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  • Ageing in Australian Health Systems: A Review March 11, 2019
    Ageism refers to discrimination against older persons. It may not appear apparent that this could, let alone should, happen in healthcare systems, but it regrettably does. This narrative review outlines ...
  • 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 of objective ...
  • Glutamate and Dopamine – why it matters in Schizophrenia March 2, 2017
      Published in MindCafe February 2017 Dopaminergic theories of schizophrenia predominate most psychopharmacological teaching regarding relevant receptor contributions to mental illness. We discuss dopamine-mediated flow through prefrontal and limbic regions, with a ...
  • Videogames – friend or foe? January 12, 2016
    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 ...
  • Neuroimaging in Schizophrenia April 14, 2015
    (The following includes content originally published in mindcafe) The role of neuroimaging in schizophrenia detection and management is an exciting but problematic issue. On one hand is the promise of targeted ...

Psychological

  • 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 ...
  • The RANZCP Psychotherapy Case – how to choose a case June 16, 2015
    For psychiatry registrars planning for their long term psychotherapy case – this is a short primer into the world of psychotherapy, as well as some advice regarding choosing your case. Beware the enthusiastic referrer! http://blog.psychscene.com/supercharge-your-psychotherapy-case-training/ Share this:EmailLinkedInFacebookRedditTwitter
  • The Boring Patient August 5, 2015
    The Boring Patient Some articles provide their benefit by means of tangible changes to patient care. A few others yield an improvement in quality of life for the clinician as well. Then there are those that improve quality of life purely ...
  • Recommended Textbook March 10, 2015
    Gabbard’s Long Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is a slim yet well-written volume regarding key concepts of psychodynamic practice, and provides an excellent base from which to build your psychotherapeutic knowledge. Share this:EmailLinkedInFacebookRedditTwitter
  • 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 with mental health issues. With this in mind, a few of us put together a form that could be ...

Sociocultural

  • Post Festive Period is Unrecognised Mental Health Dark Spot January 19, 2015
    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 is Unrecognised Mental Health Dark Spot Share this:EmailLinkedInFacebookRedditTwitter
  • What the Germanwings crash says about mental health. March 30, 2015
    I was flying back home whilst reading about the loss of Germanwings flight 4U 9525. The plane I took had on board about as many people who were lost. Speculation regarding terrorist implications had by then rapidly given way to ...
  • Grey Expectations June 5, 2017
    My interview regarding the plight of the elderly in Australia. Share this:EmailLinkedInFacebookRedditTwitter
  • Ageing in Australian Health Systems: A Review March 11, 2019
    Ageism refers to discrimination against older persons. It may not appear apparent that this could, let alone should, happen in healthcare systems, but it regrettably does. This narrative review outlines 15 studies that looked at attitudes to ageing amongst nurses, ...
  • The Challenge of Ageing September 4, 2015
    On the 21st of July 2015 at a Swiss euthanasia clinic, Gill Pharaoh, a retired palliative care nurse, ended her life. She had been involved in the care of several terminally ill patients, and had had a long and successful ...

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