timothy wand
@timwand
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Professor of nursing and nurse practitioner. Emergency mental health. Around the world in 80 years.
Wollongong, New South Wales
Joined October 2011
Alarming level of misinformation about 'ADHD' in this @abcnews article. There is no evidence that any MH condition is due to a 'chemical imbalance' or that 'ADHD' is a neurological condition. Scientific deceit! https://t.co/nyqRsqzgtb via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
Some people refer to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as "a superpower" while others describe their ADHD symptoms as debilitating. Can both be true?
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‘I Wish It Were More Often Told to People Before They Are Prescribed These Medications How Hard It Is to Get Off Them’: A Qualitative Descriptive Analysis of Free‐Text Responses to a Survey on Reducing and Stopping Psychiatric Medication
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Introduction Despite significant increases in the prescribing of psychiatric medication in recent years, many uncertainties exist regarding the process of reducing and stopping these medications. A...
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The mental Health Industrial Complex spares no one. Sadly it's better at creating long term patients than alleviating distress.
madinamerica.com
I had been a prestigious obstetrician and gynaecologist for 22 years. Then my world started to collapse, and I made an appointment with a psychiatrist.
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Grace Tame’s review is a very enjoyable read. Clever, too.
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Tony Abbott’s history of Australia is a version that sanitises the worst effects of colonialism and immigration policy, and leans into the destructive doctrine of Trump.
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A Survey of 1144 ECT Recipients, Family Members and Friends: Does ECT Work? - Read - 2025 - International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - Wiley Online Library
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The last placebo-controlled ECT trial for depression occurred in 1985. While awaiting trials that meet today's standards of evidence-based medicine, this paper presents the responses, to an online...
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Wicked Labels, and the Power of Narrative in Mental Health Nursing - Haslam - Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - Wiley Online Library
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Click on the article title to read more.
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My complete recovery from schizophrenia wasn’t because of years of intensive psychotherapy. It was more of an awakening, and it happened really fast. Too fast, really. I just awoke from my savage sleep and then swore I’d never go back there. So, I worked really hard by piecing
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Sounds like a really good description of what its like as a nurse on a psychiatric ward
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"Fragile Minds" is a book that reveals uncomfortable truths about the nature and purpose of mental health services.
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'Poor arguments and biases' characterise psychiatric responses to MAHA's questions about antidepressants. 'Scientists need to be open to arguments independent of who bring the issues forward'
A Call for Evidence-Based, Fear-Free Practice An MIA Essay by Martin Plöderl, PhD It is right to criticize MAHA, but poorly researched, fear-based responses by mainstream psychiatry only further mislead the public. https://t.co/EVqZUI0WZ1
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Thank goodness for @PloederlM and his dedication to what the data actually show rather than what professional groups would like them to show.
MAHA or no MAHA we know that anti-depressants in young people are ineffective and increase risk of suicide, a fact that too many psychiatrists are in denial about
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MAHA or no MAHA we know that anti-depressants in young people are ineffective and increase risk of suicide, a fact that too many psychiatrists are in denial about
madinamerica.com
It is right to criticize MAHA, but poorly researched, fear-based responses by mainstream psychiatry only further mislead the public.
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Finally, after 21 years, an expression of concern has been issued for the publication of Study 329 by the journal where it appeared. https://t.co/C8x9wE7MIj If you haven't heard about this scandalous study, see here:
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The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is publishing this expression of concern in order to alert readers to concerns that have been raised about the article.
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Why Are Patients and Families Not Told The Truth About Electroconvulsive Therapy? - https://t.co/WraGwrJMvv
@PsychRecovery @LisaTMSA @JDaviesPhD @jill_d35
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By John Read, Sarah Price Hancock, Lisa Morrison, Lucy Johnstone, Chris Harrop, and Sue Cunliffe Electroconvulsive Therapy Electroconvulsive Therapy [ECT] is still used on at least a million people...
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Survey Finds Most ECT Patients Suffer Long-term Memory Loss | Psychology Today Canada https://t.co/mh9UDygEbG
@PsychRecovery @LisaTMSA @MITUKteam @Mad_In_America @CEP_UK @JDaviesPhD @dranneguy @joannamoncrieff @PGtzsche1 @lifeafterect @UEL_News @UELPsychLondon @rcpsych
psychologytoday.com
In our international survey, 71 percent of ECT patients reported reduced ability to retain new information, and 80 percent reported loss of autobiographical memories of events before ECT.
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A Survey of 1,144 ECT Recipients, Family Members, and Friends: Incidence, Severity, and Duration of Memory Deficits now published, free…full article https://t.co/Njp8iEy5zr
@PsychRecovery @LisaTMSA @UEL_News @UELPsychLondon @Chris_E_Harrop @PGtzsche1 @dranneguy @MITUKteam
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Psychiatric Coercion Lacks Ethical or Legal Justification, Scholar Argues @Mad_In_America
https://t.co/Pyses2nXMN
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Dirk Richter reviews the five ethical and legal standards for forced treatment and finds none are met.
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Patient viewpoint: The case for exploring non-seizure alternatives to ECT - @chrisjamesdubey , 2025
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This patient commentary addresses the absence of rigorous placebo- or sham-controlled trials for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and discusses whether its thera...
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🧵 8/ Read how I got published against the odds! https://t.co/kV6Lh4mvE7
#ECT #MentalHealth #CriticalPsychiatry #AIAssisted #PatientVoices Read B4U #ChoosePsychiatry
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