Concomitant SSRIs and oral anticoagulants up major bleed risk: study
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…
Tag: Psychiatry
Psychiatry waitlist blow-outs driving desperate patients to ED ‘time and again’
“I can think of a case as recently as this week where an individual with bipolar was developing an acute manic relapse and tried to…
‘The most hellish period of my life’: A doctor’s battle coming off antidepressants
When Dr Mark Horowitz first decided it was time to stop taking antidepressants, he faced conflicting advice about what to expect. ‘Mild and brief’ was…
Doctor teaching psychedelic therapy in Australia sacked over sex with vulnerable patient
Charity Mind Medicine Australia has sacked one of its psychedelic therapy trainers after the UK psychiatrist was suspended over a sexual relationship with a former…
You think things are bad here? Why this doctor left Britain for Australia
Dr Jack Tagg’s “pretty terrible” last day in a British hospital dispelled any doubts about his decision to take up a post in Australia. On…
How six psychiatry registrars became trapped at a three-day dinner party
Psychiatry registrar Dr Sean Kempster and his friends thought their monthly dinner club was safe enough, two days after Cyclone Jasper tore through Queensland. The…
Consider ECG monitoring when prescribing antipsychotics: study
ECG monitoring should be considered in all patients prescribed antipsychotics before and after starting treatment to avert the risk of sudden cardiac death and ventricular…
TGA ‘closely monitoring’ suicide and depression risk with asthma drug
The TGA is “closely monitoring” reports of suicide, sleep disturbances and other potential adverse neuropsychiatric events in children prescribed the asthma medication montelukast. Although prescribers…
GP sanctioned for breaking ADHD prescribing rules says he did nothing wrong
A GP-turned-politician sanctioned by AHPRA over his decision to break prescribing rules and initiate treatment for a patient he diagnosed with ADHD has defended his…
Pregabalin misuse and abrupt cessation a recipe for delirium: case
Taking 13 times the prescribed daily dose of pregabalin before abruptly stopping treatment ended badly for a middle-aged man who was hospitalised with delirium, report…
