What I’ve learnt over 29yrs: •MH services are underfunded •People with a mental illness are some the strongest people I know •We don’t support carers enough •Continuity of care is golden •Compassion and authentic hope vital •MH needs more funding #WorldMentalHealthDay

Today we are launching a campaign to #DropTheJargon. We know we use too many confusing clinical words because you’ve told us. So from now, we are promising to say what we mean so you can understand 💙

New paper. People diagnosed with a ‘personality disorder’ experience unjust and avoidable differences in care and treatment in general hospitals: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… @JohnBaker_Leeds

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It’s not *solely* genetics. It’s not *solely* neurotransmitters. It’s not *solely* unconscious. It’s not *solely* trauma. It’s not *solely* cognitive schemas. It’s not *solely* learned patterns. It’s not *solely* familial. It’s not *solely* socio-cultural. It’s complicated.

Grateful to have been awarded one of these fellowships 👇🏼 Work starts tomorrow 🙌

Just out!! – a short piece on evidence on violence risk in schizophrenia: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp…. It’s the finale (I hope) of a very odd set of letters. Hear me out. 🧵 /1

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On sentencing for Calocane (Nottingham killings). What's not been discussed much is that public safety is best served by secure hospital detention. Evidence base is robust. 1/

On lived experience, from the Romantics to identity politics – aeon.co/essays/on-live… via Aeon Magazine @SameiHuda Dr. Jonathan N. Stea Dr Annie Hickox, also on Bluesky as @dranniehickox Dr Gerard Rodgers

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‘Patients as educators’ in medical student education in forensic psychiatry tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Dr Louise Robinson

I appreciate that J.D. Haltigan, PhD 🏒👨‍💻 invited me to have an open discussion on substack on a range of social & psychiatric divisive issues, including areas where we disagree strongly (Mad studies, neurodiversity, stigma, trans identity, etc). Check it out: jdhaltigan.com/p/psychiatry-p…

We're very pleased to share the third paper in our Special Issue of Review of Philosophy and Psychology on Conspiratorial Ideation and Psychopathology! Professor Karen Douglas and colleagues on 'Engaging with Conspiracy Believers' - open access! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

It’s a week since the Govt published my report on suicide in young people with gender dysphoria. What did the reaction tell us about the necessary dialogue with the public on issues of evidence? 🧵

Much discussion about benefits of outreach teams in mental health. And promises to “learn the lessons” from the Nottingham tragedy - a phrase that infuriates families. But the real question is why we unlearned past lessons & what this tells us about future safety. 🧵

Short termism has been a very bad thing for mental healthcare Understanding history, context, themes and patterns is essential for all aspects of care including risk management Knowing the person, having a good relationship and collaborating as much as possible are all key

"Productivity" in mental health services. Why does it matter, & what do we measure? Our open access commentary in BMJ Leader: bmjleader.bmj.com/content/early/… Great working w Christopher Hilton 💙 on this.

What is the place of the academic who is also a campaigner? We’re increasingly seeing this, it’s understandable - if you research something you care about, you want to go further. But some researchers on the most sensitive issues can’t be trusted. Hard to say but undeniable.