The iconoclastic wisdom of David Nutt
This is not the first time Professor Nutt has challenged dearly held beliefs – as many sufferers of depression will gladly testify
In the late 19th century the German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin described depression as a long-term illness that returned frequently and would become chronic – a definition that was accepted by British psychiatrists. And when the first antidepressants were created in the 60s, psychiatrists were delighted that they now had what seemed to be a cure for depression.
However, it soon became clear to depressed people – and to many of us working in ...
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