Droogs...

From a friend's journal, thought it might interest some:

"DR JOANNA MONCRIEFF believes that psychiatric drugs are overused, often ineffective and is critical of the idea that they correct chemical imbalances in the brain. She talks about how drug companies can influence scientific data and the contested issue of mental illness and what it means. Joanna Moncrieff is taking part in the debate From Bad to Worse: the Worst Ideas on the Mind on 18 July at King's College London. Tickets can be booked online or by calling the Royal Institution on 020 7409 2992."

http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10%2E1371%2Fjournal%2Epmed%2E0030240


(couldn't resist the urge to use my shiny new icon for this post - original image courtesy of avalon_bliss's party-making powerz and libellum's pic-taking skillz)

GIP

In honour of the summer, which so far is turning out to be extremely pleasant*, I have set a new default icon - me sitting outside, looking quite seriously happy :)

The photo was taken at Avalon's party yesterday, by the birthday girl herself.


* I'm thinking more in terms of the joys of hanging out with friends at parties, picnics and suchlike, rather than the weather - although that's currently very nice too if you like your HOT burnyball in the sky kind of weather.