Antony
The Temple of Polmona [or fame] This film is for Antony. Little Wonder: To play this film please click here or on the image above. Music Credit: ‘Little Wonder’ – … Continue reading Antony
Category: Psychiatry
As an NHS psychiatrist for over 25 years I have naturally been interested in all issues related to psychiatry. Here, I share this.
David Fitchie Dewar
David Fitchie Dewar [1871-1912]: Admission to Mavisbank Asylum, September 1897: Dundee Courier, 29 June 1912: Death certificate of David Fitchie Dewar: Procurator Fiscal report: David Fitchie Dewar was buried in … Continue reading David Fitchie Dewar
Wilhelm Kranskopf
Wilhelm Kranskopf, born in Prussia 1844, was admitted to Mavisbank Asylum on the 4th June 1889. He died there at the end of the following year: Wilhelm’s cause of death … Continue reading Wilhelm Kranskopf
Sarah Mildred Clayton
Sarah Mildred Clayton [born 1862] was admitted to Mavisbank Asylum on the 5th December 1902. She died two days later. Her death certificate records that her cause of death was … Continue reading Sarah Mildred Clayton
Richard Henry Browne
Richard Henry Browne [born 1802] was admitted to Mavisbank Asylum on the 6th November 1879. He died there, two years later: The informant, on Richard’s death, was the Asylum’s Head … Continue reading Richard Henry Browne
Doctors’ use of social media: Maintaining professional boundaries
This opinion by Daniel Sokol, medical ethicist and barrister, was published in the BMJ on the 14 February 2025. This article refers specifically to Physician Associates [PAs] stating that “the … Continue reading Doctors’ use of social media: Maintaining professional boundaries
Social media: in support of professional values
Posts on hole ousia relating social media. Please click here to view. Prof Howard on “fellow mental health professionals” who have expressed concern about his unprofessional behaviour and abusive language … Continue reading Social media: in support of professional values
A member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists on prescribed harm
This post is from 2022. I have re-shared it as I understand that this sort of unprofessional behaviour has continued. I concluded this old post by saying that we need … Continue reading A member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists on prescribed harm