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    Tag: Psychiatry / Psychology

    The Willy Wonka of death: Why Dr Philip Nitschke is making an implantable kill switch

    October 30, 2024

    Dr Philip Nitschke, the long-time euthanasia campaigner and one-time Aussie GP, was back in international headlines last month. The media’s interest had been stirred by…

    Govt decision to tie care plan rebates to MyMedicare will ‘punish special interest GPs’

    October 24, 2024

    A GP with a non-accredited solo practice says the MyMedicare patient enrolment scheme is fragmenting care and hurting special interest GPs. Rebates for level C…

    ADHD has become ‘it girl’ of mental health, the cool kid of diagnoses, the disorder everyone seems to want

    October 21, 2024

    “Everyone’s got ADHD these days.” ADHD is a diagnosis that is indisputably on the rise. It’s the ‘It Girl’ of the mental health world right…

    Bright light therapy improves outcomes in non-seasonal depression: review

    October 3, 2024

    Bright light therapy may be an effective adjunctive treatment even for those with non-seasonal depressive disorders, according to a review of 11 studies. So far,…

    Schizophrenia: A stepwise approach to co-ordination of care

    September 30, 2024
    Sophie is on clozapine in a typical shared care prescribing arrangement. Read her case report and take the quick quiz.

    ‘Kids are begging their doctors not to report the abuse’: GPs’ mandatory reporting dilemmas

    August 29, 2024

    “One GP told me they were confronted with a gun by one of their patients following a report.” Dr Jacqueline Kuruppu (PhD), a researcher and…

    ‘Horrific’ yet ‘almost normalised’: Mental health patients in ED waiting hours for beds

    August 5, 2024

    “It is incredibly distressing to see patients who need admission to a specialist mental health bed waiting for over 24 hours in ED,” says Dr…

    A GP guide to managing grief in young people

    August 3, 2024

    Key points: Grief is often considered an experience that mainly affects older adults. But grief is more common in the young than many people appreciate.…

    RACGP officially endorses Aussie doctor’s antidepressant deprescribing guidelines

    August 1, 2024

    New deprescribing guidelines from an Australian-born doctor who battled antidepressant withdrawal symptoms have become the latest RACGP-backed clinical resource. Dr Mark Horowitz published The Maudsley…

    Too many doctors ‘charging excessively’ for ADHD diagnoses, says Professor Patrick McGorry

    July 31, 2024

    Professor Patrick McGorry says ADHD and autism are overdiagnosed in patients who can afford $3000 fees and underdiagnosed in patients who are being priced out…

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    Too many doctors 'charging excessively' for ADHD diagnoses, says Professor Patrick McGorry

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