Category Archives: Medicalisation

American Psychiatric Association launches draft guidelines for DSM5 – consultation open til April, have your say

By Dr Petra | Published: 11 February, 2010
The DSM is the classification system used by psychiatrists and medics in the US and elsewhere to define, research and treat mental disorders. It's not without its critics and with the latest draft open for consultation you have a chance to share your views on how they aim to classify mental health.
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BBC2 Horizon, ‘Pill Poppers’ (and the medicalisation of sex)

By Dr Petra | Published: 19 January, 2010
Most of us take pills fairly regularly - maybe a paracetemol for a headache, the contraceptive pill to manage your fertility, or an anti depressant. Pill use is common and this week BBC2's Horizon investigates the drugs we take and how much we need them.
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More about Flibanserin

By Dr Petra | Published: 4 December, 2009
You'll remember a couple of weeks ago there was a lot of media hype around the development of a new drug - Flibanserin- aimed at tackling 'Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder' in women. There's been a few developments in the media coverage of the drug over the past fortnight so I thought it was a good time to catch up with some of the issues addressed.
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New trials of female sexual dysfunction drug (Flibanserin) will be reported this week

By Dr Petra | Published: 15 November, 2009
Here's the back plot to this latest drug for female sexual dysfunction and questions you should be asking about Flibanserin.
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So…..are you a sexpert?

By Dr Petra | Published: 30 October, 2009
On Wednesday I hosted a 'So, you think you're a sexpert?' quiz at London's Science Museum. Yesterday I posted the quiz for you to take if you couldn't make the event. Today it's time to see how you scored....
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So you think you’re a sexpert?

By Dr Petra | Published: 29 October, 2009
Last night I ran a quiz 'So you think you're a sexpert?' at London's Science Museum. Why don't you have a go at the test and rate your sexpertise?
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