In November of last year I took part in a public debate in London; the motion – which I proposed – was that: “Psychiatrists and the pharmaceutical industry are to blame for the current ‘epidemic’ of mental disorders”. Seconding the motion was Darian Leader, the writer and psychoanalyst; opposing it were Brian Doogan, an executive responsible for marketing antidepressants; and the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor Sir Simon Wessely. The format for the debate w...
