Importance of sleep in psychiatry
Sleep, often relegated to the realm of leisure, is fundamental to human health and well-being. We spend a significant portion of our lives asleep, devoting roughly one-third to one-quarter of …
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COVID Impact on Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on virtually every aspect of our lives, but perhaps one of the most profound and far-reaching impacts has been on mental health. …
Challenges of the Modern Psychiatric Consultation
For the last 30-plus years, UK psychiatry has operated on certain tried and tested models that have shaped the practice and delivery of mental health care. These models have provided …
The biopsychosocial assessment
The biopsychosocial model is a comprehensive approach to understanding mental health that integrates biological, psychological, and social factors. This model recognises that mental health and illness are the result of …
Insight and Self-Awareness in Psychiatry
Insight and self-awareness are two essential concepts in the field of psychiatry that play important roles in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health conditions. While these concepts are …
What is a treatment plan?
Experience over the last 30-odd years has led to an evidence-based view that treatment plans are woefully deficient across health services. The evidence seen is that treatment plans tend to …
Paragraph 98 and remote consultations
This blog has considered a number of issues relevant to prescribing of medications. Paragraph 98 is one of the most powerful. It is squarley designed to protect patients. You are …
The effect of history in UK psychiatry
I feel a sense of despair as I observe many younger doctors rushing headlong into UK psychiatry, and I wonder, “Do they know what they’re in for?” But then I …
Could career pivoting be for you?
It may not be obvious to some why this topic is on a psychiatry website i.e. ‘what has psychiatry to do with career and pivoting?’ I’ve been picking up consistently …
Medical Practice Reimagined: Why ignoring the GMC’s 2024 standards could be a mistake
Introduction In the inner sanctums of the UK’s medical community, the words ‘General Medical Council‘ (GMC) often resonates with an undercurrent of apprehension, scepticism and cynicism. These sentiments were born …