@MindfulRussell speaking on ‘Bringing Relationships Back to the Heart of Psychiatric Care’ @rcpsychEastern autumn conference @rcpsych

As a college member, I have a query about voting rights, to my future President @DrKateLovett @MindfulRussell @DrLadeSmith Should the currently marginalised (IMO) workforce have a vote? EGM- 8th September. Kindly set aside the process 4 now. (I know difficult to!😊) YES/NO

Very relevant to many psychiatric / MH interventions... "6/ Mindfulness is not a panacea, or an ‘off the shelf’ product that can help teenagers and their teachers to become ‘more resilient’, without appreciating other impacting factors such as the school environment."

We discussed ur excellent #modelsofcare report yesterday @MindfulRussell &how we as a faculty need 2ensure #continuity of care 4patients #relationshipcare @DrBillyBoland @lovebillybragg @OliverDale10 @DrTocca @JonVanNiekerk @NatPriya @DrJoanneFarrow @MosunFapohunda @DrLisaK2021

Great to catch up with @MindfulRussell and chat about his pitch for @rcpsych President - putting relational psychiatry at the heart of the college #relationalpsychiatry #opendialogue #RCPsychIC22

NICE has given its opinion for the 3rd time that esketamine (Spravato) should not be used in the NHS for depression for any group of patients https://t.co/ZiwYArIeh5. Some of its reasons are worth outlining because they relate to many psych drugs 1/n

This letter is calling for the *indefinite* removal of facial expressions from healthcare settings Clinical work is about so much more than mandating measures. It is, at its heart, relational work. Communication matters! Building trust and feeling connected is important!

We were asked to write about balance of harms and benefits of antidepressants based on current knowledge for @DTB_BMJ, a BMJ journal that is famously independent and does not take pharma sponsorship/advertising https://t.co/QCg7Bo1F40 1/n

We wrote a rapid response regarding the ANTLER trial outlining the evidence that withdrawal effects might have been responsible for inflating the relapse rate in the discontinuation group: https://t.co/0wI3KWTAlv @joannamoncrieff @BethLParkin

The nation's poor mental health is predominantly a social issue. Let's not worsen population distress by invoking 'more-psychiatric-treatment' tropes to suggest otherwise. We need to re-politicise distress in the minds of policy-makers misled by years of myopic medicalisation.

The media articles leaping to the conclusion that this study shows that people should be on these drugs long-term are very misleading to the public and are going to contribute to the ongoing and unnecessary use of these medications. (18/18)

Startling lack of interest in confounding by withdrawal symptoms in this antidepressant discontinuation study in NEJM: https://t.co/u57Ijrq7hI Withdrawal symptoms in this discontinued group render this study uninterpretable. (1/n)

This paper is so useful for all the patients who want to try and reduce or get off antipsychotic meds and for the psychiatrists who are unsure how best to help them

Lots to consider around a vision for our region and how to create world class psychiatry training programmes #ChoosePsychiatry

Huge thanks to everyone that contributed to a really productive @NHS_HealthEdEng Sc of Psych Strategy Day today. Hosted by @LPFTNHS with huge thanks to @DrKateLovett @DD_Psych @JonathanCorne1

"Trainees are our future, we must invest in our trainees" - Inspiring talk from @DrAdrianJames this morning as part of our #FutureLeadersConference. We heard about his leadership journey and his priorities as RCPsych President.

#FutureLeadersConference We heard from Jina Barrett, an organisation consultant....An incredible insight into the inner psyche of mental health services on an organisational and systemic level. Crucial knowledge for keeping our services providing the best care for patients.