being and becoming in the world
The Hydra-headed beast of stigma. Shared here is material related to stigma, including iatrogenic stigma.
There are a number of high profile psychiatrists on social media. Many years ago one of them, Dr Samei Huda, was described on Twitter as ‘The Poster Boy for British … Continue reading “Not a trustworthy source of info on me”
‘Retired’, I am now a gardener. For 25 years I worked as an NHS psychiatrist. As somebody passionate about science, I fully support open questioning of prevailing understandings [otherwise, how … Continue reading Let’s put people first
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”
These days I am a gardener. Sometimes I am reminded of my previous occupation. For 25 years I worked as an NHS psychiatrist. In my training I was taught how … Continue reading An extraordinary divide
In today’s Scotsman, the Inside Science column is by Stephen Lawrie, Professor of Psychiatry at Edinburgh University. It can be read here . As a native of Edinburgh and a … Continue reading Inside Science
Presented with uncertain symptoms the doctor, a diligent scientist, checked every bit of data that had ever been established: evidence-based and randomised controlled. This empathic doctor [a natural worrier] re-checked … Continue reading “Perceived”
In my subjective opinion, one of the most important articles written in the Journal of my College, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, was written by a colleague of mine who … Continue reading Psychiatry: the ‘subjective-objective divide’
