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History: The agony and the ecstasy - why psychiatrists used to give couples MDMA

23rd January 2020
Picture the scene: It’s 1970-something, and you’re glaring at your spouse, slumped on the couch, Chiko Roll crumbs…
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1970s couple
Medical Observer Opinion

We can't wait for bush firefighters to 'reach out' for mental health care, we need to 'reach in'

20th January 2020
Many firefighters will by now be exhausted, having been on the front line of Australia’s bushfire crisis for weeks or months…
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Firefighters
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1 in 6 women report post-traumatic stress after miscarriage

17th January 2020
One in six women who have had a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy report long-term post-traumatic stress symptoms following…
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Pregnancy loss
Medical Observer Opinion

Dr Pam's fight to help her teen patient with an eating disorder

14th January 2020
So, let me tell you about my day trying to help a young adult with an eating disorder. She was ineligible for follow-up…
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Anorexia
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Faeces-smeared fake hands used in OCD trial

10th January 2020
A new type of therapy using faeces and fake rubber hands may be able to help patients with obsessive compulsive disorder …
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Rubber hand
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How getting a job cured a man's total amnesia

19th December 2019
A man lost his whole autobiographical memory on becoming unemployed but then completely recovered from his dissociative…
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Missing piece
Specialist Updates Psychiatry

Major depression: Staying on antidepressants reduces relapse

12th December 2019
Patients with chronic or recurrent major depressive disorder who have recovered while taking antidepressants would do best…
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Antidepressants