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    Tag: Psychiatry / Psychology

    ADHD an ‘inherent risk factor’ for cocaine and other stimulant abuse, says psychiatrist

    April 16, 2024

    Patients with undiagnosed ADHD are turning to cocaine and other illicit substances to self-manage their symptoms, a psychiatrist has warned. Dr Ashlea White, who is…

    Postnatal depression and the struggle to avert its worst tragedies

    April 9, 2024

    When a young mother, known only as ‘Ms S’, reported suicidal ideation, anxiety and insomnia to her GP, she was referred to ED for urgent…

    Nearly half of ADHD medication scripts are now for adults

    March 28, 2024

    Adults have overtaken children aged 6-12 as the biggest patient cohort treated with ADHD medications, PBS data show. Nearly 210,000 patients aged over 18 were…

    Concomitant SSRIs and oral anticoagulants up major bleed risk: study

    March 27, 2024

    Concomitant use of SSRIs and oral anticoagulants increases the risk of major bleeding by a third in older adults with AF compared with use of…

    ‘I can’t say I came face to face with God, but it was profound’: A psychiatrist describes his experience with psychedelics

    March 15, 2024

    It has been headline news but since last year psychiatrists with approval from the TGA can prescribe psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression and MDMA for patients…

    Lancet authors defend warnings over ‘menopause medicalisation’

    March 11, 2024

    Any claim that menopause was being over-medicalised and overtreated with MHT was always going to provoke discussion. Last week, Professor Martha Hickey was in the…

    Doctors reject ‘patronising’ claims menopause is overtreated with MHT

    March 7, 2024

    Claims that menopause has been over medicalised and potentially overtreated with MHT have been rejected as “patronising” and harmful to women by leading Australian women’s…

    Psychiatrist describes prescribing MDMA to first Australian patient

    February 5, 2024

    A Sydney psychiatrist has written Australia’s first MDMA prescription for a patient with PTSD, almost seven months after the TGA’s landmark decision to downschedule MDMA…

    From Bollywood dreams to bipolar reality: a doctor’s journey

    January 24, 2024

    Since my teenage years, I’ve watched Bollywood movies of all sorts. My favourite hero was Sushant Singh Rajput. I liked him for his personality, his…

    ‘I can’t help guide them’: GP says patients turning to fish oil and turmeric for ADHD

    January 19, 2024

    Patients with ADHD are increasingly turning to complementary medicines for pharmacotherapy, a GP is warning. Perth GP Dr Andrew Leech says a combination of social…

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    ‘I can’t help guide them’: GP says patients turning to fish oil and turmeric for ADHD

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