E114 - Do Psychiatric Drugs Work? (with Professor David Taylor)

Professor David Taylor is Director of Pharmacy and Pathology at the Maudsley Hospital and Professor of Psychopharmacology at KCL. David is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. Professor Taylor has been the lead author of the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines since their inception in 1993. David has also authored over 375 clinical papers in journals such as the Lancet, BMJ, JAMA Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 

Today we discuss:

 - What the science says about the effectiveness of anti-depressants.

- Evidence based principles for prescribing anti-depressants safely. 

- Common side effects and withdrawal symptoms. 

- Do anti-depressants work via so called "emotional numbing" effects?

- The use of anti-depressants for other conditions such as OCD and PTSD. 

- Emerging treatments for depression such as ketamine and psilocybin. 

- New treatments for psychosis such as KarXT (Cobenfy). 

Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Alex is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training.

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