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By Hole Ousia Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022

Language matters

[A comment on ‘Facing your doubter head on . . .’ a blog by Wendy Mitchell] Dr Peter J Gordon, 19 July 2022 Thank you Wendy for sharing your experience … Continue reading Language matters

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By Hole Ousia Posted on June 22, 2022June 23, 2022

“Latter-day anti-psychiatrists”

My worry about a sweeping term like ‘latter-day anti-psychiatrists’ is that it risks including those who have suffered harmful consequences of medications taken as prescribed. [Please note: all the descriptions … Continue reading “Latter-day anti-psychiatrists”

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By Hole Ousia Posted on January 9, 2022May 1, 2022

Language and professional values

The following quotes, from writers whom I admire, encapsulate some of the issues regarding our personal choice of language: Our choice in our use of language matters and this is … Continue reading Language and professional values

Categories: History of medicine, Medical Education, Medical humanities, Philosophy, Psychiatry, StigmaTags: core values for psychiatrists, Cumberlege Review, Doctor's use of social media, Hilary Mantel, Hole Ousia, jarringly false narrative, Language Matters, Owen Jones, psychiatrist, Psychiatrists, Richard Holloway, Royal College of Psychiatrists, The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

By Hole Ousia Posted on March 26, 2021March 6, 2022

‘Proper Academics’

From our tower there is a view to nowhere that we alone can see, properly. The evidence heirarchy is a system, that can be turned upside down [when required] by ‘proper academics’ … Continue reading ‘Proper Academics’

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