Comments on: Johnson’s Flavour of the Month leaves Bad Taste http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/11/10/johnsons-flavour-of-the-month-leaves-bad-taste/ Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:22:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: expatyank http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/11/10/johnsons-flavour-of-the-month-leaves-bad-taste/comment-page-1/#comment-28572 expatyank Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:29:54 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=2314#comment-28572 Excellent analysis! it should surprise no one that difficult cases of schizophrenia will be referred to places like the Maudsley, it's NHS policy to do so when GP and local MH care are unsure of how to proceed. It's one of the go-to places when a practitioner is unsure what the diagnosis should be, so I would add a further interpretation to the actual data, that docs at the Maudsley may be getting better at differentiating schizophrenia from bipolar disorder with psychosis and from other forms of psychosis (or that local MH services are being quicker to offload "problematic" patients...)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('28572','expatyank'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('28572','expatyank','Excellent analysis! it should surprise no one that difficult cases of schizophrenia will be referred to places like the Maudsley, it\'s NHS policy to do so when GP and local MH care are unsure of how to proceed. It\'s one of the go-to places when a practitioner is unsure what the diagnosis should be, so I would add a further interpretation to the actual data, that docs at the Maudsley may be getting better at differentiating schizophrenia from bipolar disorder with psychosis and from other forms of psychosis (or that local MH services are being quicker to offload \"problematic\" patients...)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Excellent analysis! it should surprise no one that difficult cases of schizophrenia will be referred to places like the Maudsley, it’s NHS policy to do so when GP and local MH care are unsure of how to proceed. It’s one of the go-to places when a practitioner is unsure what the diagnosis should be, so I would add a further interpretation to the actual data, that docs at the Maudsley may be getting better at differentiating schizophrenia from bipolar disorder with psychosis and from other forms of psychosis (or that local MH services are being quicker to offload “problematic” patients…)
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]]> By: Bob http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/11/10/johnsons-flavour-of-the-month-leaves-bad-taste/comment-page-1/#comment-28314 Bob Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:51:11 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=2314#comment-28314 Thanks for this post. I've been looking for a summary of the research which isn't blatantly biased, and you've provided exactly what I was seeking! I know people with schizophrenia who are undoubtably made more ill if they smoke some weed, but it frustrates me that so many people think this means smoking weed causes schizophrenia.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('28314','Bob'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('28314','Bob','Thanks for this post. I\'ve been looking for a summary of the research which isn\'t blatantly biased, and you\'ve provided exactly what I was seeking! \r\n\r\nI know people with schizophrenia who are undoubtably made more ill if they smoke some weed, but it frustrates me that so many people think this means smoking weed causes schizophrenia.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks for this post. I’ve been looking for a summary of the research which isn’t blatantly biased, and you’ve provided exactly what I was seeking!

I know people with schizophrenia who are undoubtably made more ill if they smoke some weed, but it frustrates me that so many people think this means smoking weed causes schizophrenia.

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]]> By: Nik http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/11/10/johnsons-flavour-of-the-month-leaves-bad-taste/comment-page-1/#comment-28189 Nik Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:48:30 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=2314#comment-28189 The home office can't even sort out the document they just released. All the dates are mixed up. Check it out on... http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/publication-search/acmd/ACMDReview<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('28189','Nik'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('28189','Nik','The home office can\'t even sort out the document they just released. All the dates are mixed up. Check it out on...\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk\/publication-search\/acmd\/ACMDReview'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The home office can’t even sort out the document they just released. All the dates are mixed up. Check it out on…

http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/publication-search/acmd/ACMDReview

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]]> By: Ian http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/11/10/johnsons-flavour-of-the-month-leaves-bad-taste/comment-page-1/#comment-28188 Ian Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:06:08 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=2314#comment-28188 if only more commentary was of this standard. Some Psychiatrists with an eye for glittering prizes will usually fail to speak truth to power because of complex dynamics around power in the psychiatric profession. They will have climbed a career path where brown nosing their seniors is essential, then as a trusted bag carrier and yes man they will be nominated for increasingly influential committees and awards and so keep the mental illness show on the road. Fortunately psychiatrists on the ACMD are required to have a specialist knowledge of addiction or brain chemistry not mental illness alone.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('28188','Ian'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('28188','Ian','if only more commentary was of this standard. Some Psychiatrists with an eye for glittering prizes will usually fail to speak truth to power because of complex dynamics around power in the psychiatric profession. They will have climbed a career path where brown nosing their seniors is essential, then as a trusted bag carrier and yes man they will be nominated for increasingly influential committees and awards and so keep the mental illness show on the road. \r\n\r\nFortunately psychiatrists on the ACMD are required to have a specialist knowledge of addiction or brain chemistry not mental illness alone.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> if only more commentary was of this standard. Some Psychiatrists with an eye for glittering prizes will usually fail to speak truth to power because of complex dynamics around power in the psychiatric profession. They will have climbed a career path where brown nosing their seniors is essential, then as a trusted bag carrier and yes man they will be nominated for increasingly influential committees and awards and so keep the mental illness show on the road.

Fortunately psychiatrists on the ACMD are required to have a specialist knowledge of addiction or brain chemistry not mental illness alone.

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]]> By: chris http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/11/10/johnsons-flavour-of-the-month-leaves-bad-taste/comment-page-1/#comment-28184 chris Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:42:36 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=2314#comment-28184 I'm sure Murray is aware of the uncharacteristic population upon which he bases his pontifications about cannabis. As an anti-drug bigot and relentless self-promoter, he doesn't allow such considerations to temper his crusade. Perhaps now he'll get the post of head of the ACMD for services rendered. Then dishonest politicians will be able to get the dishonest science they so obviously need.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('28184','chris'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('28184','chris','I\'m sure Murray is aware of the uncharacteristic population upon which he bases his pontifications about cannabis. As an anti-drug bigot and relentless self-promoter, he doesn\'t allow such considerations to temper his crusade. Perhaps now he\'ll get the post of head of the ACMD for services rendered. Then dishonest politicians will be able to get the dishonest science they so obviously need.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I’m sure Murray is aware of the uncharacteristic population upon which he bases his pontifications about cannabis. As an anti-drug bigot and relentless self-promoter, he doesn’t allow such considerations to temper his crusade. Perhaps now he’ll get the post of head of the ACMD for services rendered. Then dishonest politicians will be able to get the dishonest science they so obviously need.
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]]> By: objet petit a http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/11/10/johnsons-flavour-of-the-month-leaves-bad-taste/comment-page-1/#comment-28179 objet petit a Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:28:01 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=2314#comment-28179 Nice - a well-researched article that can be summarised in four words: Alan Johnson's a tit.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('28179','objet petit a'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('28179','objet petit a','Nice - a well-researched article that can be summarised in four words: Alan Johnson\'s a tit.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Nice – a well-researched article that can be summarised in four words: Alan Johnson’s a tit.
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]]> By: Tweets that mention Ministry of Truth » Blog Archive » Johnson’s Flavour of the Month leaves Bad Taste -- Topsy.com http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/11/10/johnsons-flavour-of-the-month-leaves-bad-taste/comment-page-1/#comment-28176 Tweets that mention Ministry of Truth » Blog Archive » Johnson’s Flavour of the Month leaves Bad Taste -- Topsy.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:45:44 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=2314#comment-28176 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Tim Ireland and Steffan Davies, Unity. Unity said: #nuttsack – http://bit.ly/3bbExO – Johnson's 'Flavour of the Month' – Robin Murray – leaves bad taste by misrepresenting Nutt/ACMD [...]
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