Mark Cross
@DrMCross
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Psychiatrist. Patron SANE AUSTRALIA. ABC TV Series Changing Minds. Author “Changing Minds”, & “Anxiety”. “Mental State”, published 2024.#TheAnxiousShrink 🏳️🌈
Sydney, New South Wales
Joined October 2015
Reflecting on a great #WMHD event!So many takeaways from @AliveNational's panel moderated by @JoshReidJones with @AliciaJeanKing, @DrMCross & Prof Angela Martin incl "deskside manner", authentic & compassionate leadership, and enabling colleagues to share openly. #livedexperience
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It’s always anxiety provoking going on TV & preparing soundbytes, I’m not great at it. Thank you @Channel7 @morningshowon7 hosts for being lovely & interested in increasing #MentalHealthAwareness & for being supportive of my books/work. Mx
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Discover the truth about Australia's mental-health system with psychiatrist @DrMCross, in his powerful new audiobook Mental State, offering personal insights and solutions to a broken system. Listen on #BorrowBox now!
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Is it bizarre/yucky or good use of time to do the wordle drinking coffee, while on the loo 😛 Mx
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This week I published the first paper on Aboriginal youth suicide behaviours & mental health clinical norms . Yes, that’s right-despite a suicide rate FOUR times that of non Indigenous children & with mental health being a clearly established causal driver to suicides;
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#theculturemustchange - 100% But where's the leadership delivering outcomes aligned to need. Bought this gem of a book Friday and perused "what needs to change" and agree with much therein. So what's preventing progress? @Mark_Butler_MP @zdaniel @Mon4Kooyong @SophieScamps
“As a doctor, coming out as suffering anxiety was worse than coming out as gay in the 1980s. The culture must change”. My book, “Mental State” is out now. Mx #TheGuardian #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealth
https://t.co/LQHkUxBeKx
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“As a doctor, coming out as suffering anxiety was worse than coming out as gay in the 1980s. The culture must change”. My book, “Mental State” is out now. Mx #TheGuardian #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealth
https://t.co/LQHkUxBeKx
theguardian.com
Many health workers still feel they can’t discuss their mental health. The problems begin with the way we are trained
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Uncover the truth about Australia's mental-health system from psychiatrist @DrMCross in Mental State, as Dr Cross narrates his personal experiences, shares stories from patients and calls for urgent reform. #bolinda #audiobook #listeninglist
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Wordle 1,006 6/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩if this is an indication of how my day may progress I might go back to bed;). Mx
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This is the amazing Sandy Jeffs, beautiful article weekend #Australian. She is an author & has written 2 powerful narratives for my upcoming book on #Menthalhealth, out in August. Change in how we deal with #MentalWellness is vital, including #Stigma Mx.
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While we’ve become more open about depression and anxiety, schizophrenia has slipped further into the murky shadows. This is what it’s like to live with.
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Colleagues, I’m standing as a candidate for RANZCP Board. We face many challenges as does the entire MH sector. Critical to have people w track records of achievement, working with sector and govt. Please check out our statements and VOTE. @ian_hickie @PatMcGorry @DrMCross
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Presented to new trainees in psychiatry-at break one guy told me he saw #ChangingMinds when he was a medical student-inspired him to choose psychiatry. This. This is why I do what I do. #MentalHealthMatters #mentalhealth #feelinggreat Mx
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Happy 59th wedding anniversary to my parents. It’s a privilege still having them around, interactive, loved & loving. I’m glad I was with you today, Mom & Dad. Mx #FamilyIsEverything #FamilyLove
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My morning view. Dullstroom, Mpumalanga province. Where else to be with SA family for the World Cup;). Mx
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Spring in the blue mountains. Beautiful, re-invigorating & refreshing. Great #anxietyrelief #HappyWeekend Mx
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