Psychiatrists and the NSW Govt meet in court — can this finally end their battle?
Doctors and the NSW Government will stand before the state’s Industrial Relations Commission this week in an attempt to solve their drawn-out dispute over public…
Tag: Psychiatry
Dr Charlie Teo reaches legal settlement with family of glioblastoma patient who allegedly underwent futile brain surgery
Dr Charlie Teo has settled with a family who attempted to sue him for more than $1.5 million over the death of their mother, who…
Could faecal transplants be the next big thing in treating mood disorders? Professor Gordon Parker thinks so
Professor Gordon Parker believes medicine is on the brink of a breakthrough in treating bipolar disorder and other mood disorders using faecal microbiota transplants. One…
TGA warns of severe CNS and psychiatric events linked to antibiotic
The TGA is putting stricter warnings on fluoroquinolones over rare but “potentially irreversible” reactions, including toxic psychosis, seizures and tendon ruptures. All oral and injectable…
The truth about violent mental health patients that no-one wants to hear
Of late we have been reading more and more about violent crime linked to alleged failings of the mental health system, but little about the…
GPs need ‘prompt and complete’ discharge summaries: coroner
A coroner has again flagged the importance of discharge summaries being “promptly communicated” to GPs following the death of a patient from prescription drug toxicity.…
Medical board’s IMG fast track brings in 42 GPs in first three months
The Medical Board of Australia has approved 42 GPs, eight anaesthetists and three psychiatrists under its new IMG fast track that cuts out medical college…
Antidepressant withdrawal or depression relapse? Here’s what I want GPs to know
There is increasing evidence that antidepressant withdrawal symptoms (or ‘discontinuation’ symptoms) are common and can be severe and long-lasting. Yet in the past, these symptoms…
‘The NSW Government needs to realise people will die’: Psychiatry registrar quits for Victoria
NSW is home for psychiatry registrar Dr Nithya Reddy. It is where she grew up, undertook all of her medical training so far and became…
Doctors and functional disorders — how I escaped heartsink
There is a term in medicine that has always made me feel uncomfortable. It gets used less now, but you still hear it: heartsink —…
