College of Psychiatrists takes down false claim that drugs rebalance brain chemistry
Earlier this month, nine members of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) wrote to their College...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Aug 23
- 4 min
Myth persists at RANZCP - College of Psychiatrists still claims that meds rebalance brain chemicals
Below is a copy of a letter objecting to misleading information on the RANZCP website, claiming that psychotropic 'medications work by...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Jun 27
- 4 min
Youth suicide risk from antidepressants prompts Health Minister to demand safe treatment guidelines
Mounting evidence that taking antidepressants increases the risk of suicide among young Australians has triggered the Albanese Government...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Jun 14
- 2 min
Issue Update - Suicide and Antidepressant Use among young Australians
The Issue Update (PDF available above) details the progress of the TGA's Review into the relationship between antidepressant use and...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- May 9
- 7 min
Morrison Government overrules TGA to approve antidepressant manufactured by political donor
In September 2020 Australia’s independent medical product safety regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), rejected an...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- May 2
- 1 min
MedicineWise Report: Epidemiology of mental health conditions and antidepressant use in people aged
In 2020 the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) commissioned a review of antidepressant use, mental health and related...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
New book 'Overprescribing Madness - What's driving Australia's epidemic of mental illness.'
Available online in paperback ($29.95) or e-book ($11.95) or in selected bookstores. What the experts say: As a teacher and...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
Melbourne’s COVID spike in antidepressant use may trigger suicides by children and adolescents
By Martin Whitely Last month, well before today's easing of Melbourne's lockdown, a group of ten GPs co-signed an open letter to...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Oct 13, 2020
- 16 min
Young distressed Australians put at ultra-high-risk of stigma by $33M pre-psychosis drug research
by Dr Martin Whitely Led by prominent psychiatrist and former Australian of the year Patrick McGorry, youth mental health research...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
Inquiry into Antidepressants and Youth Suicide link established by Health Minister Greg Hunt
Last Sunday (14 June 2020) the Sydney Morning Herald reported Australian Government Health Minister Greg Hunt had instructed his...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Jun 8, 2020
- 2 min
Link between antidepressants and suicides by young Australians revealed in new research.
New research from Curtin University and the University of Adelaide has shown rates of antidepressant use and suicide by young Australians...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Nov 28, 2019
- 7 min
130,000+ Aussie kids will take ADHD drugs in 2019 (and tens of thousands of others will abuse them).
In the decade since Fiona Stanley said “the vast majority of kids on ADHD drugs are on drugs unnecessarily" the number drugged has doubled.
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Nov 12, 2019
- 16 min
Productivity Commission advises Morrison Government to end headspace's youth mental health monopoly.
The Productivity Commission’s draft mental health report, released last week, includes a bombshell recommendation, so far overlooked by Aust
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Oct 14, 2019
- 8 min
Boom time again for Perth's ADHD Industry as Roger Cook weakens amphetamine prescribing controls
A WA psychiatrist prescribed amphetamine to 2,074 people in 2015. How much money does Dr 2074 make giving ADHD patients a daily drug habit?
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Jul 22, 2019
- 5 min
New Study-Antidepressants Increase Suicide Risk by 150% published same week McGorry+Hickie deny link
Hengartner found that "the rate of (attempted) suicide [in adults] was about 2.5 times higher in antidepressant arms relative to placebo".
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Jun 1, 2019
- 28 min
More young Australians suicide/self-harm and use antidepressants while experts dismiss FDA warning
In 2004, the US FDA warned that using antidepressants was associated with an increased (approximately doubled) risk of suicidal thoughts and
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Apr 23, 2019
- 13 min
1 in 8 (over 3 million) Australians are on antidepressants - Why is the Lucky Country so miserable?
By Dr Martin Whitely and Dr Melissa Raven Enquiries to psychwatchaustralia@gmail.com According to the OECD, in both 2000 and 2015,...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Feb 28, 2019
- 4 min
Diagnosing Bad Psychiatry
Bad psychiatrists love lists and ticking boxes. During consultations, they ignore the individual in front of them, and look to tick...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Jan 1, 2019
- 9 min
Drug companies hide safety data behind FOI loophole while secretly donating to political parties
...drug companies have been able to masterfully game our hidden, industry friendly, system. Without reform, , of FOI, political donation...
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Dr Martin Whitely
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
New award – 'Disease-Monger of the Month' - to be announced each month beginning in August 2019.
If the last decade of rampant, psychiatric, disease-mongering in Australia and internationally is any indication, competition will be fierce
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