The Latest Breaking News from Psychiatry

From drones delivering medical supplies to digital assistants performing everyday tasks, AI-powered systems are becoming increasingly embedded in everyday life. The creators of these innovations promise transformative benefits. For some people, mainstream applications such as ChatGPT and Claude can seem like magic. But these systems are not magical, nor are…

Are you sure you know all these course descriptions?! 🤯 We’ve got a challenge for you: here are 21 university courses to test your knowledge. Here’s the drill: we’ll give you a description, and you have to pick the correct answer out of the given four. You might find yourself…

Patient care compromised by closing beds and shifting workload to less qualified staff, motion claims

Documents also show plans to maintain services without bed closures and rely on ‘bolstered’ allied healthcare staff and nurses

Insider says back-up arrangements are ‘dangerous’ as health officials rush to fill staffing gaps

People presenting at emergency with mental health concerns are experiencing the longest wait times in Australia for admission to a ward, according to a new report from the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine.

Breathing is a thing we do without thinking; it keeps us alive. But there is far more to this most basic of biological functions. Conscious breathing can reduce stress, anxiety and depression and prevent insomnia. Christiane Brems, author and clinical professor in psychiatry and behavioural sciences, describes where to start…

State hospitals face exodus of 150 specialists amid standoff with government over pay

In its various forms, lead has been used in many everyday products for millennia. The Romans even added it to wine as a sweetener. Its most widespread use, however, was its addition to petrol. And it is this use that has been associated with increased mental health disorders, according to…