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Migraine & melancholic depression

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness
  • Post published:20 November 2016
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

SummaryThere is an association of migraine with serious depression, encompassing the linked domains of genetics, patho-physiology and treatment response. A careful personal and family history of both disorders should be…

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ECT: Scientific methodology gone wrong

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness
  • Post published:21 November 2016
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

AbstractEvidence based medicine, via the vehicles of randomized controlled trials, meta-analysis, and guidelines, has achieved a hegemony in all spheres of medical research, practice, insurance reimbursement, clinical practice auditing, and…

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ECT Controversy: Incomplete evidence and misleading reasoning

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness
  • Post published:22 November 2016
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

IntroductionThis is a supplement to my previous commentaries concerning scientific methodology and ECT; those explain why RCTs (Randomised Controlled Trials) are a less useful a technique than is supposed and…

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Access to MAOIs when not available in your country

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Depressive Illness/Uncategorized
  • Post published:2 February 2024
  • Post last modified:8 May 2024

This information should not be taken to suggest or endorse the advisability of people obtaining and taking drugs without adequate medical advice and supervision. Wherever possible, people should seek appropriately…

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