Jackie Rakov🎗️
@psychwrite
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Forensic & general psychiatrist. From fixated threat to psychotherapy. Retweets are not my opinion.
Melbourne, Australia
Joined July 2009
For some light hearted fun, i.e. don’t at me… (not exhaustive, everyone is valued, etc). #MetGala2022 attendees as #mentalhealth staff; a thread 🧵;.
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RT @JonathanShedler: Some therapists speak of . trauma work / shadow work / family of origin work / dream work / parts work / attachment w….
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@Ahpra warns against businesses that prioritize profits > patient welfare, particularly those prescribing a single class of drug w/o thorough assessments. A surge (18K users in ‘19 to >1M million by Jan ‘24) raised concerns re: de facto recreational market.
abc.net.au
AHPRA says poor prescribing practices and surging consumer demand are leading to "significant" patient harm, and releases new guidelines urging prescribers to put patient wellbeing above profits.
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State & territory governments have outlined their measures to address the issue. These include infrastructure upgrades, removal of ligature points & enhanced mental health support. However, concerns persist over the pace & completeness of these efforts.
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Prison authorities tell Guardian Australia what they are doing to make their inmates safe
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A Guardian Australia investigation has uncovered that 57 inmates died by suicide using known ligature points in prisons. This negligence spans multiple states and highlights systemic failures in addressing preventable deaths. #forensicpsychiatry .
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds 57 inmates across Australia killed themselves using ligature points that authorities knew about but failed to remove
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RT @PatMcGorry: Deep condolences to the Selwood family on such an extreme tragedy that has befallen them. And also to the more than 3000 f….
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RT @DavidPuder: Highly recommend getting this book or audiobook by Nancy McWilliams. Reading each chapter 3-4 times is required to really….
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RT @SteveCicirelli: I just failed a student for submitting an AI-written research paper, and she sent me an obviously AI-written email apol….
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Building more jails is a short-sighted response that focuses on punishment and NOT addressing the root causes. This is not how to rehabilitate people & reduce crime! Investing in education, mental health support, addiction services, & community programs would be more effective.
It's why we're opening more prison beds and hiring hundreds of new staff, to deal with the increasing number of alleged offenders being denied bail.
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"Dr A said Cauchi was not showing symptoms of a relapse while his dose of clozapine was gradually being lowered. In her opinion, this meant he was “in full remission” from the condition.".Until relapse. Sorry but no. This just means clozapine was working.
thenightly.com.au
The psychiatrist who treated Joel Cauchi has said it ‘wasn’t necessary’ to get a second opinion when taking him off antipsychotic medication.
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Serious mental illness is chronically underrated by systems, by the public, even by individual clinicians. Untreated it doesn’t just just go away, it invariably escalates. Forensic psychiatric hospitals exist for what happens when we look away; we can't afford to. #psychtwitter.
From Australia: .The psychiatrist who treated Joel Cauchi for schizophrenia says his stabbing attack that killed six people in a Sydney shopping centre was not caused by psychosis.
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RT @DavidPuder: What is the most poorly understood concept by therapists?. I will go first: Reflective function.
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NHS review uncovers failings in Calocane’s care: ignored family warnings, poor risk assessment, let him refuse meds due to needle fear, lost contact after discharge - despite knowing violence risk. Tragic. Sounds like any MI homicide. #forensicpsychiatry
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RT @nick_coatsworth: NDIS spending will exceed defence spending and education spending by 2028-29 according to the forward estimates. $68….
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I’m thrilled to convene this year’s @ranzcp Forensic Conference with an awesome team. Join us in Melb in August 2025 to hear from the excellent minds of psychiatrists, psychologists and lawyers, and dinner at Chin Chin! #psychtwitter #psychiatry .
ranzcp.org
Registration now open
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RT @DrTinaRiz: Psychiatrists have a set of highly specialised skills that are irreplaceable. So, let’s play a game. In the last week, as….
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Patient care compromised by closing beds and shifting workload to less qualified staff, motion claims
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RT @drvyom: Anyone with those beliefs should never be allowed to work in healthcare. Lifetime ban.
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No one seems concerned that nurses are on Chat Roulette at work? 🤔 tax payer time. #nswhealth #bankstownhospital.
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RT @clairlemon: Two nurses at Bankstown Hospital, located in Sydney's western suburbs, have been removed from their positions after declari….
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