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Dr Samei Huda [11 January 2020]: “The reason the complaints have not been successful is because they are baseless. Any decent reflective professional would reflect that means their own idea … Continue reading Dr Samei Huda on professional behaviour
Dr Kate Lovett, The Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, who I have met and have a huge amount of respect for, recently shared this reminder: Dean of Royal … Continue reading Doctors’ use of social media
29 December 2019: Jesse Luke, a writer, researcher and cancer patient, started a social media thread with the following statement: “The ‘chemical balance’ idea was never actually held by psychiatry. … Continue reading “The chemical imbalance idea was never actually held by psychiatry”
The author of “The Medical Model in Mental Health” has stated [a number of times] that his book “provides evidence that psychiatry is among least influenced by industry of medical … Continue reading “Psychiatry is among least influenced by industry . . .”
On the 15th August 2019, Wendy Burn, the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists shared her view of a newly published textbook: “It is a wonderful mixture of medicine, … Continue reading “It is a wonderful mixture of medicine, history and philosophy”
A senior trainee psychiatrist described one of the talks given on a recent Pennine Care Training and Research day as “really interesting and informative”. The talk was described as providing … Continue reading Pennine Care Education: “Tips around Twitter”
On social media, Dr Paul Morrison, Psychiatrist, researcher and member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has proposed Dr Samei Huda for the Presidency of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. … Continue reading “Huda for RCPsych President!”
Shortly after this new text book was published I purchased it and read it over a long weekend in May. I took notes and added marginalia as I read [here … Continue reading The Medical Model in Mental Health [a REVIEW]