"A Conversation w/Dr. Jim Wright:Clinical Pharmacology & Psychiatric Medication"

Here is a another video from the YouTube series of "Medicating Normal" (documentary film). This one from September 2022 features Dr. Jim Wright, a retired clinical pharmacologist and professor.

 

"A Conversation w/ Dr. Jim Wright: Clinical Pharmacology & Psychiatric Medication"

 

 

Here is the information about Dr. Wright that appears immediately below the video:

 

Guest bio for Jim Wright, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC: James (Jim) M. Wright obtained his MD from the University of Alberta in 1968, his FRCP© in Internal Medicine in 1975 and his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from McGill University in 1976. He was a practicing specialist in Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology [retired]. He was Professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Medicine, University of BC, Vancouver, BC, between 1977 and 2019. Since 2020 he is Professor Emeritus.

 

He was the Co-Managing Director of the Therapeutics Initiative and Editor-in-Chief of the Therapeutics Letter from 1994 to 2019. He is currently the Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Hypertension Review Group and Academic Editor for PLoSONE. Dr. Wright’s research focuses on issues related to appropriate use and safety of prescription drugs, Clinical Pharmacology, clinical trials, systematic review, meta-analysis and knowledge translation.

Thank you for another great find, Lapis2.  Although this video runs long (almost 60 minutes), viewing it is well worth the time.  Dr. Wright and the interviewer (Nicole Lamberson) discuss topics of great interest to members of our community including what doctors know/don’t know about pharmacology, the lack of evidence for the benefits vs harms of taking psychiatric medications long-term, the risks of taking any drug or supplement chronically, polypharmacy, pharmacogenetic testing, reinstating benzodiazepines after cessation, setting appropriate expectations for tapering (e.g. ‘Don’t expect a symptom-free taper.’), and kindling (Dr. Wright’s take was, ‘I don’t know if kindling is real.’).

 

PS The link you provided above points to the 18:42 minute mark in the video.  Here’s a link that points to the beginning:

 

Thank you for another great find, Lapis2.  Although this video runs long (almost 60 minutes), viewing it is well worth the time.  Dr. Wright and the interviewer (Nicole Lamberson) discuss topics of great interest to members of our community including what doctors know/don’t know about pharmacology, the lack of evidence for the benefits vs harms of taking psychiatric medications long-term, the risks of taking any drug or supplement chronically, polypharmacy, pharmacogenetic testing, reinstating benzodiazepines after cessation, setting appropriate expectations for tapering (e.g. ‘Don’t expect a symptom-free taper.’), and kindling (Dr. Wright’s take was, ‘I don’t know if kindling is real.’).

 

PS The link you provided above points to the 18:42 minute mark in the video.  Here’s a link that points to the beginning:

 

 

Excellent summary, Libertas. Thanks for letting me know about the mid-point start. I've now changed the link so that it's easier for people to start at the beginning. I do hope people will take the time to watch the video, since, as you pointed out, it covers so many important topics for BBs.

 

 

Well worth watching.  Presents the knowns and unknowns in the prescription drug world.  Covers some questions that are often asked in the BB forum.  Thank you for adding this.