Niall McLaren on Critical Psychiatry

The Rigours of Science.

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Niall McLaren
Jan 21, 2025
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A reader sent a link to an article on the gut microbiome in schizophrenia with the lurid title: “Gut microbiome breakthroughs revolutionise schizophrenia treatment” (microbiome means the many types of bacteria that live in the large bowel). In fact, it does nothing of the sort. It was a sensationalised article about some obscure findings that are probab…

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