Anyone with those beliefs should never be allowed to work in healthcare. Lifetime ban.

No one seems concerned that nurses are on Chat Roulette at work? 🤔 tax payer time. #nswhealth #bankstownhospital

Psychiatrists have a set of highly specialised skills that are irreplaceable. So, let’s play a game. In the last week, as a psychiatrist, I have… #NSWpsychiatrists #psychtwitter Jackie Rakov🎗️ Patrick McGorry Ian Hickie Angelo Virgona Dr Sanil Rege FRANZCP | MRCPsych RANZCP theguardian.com/australia-news…

I’m thrilled to convene this year’s @ranzcp Forensic Conference with an awesome team. Join us in Melb in August 2025 to hear from the excellent minds of psychiatrists, psychologists and lawyers, and dinner at Chin Chin! #psychtwitter #psychiatry ranzcp.org/events-learnin…

NDIS spending will exceed defence spending and education spending by 2028-29 according to the forward estimates. $68 billion per annum.

bmj.com/content/389/bm… NHS review uncovers failings in Calocane’s care: ignored family warnings, poor risk assessment, let him refuse meds due to needle fear, lost contact after discharge - despite knowing violence risk. Tragic Sounds like any MI homicide. #forensicpsychiatry

What is the most poorly understood concept by therapists? I will go first: Reflective function

Serious mental illness is chronically underrated by systems, by the public, even by individual clinicians. Untreated it doesn’t just just go away, it invariably escalates. Forensic psychiatric hospitals exist for what happens when we look away; we can't afford to. #psychtwitter

"Dr A said Cauchi was not showing symptoms of a relapse while his dose of clozapine was gradually being lowered. In her opinion, this meant he was “in full remission” from the condition." Until relapse. Sorry but no. This just means clozapine was working. thenightly.com.au/australia/nsw/…

Building more jails is a short-sighted response that focuses on punishment and NOT addressing the root causes. This is not how to rehabilitate people & reduce crime! Investing in education, mental health support, addiction services, & community programs would be more effective.

I just failed a student for submitting an AI-written research paper, and she sent me an obviously AI-written email apologizing, asking if there is anything she can do to improve her grade. We are through the looking-glass, folks.

Highly recommend getting this book or audiobook by Nancy McWilliams. Reading each chapter 3-4 times is required to really grasp the depth. This chapter on depressive personality is articulate, nuanced, and the best I have found written on it.

Where do you think the most talented therapists are found?

Some therapists speak of trauma work / shadow work / family of origin work / dream work / parts work / attachment work / etc. etc. as if they were separate things or special skill sets Psychodynamic therapist don’t use these terms. Frankly, they sound silly to us. They’re

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-0… Ahpra warns against businesses that prioritize profits > patient welfare, particularly those prescribing a single class of drug w/o thorough assessments. A surge (18K users in ‘19 to >1M million by Jan ‘24) raised concerns re: de facto recreational market

Read along with my Intro to Psychotherapy students!

I have no words. I don't understand how to live in a world where someone would take a father away from his young children for having a different opinion.

The Ukrainian actress Tania Galakhova portrayed what it's like to live with depression 😢