Why antidepressants need to be understood
with Marion Brown
Marion Brown was a human givens psychotherapist in private practice for 7 years and through her work, became very concerned about the many difficult experiences she could see people were having with antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications and sedatives taken as prescribed – often with difficult side effects and withdrawal problems. Marion now shares what she has learnt, to help therapists and people struggling with those complex issues – and she works tirelessly to increase awareness of them…
References
Documents:
Links:
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NEW Antidepressants: what we all need to know - live online workshop
- Rxisk – notes on antidepressant withdrawal to take to your therapist
- 7-11 breathing: How does deep breathing make you feel more relaxed?
- Serotonin syndrome
- Harm reduction guide to coming off psychiatric drugs and withdrawal
- Inner Compass
- Surviving antidepressants
- Let’s Talk Withdrawal
- Akathisia 101 free 1 hr course
- Welsh Senedd event Dec 2018
- TED talk – Sleep – Jeff Illiff
- Recovery Road
- Baylissa
Books:
- ‘Recovery and Renewal’ by Baylissa Frederick
- ‘The Straight-talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs’ by Joanna Moncrieff
- ‘The Straight-talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis’ by Lucy Johnstone
- ‘The Pill that steals lives’ by Katinka Blackford Newman
Marion Brown online articles – for clients and therapists:
- Why professionals must admit to the dangers of psychiatric drugs
- Articles on welldoing.org
- June HG Newsletter
Marion’s Infographic: Patient Journey:
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