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1. Bruno’s mother

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Patient Stories
  • Post published:23 April 2019
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

IntroductionBruno’s account of his mother’s illness, below, illustrates a risk I have often mentioned, which is the problem of accepting only partial improvement, which is what often happens with the…

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3. A Nurse’s Tale

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Patient Stories
  • Post published:3 April 2018
  • Post last modified:15 February 2026

Next is Sue’s account (she had a letter about this published in ‘CNS Spectrums’ (1) after my editorial (2). It illustrates that a little inventiveness and persistence gets most people…

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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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MAOIs – anti-hypertensive effect, history

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Antidepressants/MAOIs
  • Post published:15 August 2022
  • Post last modified:7 February 2026

These commentaries are based on Dr Gillman’s peer reviewed scientific papers, see Publications, and include a downloadable PDF.IntroductionThis brief commentary summarises the published research concerning MAOIs, platelet MAO inhibition, and…

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