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By Hole Ousia Posted on April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

Are neurotransmitters passé in psychiatry?

This is one of the educational seminars to be held at the RCPsych International Congress in Edinburgh, in June of this year: [spelling mistakes as per conference programme] Our family … Continue reading Are neurotransmitters passé in psychiatry?

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By Hole Ousia Posted on June 4, 2015January 22, 2023

“Costometer”

I recently noted this request: Anybody who has read my writings on Hole Ousia will be aware that I have a dislike of the current mechanical language that would seem … Continue reading “Costometer”

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By Hole Ousia Posted on April 18, 2015January 20, 2023

“A person centred tool”

In a previous post I drew attention to the increasingly mechanical language of Health Improvement. This current post starts with recent communication by National Health Improvement Leads in Scotland: One of my … Continue reading “A person centred tool”

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