Articles for tag: assessment, competence, diagnoses, diagnostic, investigation, psychiatrist, skill, tests, treatment

Organicity in psychiatry

Organicity is about considering the critical role of physical or physiological factors in the manifestation of psychiatric symptoms and signs, particularly in cases where: Whilst recognising that all psychiatrists have a duty to investigate whether physical illness may account for psychiatric symptoms, consideration of organicity takes a more focused angle based on the definition above. …

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You are the Boss – The Locum Psychiatrist’s Manual

This post is derived from a manual that I constructed some time ago. It summarises a book that I am publishing. The summary constitutes opinion on how a locum business ought to be run. It is not advice even though it may appear to be directive and refers to ‘you’. The author owes you no …

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To therapy or not – that is the question

Private or NHS therapy can be good or bad and everything in between. In May 2023, among many things I explored ‘What biological treatments are known to psychiatry?‘ I did not focus much of non-chemical therapies. I do so now. While the publisher and author(s) have used their best efforts in preparing information at this …

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Fathoming Section 62 of the MHA 1983

The Mental Health Act 1983 [hereafter MHA] provides many powers to detain patients for treatment in hospital. Many amendments were made in 2007. The legislation is complex – necessarily so – and aims to protect the welfare of patients who are detained and who are within its reach in the community. It is an intricate …

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What do you know about psychiatry?

What is psychiatry?  Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioural disorders. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specialises in mental health, including substance use disorders. Psychiatrists are qualified to assess and treat both the mental and physical aspects of psychological problems. Psychiatrists do …

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