George Kirov
@GeorgeKirov1
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Professor of Genetics, Psychiatrist, when not skiing or kayaking. Author of Shocked and Waves of Hope: books of stories about ECT.
Cardiff University
Joined December 2014
Our book on ECT is out. People who had ECT or their relatives came together to share their journeys through severe depression and ECT. I was amazed by their stories. @DrAnnieHickox @ProfRobHoward @JunHongLi56447 @Joshua_RSmith @jonathanstea @JacquesSloman @DrT_Gergel
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RT @CNGGcardiff: Dr Elliott Rees said: “These genes and mutations provide a blueprint for future research aimed at uncovering the specific….
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Proud to be recognised together with @ProfRobHoward.
I nominate this for the 2025 “Minimizing Adverse Effects of Psychiatric Treatments Award”. But there are MANY strong contenders, such as the @sameerjauhar paper minimizing antidepressant withdrawal and any ECT post by @GeorgeKirov1 or @ProfRobHoward.
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From Europe: "Electroconvulsive therapy and the WHO: patients and professionals deserve expertise and facts, not ideology". A most clear and scientific rebuttal of allegations against ECT. (don't worry, it is in English).
link.springer.com
Der Nervenarzt -
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RT @QuantPsychiatry: @ReadReadj Because somehow the effects of stimulants on growth were found in Swedish data befo….
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RT @AlinaV_Psy: Wondering how all the people who say that losing weight only requires discipline (diet and sports bla bla) reacted to the n….
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You seem to be saying that doctors and nurses cannot be trusted to administer rating scales on ECT patients? OK, how about patients rating themselves? The figure below is based on the ECTAS annual reports and shows that people improve at about the same rate, regardless what scale
Rated by whom? How long after treatment? Using what efficacy measure (other than psychiatrists’ personal opinions). Our survey used patients’ ratings (and relatives’) on 5 efficacy measures. More than 50% of both groups found ECT either ineffective or damaging on all 5 measures.
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RT @AlinaV_Psy: Most psychiatrists don’t do ECT because it's a highly specialised treatment (requiring anaesthesia and a dedicated day trea….
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RT @tillytog01: @DrAnnieHickox @Elainebks @GeorgeKirov1 My grandfather had ECT I thought it was barbaric until i realised it was the illnes….
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Shocking, really, that some patients will be made to suffer while there is a highly effective treatment available.
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RT @ProfRobHoward: When you consider how mercilessly critical Professor Read is of the RCTs in this field, it is almost amusing to see the….
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RT @journolj: The @bbc bias is very clear. @JudithMoritz & Jonathan Coffey have a book to sell based on the guilty narrative, they can’t….
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Barrister Mark McDonald claims to have the backing of a panel of world class experts who say there is no evidence any babies were deliberately harmed
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Probably the best personal recorded acount of ECT. How did I miss it until now?.Sherwin Nuland' TED talk: "How Electroshock therapy changed me".
ted.com
Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland discusses the development of electroshock therapy as a cure for severe, life-threatening depression -- including his own. It's a moving and heartfelt talk about...
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A bit premature to celelbrate, but the link has been suggested from clinical observations in the past. Worth a study.
INSANE Alzheimer’s Breakthrough. We may have a cure🤯. Groundbreaking Discovery - Lithium Could Reverse Alzheimer’s. A stunning new study in Nature reveals that replenishing natural lithium levels in the brain may not only prevent, but also REVERSE Alzheimer’s disease.
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RT @KenV54: Perinatal use of SSRIs—balancing the risks and benefits to mother and baby. It’s being politicized and distorted by the Trump….
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A recent FDA advisory panel discussion contained falsehoods and overstated risks. That’s dangerous for mothers-to-be
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RT @ProfRobHoward: No sensible psychiatrist believes that antidepressants (for example) are incompatible with receiving effective psychothe….
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RT @uk_biobank: ✅ Published in @Nature today, the paper describing the initial whole-genome sequencing analysis of 500,000 UK Biobank parti….
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