Promoting awareness of the dangers of antidepressants
Dr Sylvia Margaret Tisdale (top), known to her family as Margaret, was an internationally renowned scientist. As a virologist, she helped to develop treatments for HIV and AIDS during the 1980s and 1990s. She went on to establish a worldwide reputation Continue reading The Scientist, the Doctor and the Coroner
“No mother in her right mind would let her child have a drug that can cause suicide and self-harm” In part one of Jake’s story, I transcribed an interview given by Stephanie, mother of Jake McGill Lynch (top), in which Continue reading Jake, aged 14 (Part Two)
Ashleigh Bowes (top) was just 14 when she took her life at her home in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in August last year. She had taken an overdose of “a drug used to treat anxiety”. An inquest heard that Ashleigh’s troubles began in October Continue reading Ashleigh, aged 14
18-year-old Jessica Monks (top) was described as a buoyant and bubbly young girl, intelligent and friendly. She had been accepted into university to study law and, in the meantime, had taken up a part-time position at a solicitor’s office. In Continue reading Jessica, Epilepsy and Antidepressants
17-year-old Jay Cheshire (top) was a popular sixth-form student at Bitterne Park School in Southampton, studying English Literature, Film Studies and Geography. He was described by one of his teachers as “hard-working” and someone who “took his studies very seriously.” Continue reading Jay, aged 17