George Kirov
@GeorgeKirov1
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Professor of Genetics, Psychiatrist, when not skiing or kayaking. Author of "Shocked", a book of stories about ECT.
Cardiff University
Joined December 2014
This is truly amazing! A bit dark, as you say, to put on the wall in the bedroom, but definitely have to be put on a wall.
@DrAnnieHickox @aMANinNEAD @GeorgeKirov1 @ProfRobHoward @JunHongLi56447 @Joshua_RSmith @jonathanstea @JacquesSloman @DrT_Gergel I drew these when I reached the lowest point of a depression. I meant to kill myself that night. Drawing saved me. I often paint when depressed, the paintings are usually dark, but the process is soothing.
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Listening to a powerful interview by @FranceskAlbs on BBC 4. "It doesn't matter that I am not safe. ".
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Limited access to ECT is a problem even in the NHS. I hear regular complaints from people who were denied ECT. The opposite of what our opponents claim.
A big thank you to Mr. Sullivan who highlighted our autistic patients with catatonia. Funding, housing, limited research, and minimal access to ECT are critical areas of concern for these folks. Also a huge thank you to these families and their fierce advocacy. It is the pleasure.
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RT @ProfRobHoward: Please don’t get your mental health treatment advice from Scientology. They, of course, have a much more evidenced set o….
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A good news story about ECT. And great to see people who deliver the treatment portrayed in a positive way. This is the real face of ECT. Thank you, Caroline!.
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RT @TheBJPsych: We're starting now in room 3 with @GeorgeKirov1 introducing the book and contributors who he says have been very brave to c….
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It was unbelievable to see him. Sharp and witty. But still has to beat Max Fink who reached 102 years. Perhaps working all the time is the answer?.
We see so many “longevity influencers” on X to try this and that for health .Meanwhile Prof Sartorius remains amazingly sharp and inspiring at 90 years old. A life dedicated to psychiatry may be the answer then.
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RT @antonioguterres: The bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities by the US marks a perilous turn in a region that cannot endure another cycle….
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I am so pleased to see Norman Sartorius give a plenary lecture, more than 30 years after I last saw him speak.
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RT @TomLondon6: The drumbeat of war sounds in the US and the UK. ANOTHER illegal war. NOTHING has been learned from the disastrous illegal….
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Our new paper: Analysis of the whole population of Wales showed that ECT doesn't increase risk for dementia and might reduce mortality in the long term. @Joshua_RSmith @ProfRobHoward.
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RT @ProfRobHoward: This has nothing to do with the NHS’s unpreparedness. If the drugs did something meaningful, we’d have all moved heaven….
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RT @Jeremy_Hunt: My article in the Daily Mail on the Lucy Letby case today. Took a lot of soul searching for me to get to this point http….
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RT @catatoniafdn: The world lost a visionary. Dr. Max Fink was a pioneer in catatonia research and care. At 98, he personally guided three….
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RT @drjprogers: New paper on EEG in catatonia from the indefatigable James Luccarelli: ✅144 patients with cataton….
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RT @Joshua_RSmith: We have lost a titan. His legacy will live on. Dr. Fink, thank you for your years of championing for care of patients ex….
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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 @ProfRobHoward: I expect she will be treated reasonably well and released unharmed because of her public profile. Imagine if she wasn’t….
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I asked AI which are the most effective treatments in medicine. The answer was quite reassuring:."In the realm of medicine, several treatments have proven exceptionally effective. These include therapies like penicillin for bacterial infections, insulin for diabetes, vaccines.
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