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Stephen Fry says psychiatry ‘saved his life’ as he backs campaign for profession

It comes amid a ‘mental health emergency’ in England, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

The Independent UK

Master plan for Kozhikode mental health centre awaits government nod

Kozhikode's Govt Mental Health Centre to get ₹400-cr makeover. Plan submitted to State govt, 1st phase to cost ₹100 cr. To include admin block, paediatric psychiatry, family ward, canteen, toilet block, classrooms, auditorium. 2 yrs for completion, sewage treatment in 2nd phase. Trust formed in 2016, DPR by Mukesh Associates.…

The Hindu

Anthony Stevens obituary

Analyst and psychiatrist who proposed a science of human nature that embraced psychology, anthropology and medicine

The Guardian - UK

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Gabor Maté claims trauma contributes to everything: from cancer to ADHD. But what does the evidence say?

Our health consumes a growing share of our economy and our attention, but we are not in great shape. Even as a ruinous pandemic subsides, epidemics of chronic disease, obesity, addiction and mental illness continue. Systems of care strain to cope and many of us engage in an anxious and…

The Conversation

Psychiatrists warn of ‘severe consequences’ after Victoria cuts funding for hospital placements

Exclusive: Junior doctor roles in mental health at Melbourne hospital to be reduced from 17 to four next year, trainees say

The Guardian - AU

Need for protecting and promoting teaching profession in medical colleges stressed

Though private practice is an option to supplement income, teachers will end up compromising on the quality time required to train budding doctors. The consequences of poor training on future doctors is something that society cannot afford. A vast majority of medical college teachers in India are not assured of…

The Hindu

Friday essay: 'black bile', malaria therapy and insulin comas – a brief history of mental illness

Possibly the earliest account of a disturbed mind is recorded in a 3,500-year-old Hindu text that describes a man who is “gluttonous, filthy, walks naked, has lost his memory and moves about in an uneasy manner”.

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As the mental health crisis in children and teens worsens, the dire shortage of mental health providers is preventing young people from getting the help they need

The hospital where I practice recently admitted a 14-year-old girl with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, to our outpatient program. She was referred to us six months earlier, in October 2022, but at the time we were at capacity. Although we tried to refer her to several other hospitals, they…

The Conversation

Crystals, tarot and gong baths - are we replacing psychiatry with psychics?

Not long ago, everyone had a psychologist. Now, everyone seems to have a psychic, too. Laura Antonia Jordan finds out how changing perceptions are driving everyday Londoners to embrace the woo-woo

Evening Standard

ADHD meds don't predict drug use: study

New research in JAMA Psychiatry found no association between taking Ritalin and struggling with substance use

Salon

Healing Doesn’t Happen in Private: An Interview with Judith Herman

The pioneer in trauma treatment has a new book that focuses on the need for social justice

The Walrus

Ministers under fire for ‘levelling down’ desperately-needed mental health services for children in London

Government criticised over plans to move doctor training posts in child and adolescent psychiatry from the capital to other parts of the country

Evening Standard

Psychiatry CME organised at SDM

The Department of Psychiatry in SDM Medical College, Dharwad, organised its 17th Annual Psychiatry CME (Continued Medical Education) recently.

The Hindu

Persons with mental illnesses do well with family support, says expert

Lecture on ‘The Evolution of Psychiatry and its History in India’ held as part of the Keshav Desiraju Memorial Lecture Series, organised by Cognizant Foundation and The Banyan’s partnership for the mental health sector

The Hindu

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Five rare and unusual psychiatric syndromes – including one where people believe they are dead

Most people are familiar with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some conditions are so rare that many psychiatrists won’t come across a single case in their professional lives. Here I present five of the rarest – and strangest – syndromes known to psychiatry.

Dynamite News

Study: Schizophrenia patients' symptoms grow by disrupted sleep, wakefulness trends

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and those from Italy described common patterns of sleep disturbances and irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity across patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, or SSD, in a paper that was just published in Molecular Psychiatry. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Call for psychosis treatment overhaul after evidence of autoimmune trigger

Patients to be treated with medicines used for arthritis and lupus in relaunch of pioneering UK trial

The Guardian - UK

UK university launches postgraduate course in clinical use of psychedelics

Certificate at Exeter to include teaching about existing therapies and research in psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience

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I went behind the scenes of Penguin's psychiatric titles – what I found was women’s hidden labour

Penguin Books brought psychiatric ideas to post-war Britain through their inexpensive paperback list. This eclectic list ranged from general introductions to psychiatry and psychotherapy, to discussions of specific problems like depression and anorexia nervosa, and also large political issues such as propaganda and brainwashing.

Fortune

Autism is more common among Black and Hispanic kids for the first time ever—but only because screening is better

The increase in diagnoses is from “this rush to catch up,” said David Mandell, a University of Pennsylvania psychiatry professor.

Chicago Sun-Times

Weed’s impact on teenagers? UIC neuroscientist uses rats to study marijuana’s effects on adolescent brains

Kuei Tseng is a key figure in the emerging field of biological psychiatry. His findings and those of others might give teens and parents pause about marijuana’s effects on developing brains.

Tribune News Service

Seniors with anxiety frequently don’t get help. Here’s why

Anxiety is the most common psychological disorder affecting adults in the U.S. In older people, it’s associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life, and elevated rates of disability.

Evening Standard

Children and young people with eating disorders face ‘treatment postcode lottery’

Royal College of Psychiatry warns of huge rise in young people seeking treatment since before pandemic

The Conversation

Use of psychedelics to treat PTSD, OCD, depression and chronic pain – a researcher discusses recent trials, possible risks

New research is exploring whether psychedelic drugs, taken under strict medical supervision, might help in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. SciLine interviewed Dr. Jennifer Mitchell – a professor in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry Behavioral Science in the School of Medicine at the University…

Reason

Psychiatrists Do Not Know What They Are Treating

The mysteries of the mind are harder to unravel than psychiatrists pretend.

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