The ‘science’ of antidepressants: perversion of evidence-based medicine
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The ‘Science’ of Antidepressants: A Perversion of Evidence-Based Medicine
Professor Jon Jureidini from the Not Broken Project
Professor Jon Jureidini explores the origins of his scepticism about psychiatric medication for children and his concerns about the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on psychiatric research and practice. Drawing on his involvement in the landmark Study 329, he examines what the published research claimed, what was subsequently revealed through legal discovery, and what an independent reanalysis of the data found. The presentation considers how evidence that challenges established prescribing practices can be overlooked or disregarded, raising fundamental questions about the integrity of psychiatric research, the meaning of evidence-based medicine, and the implications for prescribing and clinical practice.
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Professor Jon Jureidini
Professor Jon Jureidini is a child psychiatrist whose work is grounded in a commitment to ethical, compassionate and inclusive mental health care. He holds a PhD in philosophy from Flinders University and has undertaken training in critical appraisal at the University of British Columbia and psychotherapy at the Tavistock Clinic. Jon leads the Critical and Ethical Mental Health (CEMH) research group at the University of Adelaide, advancing safer, more effective and ethical mental health research and practice. He also heads the Paediatric Mental Health Training Unit (PMHTU), which supports health professionals and educators to develop non-pathologising approaches to mental health. Across three decades at Adelaide’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1990–2021), his clinical work spanned child protection, immigration detention and remote Indigenous mental health care, demonstrating his commitment to helping young people and those who care for them.
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