The Ashton Manual
Professor C Heather Ashton11th July 1929 - 15th September 2019
Professor C Heather Ashton, DM, FRCP
Emeritus Professor of Psychopharmacology
Academic Psychiatry, Wolfson Research Centre,
Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5PL, England, UK
THE ASHTON MANUAL IN OTHER LANGUAGES
ANNOUNCEMENT: It is with deep sadness that I report that Professor Ashton passed away on 15th September 2019. I am indebted to her for all the kindness and support she showed to me personally and I had the profoundest respect and admiration for her work and her steadfast dedication to those suffering from involuntary tranquilliser addiction. She will be greatly missed by all of us whose lives she touched. The funeral notification reads: "Professor Heather Ashton died peacefully in her sleep at home in South Gosforth shortly before midnight on Sunday 15th September. She lived a long, full, and active life: as a loving wife, mother and homemaker to her much missed husband John and their children John, Caroline, Jim and Andrew (plus family dog Rex, also much missed); as a selfless doctor, teacher, and scientist who never turned away anyone who sought her help; and as a loyal and life-enhancing friend to all to who came close. A light has gone out, but her memory will endure." Heather Ashton obituary, The Guardian, November 18, 2019.
FUNERAL NOTICE (The Times, 25-10-19) • ORDER OF SERVICE (31-10-19)
Metabolism of benzodiazepines, The Ashton Manual Supplement, Professor C Heather Ashton, added November 21, 2013.
Benzodiazepines: Risks and benefits. A reconsideration (Baldwin et al.), A Review by Professor C Heather Ashton, November 2013.
Testimonials in recognition of the work of Professor C. Heather Ashton, DM, FRCP (Recovery Road).
Addiction to Prescribed Drugs, Professor C Heather Ashton, BMA Meeting, January 22, 2013.
The Ashton Manual in Japanese. Launched August 19, 2012. PDF File.
Comments on the latest draft of the DoH consensus statement, Professor C Heather Ashton, May 15, 2012.
Letter from Professor C Heather Ashton to Anne Milton MP, Public Health Minister, April 24, 2012.
Nutitional Supplements, The Ashton Manual Supplement, Professor C Heather Ashton, added April 12, 2012.
The Bridge Project, Bradford - Speech by Professor C Heather Ashton, December 2011.
Response to Dr Heath, President of the RCGP, Professor C Heather Ashton, August 2, 2011.
Comments on the NTA/NAC reports, Professor C Heather Ashton, June 8, 2011.
The Ashton Manual Supplement, Professor C Heather Ashton, April 7, 2011.
Benzodiazepines and Coming off Medication (video), Professor Heather Ashton, Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, Prof. David Healy and Adam Jhugroom, APRIL conference, November 2008. More April videos.
Prescribing Influences in Mental Health (video), Professor Heather Ashton, APRIL conference, November 2008. More April videos.
Randomised controlled trial of two brief interventions against long-term benzodiazepine use: cost-effectiveness, Christine Godfrey, Nick Heather, Alison Bowie, Jennifer Brodie, Steve Parrott, Heather Ashton & Brian McAvoy, August 2008 (PDF).
Randomised controlled trial of two brief interventions against long-term benzodiazepine use: outcome of intervention, Nick Heather, Alison Bowie, Heather Ashton, Brian McAvoy, Ian Spencer, Jennifer Brodie, David Giddings, April 2004 (PDF).
High frequency localised "hot spots" in temporal lobes of patients with intractable tinnitus: A quantitative electroencephalographic (QEEG) study, Heather Ashton et al., August 2007.
The role of the pharmaceutical companies in the treatment of mental ill health, Professor C Heather Ashton, Durham, May 18, 2007.
Reply to Health Minister Rosie Winterton, Professor C Heather Ashton, January 9, 2007.
Benzodiazepines: Problems & ? Solutions, All-Party Action Group on Tranquilliser Addiction, House of Commons, London, November 7, 2006.
The diagnosis and management of benzodiazepine dependence, Professor C Heather Ashton, 2005.
A DVD of Professor C. Heather Ashton's lecture on April 4, 2006, Vancouver B.C. is now available. For more details and ordering information please visit this web site. Preview on You Tube.
