From psych inpatient to ECT and now medical school: Sam Diprose’s story
At 4am on a psych ward, inpatient Sam Diprose met the doctor who changed his life. “He shared with me that he had a friend…
Tag: Psychiatry / Psychology
Tactical blunder? Professor Ian Hickie on the mass psychiatrist resignations
“If surgeons walked out tomorrow and there was no surgery, it takes 24 hours for politicians to fix it. “If the emergency room physicians walked…
‘The NSW Government needs to realise people will die’: Psychiatry registrar quits for Victoria
Dr Nithya Reddy.NSW is home for psychiatry registrar Dr Nithya Reddy. It is where she grew up, undertook all of her medical training so far…
Psychiatrists want the Tony Abbott treatment — rebates that are 100% of the Medicare schedule fee
Psychiatrists want to join GPs with Medicare items that pay 100% of the schedule fee rather than 85% for outpatients or 75% for inpatients. The Royal Australian…
A GP guide to mental health in aged care
Need to know: The number of Australians living in residential aged care continues to grow. In June 2022, 178,000 people aged 65 and older were…
New TGA warning on suicide and depression risk with asthma drug
New boxed warnings on montelukast advise doctors to stop treatment if patients develop depression, suicidality or other neuropsychiatric symptoms. The TGA slapped warnings on the…
GP praised during inquest after taking over sole medical care of woman with life-threatening anorexia
A GP has described the professional isolation he faced after taking on the sole medical care of a woman with terminal anorexia nervosa. In a…
‘I was in tears when my colleague walked in and gave me a hug’: The psychiatrist who desperately needed therapy
Who do psychiatrists turn to when they need therapy? In Professor Brett McDermott’s case, a fellow psychiatrist eventually came to his aid, but not before…
One year on: ADHD prescribing rights expanded but GPs still waiting on promised big changes
With assessments costing thousands of dollars, years-long wait times, exploding demand and little public sector help, ADHD care seemed at breaking point. Exactly one year…
Stanford Prison Experiment: Why the lead psychologist defended his infamous study to the end
A world-first shyness clinic, an analysis of sexist Reader’s Digest jokes and perhaps the most infamous study ever all emerged from one man’s mind: Emeritus…
