being and becoming in the world
The Hydra-headed beast of stigma. Shared here is material related to stigma, including iatrogenic stigma.
Credits: [1] A headline from yesterday’s Scotsman [which was NOT about the Royal College of Psychiatrists] [2] An incomplete logo of the Royal College of Psychiatrists [in the background] In … Continue reading ‘Unwillingness to challenge unacceptable behaviour found within’
I was interested to read the above rapid response as published online in the BMJ. I have faced gas-lighting and bullying. In many instances this has been from senior psychiatrists … Continue reading Medical gaslighting
The above perspective by Cathy Wield can be read in full here. What follows is my comment [as posted]: Dear Cathy, Thank you for writing what I consider to be … Continue reading Doctor and Patient
This short film is based on an edit of ‘The Media Show‘, BBC Radio 4, 27 September 2023. To play this short film please click here or on the image … Continue reading Screaming mouth
This passage [which I have edited] by Gabriel García Márquez was written well before the advent of social media, but seems remarkably prescient: From time to time I become aware that … Continue reading The other me
I am a number of years retired as a psychiatrist. The above screenshot was shared with me [I am not on social media]. I have no idea of what this … Continue reading “We strive to uphold everyday”
I worked as an NHS psychiatrist for quarter of a century and when I prescribed medications I tried to do so as carefully and appropriately as I could. In doing … Continue reading The promotion of a hashtag by RCPsych
The following article featured in the Scottish Sunday Mail, 4 December 2022: The article continues: The pandemic also had a profound effect on youngsters who were forced to spend almost … Continue reading ‘A generation in crisis’