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  1. Association Between Pulse Width and Clinical Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  2. Advancing ketamine in the treatment hierarchy for refractory depression: commentary, Jelovac et al

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, November 2025, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  3. Ketamine versus ECT for major depression: flawed evidence base

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  4. Improving the delivery of electroconvulsive therapy in the West Bank, Palestine

    Article • BJPsych International, June 2025, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  5. Electroconvulsive therapy saves lives—an evidence-based response to WHO

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, June 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  6. An international initiative to improve mental healthcare in Palestine through a tripartite collaboration

    Article • BJPsych International, May 2025, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  7. Continuation electroconvulsive therapy combined with pharmacotherapy for depression relapse prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Psychological Medicine, January 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  8. RE: A case of treatment-resistant depression in an older adult and a discussion of treatment options

    Article • BJPsych Bulletin, May 2023, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  9. Provision of electroconvulsive therapy in Italy

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, November 2022, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  10. Measurement of knowledge and attitudes concerning electroconvulsive therapy

    Article • BJPsych Bulletin, July 2022, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  11. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on provision of electroconvulsive therapy.

    Article • BJPsych Bulletin, May 2021, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  12. Successful Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Confirmed, Symptomatic COVID-19

    Article • Journal of Ect, May 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  13. Gartner is a clinical psychologist

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, July 2019, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  14. The Use of ECT in the Treatment of Schizophrenia

    Article • June 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  15. The Use of ECT in the Treatment of Catatonia

    Article • June 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  16. Psychiatric services at large popular music festivals

    Article • BJPsych Advances, March 2018, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  17. Psychiatry, not mental health

    Article • BJPsych Bulletin, January 2018, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  18. Correspondence

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, January 2018, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  19. Producers of online videos that are negative about psychiatry may have some valid arguments

    Article • BJPsych Bulletin, April 2016, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  20. Reboxetine has no antidepressant effect at all

    Article • BMJ, November 2015, BMJ

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  21. Fully inform the Martian

    Article • BJPsych Bulletin, October 2015, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  22. Evidence suggests massive overdiagnosis and, by extrapolation, overprescription of antidepressants

    Article • BMJ, February 2014, BMJ

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  23. Psychiatric medications are no more effective

    Article • The Psychiatrist, December 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  24. Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards protect care homes, not patients

    Article • BMJ, September 2013, BMJ

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  25. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder across the lifespan

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, February 2013, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  26. Suicide prevention and mental illness

    Article • BMJ, December 2012, BMJ

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  27. Avoid antimuscarinic drugs in people with dementia

    Article • BMJ, May 2012, BMJ

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  28. Medicalisation of stress belittles major mental illness

    Article • The Psychiatrist, March 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  29. Virtual reality and paranoia

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, July 2008, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite

  30. The Hippocratic Oath: is it outdated?

    Article • Psychiatric Bulletin, December 2006, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Dr Richard Braithwaite