Biomarkers of #delirium in older patients - 32 studies - Inflammatory markers were most consistently associated with delirium - e.g. ⬆️ CRP, TNF-α, & IL-6

On enemy territory today at the #cntw research conference 🏴🏳️ CNTW Research and Development

Our annual analysis of Coronial PFD reports for the last year is available here ⬇️ We look at trends and themes from all reports issued in health & social care based inquests and is a must read! dacbeachcroft.com/en/What-we-thi…

🚨 New: Best Practice Guidelines with the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) - Management of Patients with Suspected but Unidentified Poisoning in the Emergency Department. ⬇️ Download it 🔄 share it ▶️ practice it. 🔗 Link: rcem.ac.uk/clinical-guide…

A 22-year-old woman presenting with agitation and paranoia was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Days later—seizures and hypoventilation revealed the true cause:  Anti-NMDAR encephalitis. Here’s what you need to know about its pathogenesis, clinical course, and management.

Lovely week in Turkey 😊

New paper: a massive collaboration of good people focused on #RelationalCare #SelfHarm & #Suicide Risk in Inpatient Mental Health & Emergency Department Settings: Review tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Seen this outside the RVI today 😆😆

Brilliant set of presentations planned at todays Liaison conference 😊Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT

You know I was seriously curious how awful it would be to taper an SSRI after taking one for a long time. Then it turned out that I had to do it this month, at my psychiatrist's request (three hypomanic episodes in a month is a pretty good reason I'd say - I would d/c me too).

Read Adrian Boyle response to the NHS opening a network of mental health A&Es in England, below.

rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-s…

New PREVENTING FUTURE DEATH REPORT from West Yorkshire - RCRP related - and not the first RCRP related inquest for West Yorkshire Police - failure to identify a welfare check request as being missing person. Call sent to ambulance but no location known. judiciary.uk/wp-content/upl…

If you want to "leave" the ECHR, which of these rights do you want to give up for yourself and your family?

Advance decisions to refuse treatment – what (not) to do when it appears one may be in play: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/advance-decisi…

We’ve published a new resource on self-harm, aimed at children and young people. It looks at why self-harm happens, what to do if you are self-harming, and where to get professional support. It also includes tips for parents and carers. 🖥➡️ rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/…?

Recording SIM training at University of Sunderland today. Amazing actors!

Wow, what a stressful week of work. Time to relax by holding a phone beaming endless streams of horrific international news inches from my head

#SamFender