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A new book by Greta Thunberg’s mother reveals the reality of family life during her daughter’s transformation from bullied teenager to climate icon

The Disease of Addiction is also Feminine”: A Feminist Analysis of the Gender Dimensions of Addiction

The addictive drug can boost your cognition and won’t give you cancer, but that doesn’t mean it’s safe for casual use

The authors identify that a formulation-informed, long-term therapeutic approach is helpful.

Hospital doctors who write letters directly to patients have more patient centred consultations and experience smoother handovers with other members of their teams. Read this practical advice on how to construct letters to be sent directly to patients

A close reading of the text of Karl Marx’s Capital Volume I in 12 video lectures by Professor David Harvey.

"A small but significant overall effect size for reduced cognitive functioning in adolescents and young adults who reported frequent cannabis use."

Is it possible to ethically treat someone with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) developed as a result of inflicting torture on others? That's the question posed in a paper published last summer in AJOB Neuroscience, but there's a twist. The paper is written and illustrated as a comic book by Lehigh University artist and neuroscientist Ann E. Fink.

More brilliant talks from past meetings here:

A story of adversity, therapy, ECT and redemption; severe depression and serious inspiration

Hardened and Brittle: Egypt’s Authoritarian Fragility by @tekaldas | @TimepDC,

تعديلات قانون رعاية المريض النفسي تنتهك حقوق المرضى في الصحة والسلامة

جبهة الدفاع عن مستشفى العباسية للصحة النفسية ترفض التعديلات المقترحة على قانون رعاية المريض النفسي رقم 71 لسنة 2009

Speech decoded from activity in brain area for hand control

Here’s a gif of that moon wobble, via NASA’s Scientific Visulization Studio & . It’s called…

Woman Arrested After Criticizing Egypt’s President

!!!Aims and method

Death of patients by suicide can have powerful effects on psychiatrists. We report the findings of a survey completed by 174 psychiatrists on the effects of patient suicide on their emotional well-being and clinical practice, and the support and resources they felt would be helpful.

!!!Results and clinical implications

The death of a patient by suicide usually had a major effect on respondents. Clinical practice was often negatively affected, and over a quarter of respondents considered a change of career path as a result. There were some gender differences in responses, with women reporting more sense of responsibility for the deaths and a greater effect on their clinical confidence. Desired support included a senior suicide lead clinician, support during formal post-suicide processes, opportunity for reflection …

Podcasting 101

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"NICE updates antidepressant guidelines to reflect severity and length of withdrawal symptoms" by @bmj_latest

The Medical Model of Mental Health by Samei Huda A book review @SameiHuda