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relational psychiatry

Clinical Philosophy

I've posted my latest piece on Duncan Double's 'Relational Psychiatry' blog instead of here. In it I articulate different senses of relationality and urge that we don't weaken relational thinking in psychiatry by conflating them. relational psychiatry

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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

What inspired you to write the book, Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry , that got published in October of 2018? .

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Nutritional Psychiatry for Improved Mental Health

Pure Recovery California

Choosing the right food for the brain and gut health is essential to proper brain function, and Nutritional Psychiatry is leading the charge for much of this newfound awareness. What is Nutritional Psychiatry? The Goal of Nutritional Psychiatry.

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Why don’t people receive a psychosocial assessment in emergency departments after self-harm?

The Social Care Elf

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How do older Black Caribbean adults view seeking help for depression in the UK?

The Social Care Elf

Maisha Kroll reviews a recent qualitative study exploring the help-seeking views relating to depression among older Black Caribbean adults living in the UK. The post How do older Black Caribbean adults view seeking help for depression in the UK? appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Exposure to air pollution increases mental health service use, according to new UK study

The Social Care Elf

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Omega-3 supplements for depression and anxiety #ActiveIngredientsMH

The Social Care Elf

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Choosing between antipsychotics to reduce the risk of breast cancer in women with schizophrenia

The Social Care Elf

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Guest Post: A Letter To Police Officers Regarding the Mentally Ill by Nancy Boucher

Bipolar Bandit

Helping people with mental illness mental health mental health advocates mental health awareness mental illness psychiatry UncategorizedI have learned these lessons on the front lines as a Mom, and the road ahead in helping those in crisis with serious mental illness.

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Guest Post: Why Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder is So Tough by G. Alex Patten, MD

Bipolar Bandit

bipolar disorder mental illness psychiatry bipolar disorder depression borderline personality disorder vs bipolar disorder depression diagnosing bipolar disorder substance abuseSince its original description over 160 years ago, Bipolar Disorder has been a tough diagnosis to make accurately.

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Blogs Written by The Parents of Someone Who Has Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Bandit

Bipolar Bandit’s Story. My mom wrote these: (Click on title to be brought to the article.). Part 1 How having a mentally ill child affects the famil y. Part 2: Trying to Figure out What was Wrong with my Dau g hter. Part 3: My Daughter’s Diagnosis and my Reaction.

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MQ expands its Science Council

MQ Mental Health

Jehannine is the Executive Director of the BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute and is a professor in Psychiatry & Medical genetics. Science and research mental health neuroscience psychiatry psychology research science council

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My Horrors during Recent Hospital Visit: I need your help in writing the letter to the Hospital

Bipolar Bandit

Link for Picture Credit; Creative Commons. Every time, I sit down to write the letter to the hospital, I either get too angry and upset or have bad flashbacks and it prevents me from writing it.

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Community Treatment Orders: Effectiveness, Understanding and Impact

Martin Webber

Approved Mental Health Professionals International Centre for Mental Health Social Research Mental health social work PsychiatryCommunity Treatment Orders (CTOs) were one of the most controversial amendments made to the Mental Health Act 1983.

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Dora Black obituary

The Guardian

Psychiatry Children Child protection Social care SocietyChild and adolescent psychiatrist whose work with bereaved young people resulted in the book When Father Kills Mother Dora Black, who has died aged 89 of cancer, was a pioneering child and adolescent psychiatrist who voiced a much-needed refrain, “but what about the children?”, in situations where young people’s emotional needs were not being considered.

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World Mental Health Day- 10th October 2022

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

World Mental Health Day- 10th October 2022.

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Professor Kamaldeep Bhui joins the MQ Science Council

MQ Mental Health

Professor Kamaldeep Bhui CBE is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Oxford, Editor in chief of the British Journal of Psychiatry and a senior research fellow at Wadham college.

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why we panic

Clinical Philosophy

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The Perspectives Approach to Treating Mental Illness

inSocialWork

Dr. Margaret Chisolm is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University where she directs the Paul McHugh Program for Human Flourishing. Margaret Chisolm.

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Third Season Episode 23: A conversation with Mary-Frances O’Connor

Hospice Chaplaincy

Dr. O’Connor is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Arizona. In Today’s episode Saul talks to Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor. Her research focuses on the physiological correlates of emotion, in particular the wide range of physical and emotional responses during bereavement, including yearning and isolation. She believes that a clinical […].

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?? Patient and public involvement in research: B-Part

Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction

Dr. Isabel Dziobek and Silke Lipinski are coordinating a new Patient and public involvement (PPI) group: The Berlin Circle for Participatory Research in Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry (B-Part).

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Bipolar Disorder and Student Mental Health (with Dr Anne Duffy) – MQ Open Minds Podcast

MQ Mental Health

Dr Duffy is Professor of Psychiatry at Queen’s University Kingston and Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford.

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NHS heavily reliant on inappropriate out-of-area mental healthcare despite target to end it, finds report

Community Care

The college called on the government to fund an expansion of medical school places and psychiatry training posts.

