Tag: robin murray
Very Slow Taper Best for Antipsychotic Discontinuation
                An article in JAMA Psychiatry advises very slow tapering for best results when discontinuing antipsychotic drugs.             
            
        Sir Robin Murray and Our Collective Mea Culpa
                Sir Robin Murray, a distinguished British professor of psychiatry, recently published a paper in Schizophrenia Bulletin titled, “Mistakes I Have Made in My Research Career.” I wonder what leads Robin Murray to acknowledge his mistakes when others seem to hunker down. I also wonder how I can know when I am misled in my assumptions.             
            
        Researcher Acknowledges His Mistakes in Understanding Schizophrenia
                Sir Robin Murray, a professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience in London, states that he ignored social factors that contribute to ‘schizophrenia’ for too long. He also reports that he neglected the negative effects antipsychotic medication has on the brain.             
            
        