Schizophrenia: A stepwise approach to co-ordination of care
Sophie is on clozapine in a typical shared care prescribing arrangement. Read her case report and take the quick quiz.
Tag: Psychiatry / Psychology
‘Kids are begging their doctors not to report the abuse’: GPs’ mandatory reporting dilemmas
“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
“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
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
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
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…
Domestic violence: Resources for doctors faced with one of the most confronting issues in medicine
In the past few weeks, we have covered a series of domestic violence cases. The fact that they have involved doctors as victims and, in…
‘These drugs are not harmless’: The Aussies tackling antidepressant deprescribing
“Antidepressants are a whole lot easier to start than they are to stop.” Professor Katharine Wallis, believes that, where existing guidelines are followed, can change…
Why doctors should be more open with patients about antidepressants and weight gain
When Dr Manfred Penzhorn prescribes antidepressants, he tells patients they are “almost certainly” about to put on weight. “Very few psychiatric medications don’t cause some…
Red Book undergoes revamp with new sections on first antenatal visit, anxiety and gambling
Routine screening for thyroid disease and proteinuria in pregnant women during each antenatal visit is no longer recommended, according to the latest edition of the…
