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Fiction

Power of Words

 

For something a bit different:

 

The End:

A short story about the end of the world. Commended by the KSP Writer’s Centre Short Fiction Awards 2016.

 

PSI: A Mental Health Novella

What happens when the world’s leading authority of mental health, reclusive for 10 years, suddenly grants an interview?

Biological

  • Videogames – friend or foe? January 12, 2016

    Videogames

    Psychiatry has had an unusual relationship with videogames – and despite several hundred studies on the topic, it is still ...

  • Flight of Ideas – Death of a Definition March 12, 2015

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    The term “flight of ideas” is commonly known, but do you know what it actually means? Or where it comes ...

  • Mental Health Resources October 10, 2015

    The Internet is rife with well-intentioned mental health advice, supposed resources, and many, many pitfalls. Much of the difficulty is the reality of psychiatry, in that the lack ...

  • Neuroimaging in Schizophrenia April 14, 2015

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    (The following includes content originally published in mindcafe)

    The role of neuroimaging in schizophrenia detection and management is an exciting ...

  • The Carer Appraisal Scale – a new way to communicate. July 18, 2017

     

    One of the commonest complaints of mental health services is a perceived failure of communication between caregivers and clinicians regarding those ...

Psychological

  • Elder Abuse – A National Legal Response June 30, 2017

     

    I work in an old age mental health service. We have a patient, a 77 year old woman, who used to live in her family’s backyard in a tent. She would ...

  • Personality Disorders in Geriatric Inpatients – A Prevalence Study March 12, 2015

    How common are personality disorders in the elderly? I looked at a “captive” audience, the general medical inpatient, in order to try to estimate this. Community studies generally hover around the 10 to 15% mark, which I used to think ...

  • Psychotherapy and the Older Person – A Review February 28, 2017

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    In the latest Australasian Psychiatry journal, I provide an update regarding the current state of evidence for psychotherapeutic interventions for the elderly.

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  • Videogames – friend or foe? January 12, 2016

    Videogames

    Psychiatry has had an unusual relationship with videogames – and despite several hundred studies on the topic, it is still not clear how and to what extent they influence the ...

  • “Is it better to not exist?” May 12, 2016

    Power of Words

    A new update in the Journal of Applied Psychology provides a rebuttal against the soundness of a theory that supports abortion. In doing so, it provides an interesting ...

Sociocultural

  • Videogames – friend or foe? January 12, 2016

    Videogames

    Psychiatry has had an unusual relationship with videogames – and despite several hundred studies on the topic, it is still not clear how and to what extent they influence the ...

  • The Santa Clause in Mental Health December 18, 2015

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    What does mental health literature have to say about talking to kids about Santa Claus?

     

    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/lying-to-the-kids-about-santa-claus-a-psychiatrists-view-20151217-glpn0z.html

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    • Black Clouds After the Fires February 24, 2015

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      Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following natural disasters – There has been a remarkable shift in how we respond to it, that has more than a little to do with common sense.

      Black ...

    • Mentorship – The Meaning of Life For the Elderly May 23, 2017

      I look after the mental health of older adults in the community. Despite common opinion, older adults are usually not more ...

    • Post Festive Period is Unrecognised Mental Health Dark Spot January 19, 2015

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      Sydney Morning Herald Opinion Piece – did you know that Christmas isn’t statistically the worst time of year for mental health? The weeks after, however, are another matter.

      Post Festive Period ...

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