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There’s far too many of you dying: Why are more Black kids suicidal?

inSocialWork

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Michael A. Lindsey “What’s goin’ on?” ” Black children and adolescent suicide rates in the U.S. increased 75% and injury by attempt rose by 122%, based on data collected from 1991 to 2017.

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MQ announces its biggest ever investment in new research

MQ Mental Health

The 2023 MQ Fellows are: Dr Suhas Ganesh from the Central Institute of Psychiatry Ranchi, in Kanke, India. MQ Mental Health Research is today announcing an investment of £2.2 million into seven new research projects, through the prestigious MQ Fellowships programme.

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People without jobs or secure housing have worse outcomes when treated for depression

MQ Mental Health

The authors of the new study published in JAMA Psychiatry say that addressing employment and housing needs may be helpful alongside depression treatments to support the mental health of people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged.

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Psychotherapy research in the 21st century

Society of Clinical Psychology

The Lancet Psychiatry, 8 (6), 487–499. World Psychiatry, 18 (2), 183–191. JAMA Psychiatry, 76 (7), 700–707. JAMA Psychiatry, 79 (2), 101–108. American Journal of Psychiatry, 170 (9), 1041–1050. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7 (6), 479–480. JAMA Psychiatry, 77 (8), 830–841. JAMA Psychiatry, 75 (4), 336–346. World Psychiatry, 16 (1), 90–99. General Hospital Psychiatry, 61, 104–110. BMC Psychiatry, 21 (1), 1–11. TCP Vol.

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Neurodivergent people are more likely to experience pain, due to hypermobility

MQ Mental Health

The study was funded by the MRC and MQ Mental Health Research and Versus Arthritis and is published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

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Study shows promising results for the use of psilocybin to fight treatment-resistant depression

MQ Mental Health

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has shown promising results for the use of psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic chemical found in some mushrooms, to treat depression. The researchers randomly assigned adults with treatment-resistant depression into groups.

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How do we know when posttraumatic stress disorder is getting better?

Society of Clinical Psychology

This lack of a standard definition of what it means for a person to respond or not respond to PTSD treatment is in stark contrast to other areas of psychiatry that have well-developed definitions, such as depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder. World Psychiatry, 18 (3), 276-285.

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The long awaited second edition Psychopharmacology: A mental health professional’s guide to commonly used medications by Herbert Mwebe

The Critical Blog

September 13, 2021. Herbert Mwebe. This jargon-free book is suitable for all trainee and registered health professionals who require knowledge and understanding of drugs used in the treatment of mental health conditions for prescribing or administering purposes.

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2022 International Women’s Day

MQ Mental Health

Since then Bronwyn has become an Associate professor and has received the Aubrey Lewis Award from Biological Psychiatry Australia. “I This International womens day, we want to celebrate the achievements of three inspiring past MQ Fellows.

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Altering the understanding of Alters: Dissociative Identity Disorder

MQ Mental Health

According to The British Journal of Psychiatry there is even neurobiological evidence that DID is a severe form of PTSD. Movies can be great for helping us discuss our mental health experiences. Recently, a TV series has helped shine a light on a lesser known and highly stigmatised condition.

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Sex differences in mental health among autistic young adults

MQ Mental Health

You can read the paper published in JAMA Psychiatry here. . This article was written by Miriam Martini, pictured above with MQ Fellow Mark Taylor. Both Miriam and Mark are based at the Karolinska Instiutet in Sweden.

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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

The next time you stumble on a social media post about mental health, stop to see who posted it and if they have a degree or license in social work, mental health counseling, psychology, psychiatry, or medicine, for example. By Carla B.

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Bullying and mental health: can there be more targeted and better support for young people?

MQ Mental Health

You can read Jean Baptiste’s findings in JAMA Psychiatry, Nature Human Behaviour and the Psychological Bulletin. One in five children experienced some kind of bullying in 2019, but some are more at risk than others.

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Does Anyone Care? Shocking Barriers Killing Our Mental Health

Stop Abuse Campaign

Their exclusion negatively affects their mental health and creates a lack of worth when they are given harsh judgment or excluded (Psychiatry 2021, 3). Eur Psychiatry. ← Thoughts on suicide prevention from a survivor.

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NASW Member Voices: ADHD and Mindfulness

Social Work Blog

A study from Psychiatry International found possible benefits of mindfulness to help with self-compassion, quality of life, well being, depression, and anxiety. By Marisa Markowtiz, LMSW, CASAC-T Multi-ethnic group of kids in fitness class together.

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Types of Therapy and Mental Health Providers

Stop Abuse Campaign

Psychiatrists are medical doctors who have specialized in psychiatry. ← How to Choose a Therapist: Tips and Fits. If you’ve been thinking of getting into therapy, you may not know all your options or may be confused by them.

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Kids and the Mental Health Pandemic

Shelter, Inc

According to Dr. John Walkup, chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Lurie Children’s Hospital, 20% of children had mental health challenges before the end of high school, even before the pandemic.