Overprescribing of Benzodiazepines: Problems and Resolutions, 3rd Annual Benzodiazepine Conference in Bangor, Maine, October 11, 2005.
History of Benzodiazepines: What the Textbooks May Not Tell You, 3rd Annual Benzodiazepine Conference in Bangor, Maine, October 12, 2005.
Bristol Tranquilliser Project AGM Lecture, Professor C Heather Ashton, October 2005.
Protracted Withdrawal Symptoms from Benzodiazepines, Professor C Heather Ashton, 2004.
Benzodiazepines: The Skeleton in the Cupboard, Professor C Heather Ashton, Beat The Benzos Conference, Avant Hotel, Oldham, April 23, 2004. [Version française] [Dansk version]
Reply to Health Minister Rosie Winterton, Professor C Heather Ashton, January 30, 2004.
Department of Health Submission and Correspondence, Professor C Heather Ashton, 2003-2004.
Benzodiazepines: How they Work & How to Withdraw (The Ashton Manual), Professor C Heather Ashton, 2002.
The Ashton Manual in other languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Japanese.
Benzodiazepine Abuse, Professor C Heather Ashton, 2002.
Benzodiazepines & Older People, Professor C Heather Ashton, March, 2002. [Dansk version]
A View from the Shoulders of Giants. A Review of David Healy's "The Psychopharmacologists III", Professor C Heather Ashton, September 2001.
"Chemical Imbalance", Professor C Heather Ashton, August 28, 2001.
Benzodiazepine Equivalence Table, Professor C Heather Ashton, June 2001.
Reasons for a diazepam (Valium) taper, Professor C Heather Ashton, April 2001.
All benzodiazepines are non-selective, April 2001.
No evidence that benzodiazepines are "locked up" in tissues for years, March 2001 · Clarification about brain damage, Professor C Heather Ashton, August 29, 2002.
Benzodiazepines: The Still Unfinished Story, Beat The Benzos Conference Speech, Professor C Heather Ashton, London, November 1, 2000.
Benzodiazepine Tranquillisers and Hypnotics. Evidence submitted to the House of Commons Health Committee 1999, sixth report (Revised October 2002) Professor C Heather Ashton.
Guidelines for Withdrawal of Antidepressant Drugs, Professor C Heather Ashton, January 2001.
SSRIs, Drug Withdrawal and Abuse: Problem or Treatment? C. Heather Ashton and Allan H. Young, 1999.
Benzodiazepine Dependency, Professor C Heather Ashton, 1997.
Long-Term Effects of Benzodiazepine Usage: Research Proposals, Professor C Heather Ashton, 1995-96.
Protracted Withdrawal From Benzodiazepines: The Post-Withdrawal Syndrome, Professor C Heather Ashton, March 1995. [Dansk version]
Toxicity and Adverse Consequences of Benzodiazepine Use, Professor C Heather Ashton, March 1995.
The Treatment of Benzodiazepine Dependence, Professor C Heather Ashton, 1994.
Guidelines for the Rational Use of Benzodiazepines, When and What to Use, Professor C Heather Ashton, 1994.
Protracted Withdrawal Syndromes from Benzodiazepines, Professor C Heather Ashton, 1991.
Helping patients come off benzodiazepines, The Pulse, July 22, 1989.
Anything for a quiet life? Professor C Heather Ashton, May 6, 1989.
Risks of dependence on benzodiazepine drugs: a major problem of long term treatment, Professor C Heather Ashton, January 1989.
A problem with lorazepam? Professor C Heather Ashton, 1988.
Doctors turn to more addictive short-acting benzodiazepines, Professor C Heather Ashton, Druglink 1988.
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal: Outcome in 50 Patients, 1987.
Dangers and medico-legal aspects of benzodiazepines, Professor C Heather Ashton, 1987.
Adverse Effects of Prolonged Benzodiazepine Use, Professor C Heather Ashton, June, 1986.
Drug Newsletter, Benzodiazepine dependence and withdrawal: an update, Professor C Heather Ashton, April 1985.
Benzodiazepine overdose: are specific antagonists useful? Professor C Heather Ashton, March 16, 1985.
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal: An Unfinished Story, Professor C Heather Ashton, April 14, 1984.
Pharmacology and effects of cannabis: a brief review, The British Journal of Psychiatry, Professor C Heather Ashton, February 2001.
