Healthy Skepticism Library item: 16074

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Publication type: Journal Article

Tyrer PJ.
Twisted science, regulation, and molecules
Lancet 2009 May 2; 373:(9674):1513 - 1514
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)60841-2/fulltext

Abstract:

I saw a patient not long ago with quite paralysing long-term periods of anxiety associated with depression and despair accompanied by suicidal thoughts. He had contemplated giving up his job as a well-paid professional even though it still gave him enjoyment because he thought his symptoms were impairing his ability to perform his tasks adequately. This is a common psychiatric disorder-mixed anxiety and depression is the most prevalent of all conditions-and it might be thought that there wer …