The BMJ’s measly editorial policies

The BMJ itself, even at the height of the MMR scare in the UK, promoted scepticism about the "inappropriate domination of the Western view of mental health," a process in which "doctors and the pharmaceutical industry" irresponsibly push both "Western cultural ideas" an...

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Published in:BMJ 2011-02, Vol.342 (feb08 1), p.d809-d809
Main Author: MacFarlane, Neil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Autism
Immunization
Mental health
Pharmaceutical industry
Vaccines
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Summary:The BMJ itself, even at the height of the MMR scare in the UK, promoted scepticism about the "inappropriate domination of the Western view of mental health," a process in which "doctors and the pharmaceutical industry" irresponsibly push both "Western cultural ideas" and "a rapid growth in the numbers of children diagnosed with conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism." 3 Many opinion pieces by the BMJ's columnist Des Spence have gone further:...
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.d809