Tribunal

John Read - March 1, 2016 11

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Foxes Guarding the Henhouse: the Role of the Chief Psychiatrist

John Read - February 26, 2016 17

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The Curious Case of over 50 Consecutive ECTs in Melbourne

John Read - February 19, 2016 30

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Largest Survey of Antidepressants Finds High Rates of Adverse Emotional and Interpersonal Effects

John Read - April 7, 2015 163

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John Read, PhD – Short Bio

March 31, 2015