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Point of view: Could social media use be contributing to rising rates of deliberate self-harm and suicide in Australian youth populations?
CONCLUSIONS: Rising social media use has been associated with increasing cyberbullying and deliberate self-harm, especially in young women. On the other hand, social media use also provides beneficial support. Examination of problematic social media use in assessments of young people presenting with self-harm may be useful, along with discussion of responses to negative social media. In this point of view, we discuss these matters and the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists' recommendations for reducing the negative impact of social media.PMID:35524370 | DOI:10.1177/10398562221100093 (Source: Australasian Psychiatry)
Source: Australasian Psychiatry - May 7, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Beatrice Webb Jeffrey Cl Looi Stephen Allison Niranjan Bidargaddi Tarun Bastiampillai Source Type: research

Point of view: Could social media use be contributing to rising rates of deliberate self-harm and suicide in Australian youth populations?
CONCLUSIONS: Rising social media use has been associated with increasing cyberbullying and deliberate self-harm, especially in young women. On the other hand, social media use also provides beneficial support. Examination of problematic social media use in assessments of young people presenting with self-harm may be useful, along with discussion of responses to negative social media. In this point of view, we discuss these matters and the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists' recommendations for reducing the negative impact of social media.PMID:35524370 | DOI:10.1177/10398562221100093 (Source: Australasian Psychiatry)
Source: Australasian Psychiatry - May 7, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Beatrice Webb Jeffrey Cl Looi Stephen Allison Niranjan Bidargaddi Tarun Bastiampillai Source Type: research

How to manage patients with eating disorders in the inpatient setting
Case Dr. Wimberly A 25-year-old female pharmacy student is brought to the emergency department by her parents after a presyncopal episode while at home for a school break. Her parents are concerned that she has lost quite a bit of weight over the last year. Initial vitals are notable for HR 38 and supine BP 110/70. Upon standing, BP decreases to 85/60 and HR increases to 115.  Labs are notable for slightly low potassium and normal serum phosphorus. BMI is 15.2.   Background Eating disorders (EDs) are serious psychiatric illnesses with significant morbidity and mortality. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...
Source: The Hospitalist - March 1, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ronda Whitaker Tags: Clinical Guidelines Eating Disorders Hospital Medicine Source Type: research

Impact of COVID-19 on mental health research: is this the breaking point?
Br J Psychiatry. 2022 Feb 17:1-3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere are many structural problems facing the UK at present, from a weakened National Health Service to deeply ingrained inequality. These challenges extend through society to clinical practice and have an impact on current mental health research, which was in a perilous state even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. In this editorial, a group of psychiatric researchers who currently sit on the Academic Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and represent the breadth of research in mental health from across the UK discuss the c...
Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science - February 17, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Oli Sparasci Kamaldeep Bhui Asit Biswas Samuel Chamberlain Bernadka Dubicka Robert Dudas Saeed Farooq Tamsin Ford Nusrat Husain Ian Jones Helen Killaspy William Lee Anne Lingford-Hughes Ciaran Mulholland Judy Rubinsztein Rohit Shankar Aditya Sharma Lindse Source Type: research

A full CIRCLE: inclusion of autistic doctors in the Royal College Of Psychiatrists' values and < em > Equality Action Plan < /em >
Br J Psychiatry. 2022 Feb 14:1-3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.14. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAutistic psychiatrists bring strengths and values to the workforce and ask to be acknowledged and supported as part of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' CIRCLE values and Equality Action Plan. Courage and collaboration are required to jointly learn and innovate, promoting well-being, resilience and excellence for autistic doctors.PMID:35152922 | DOI:10.1192/bjp.2022.14 (Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science)
Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science - February 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sue McCowan Sebastian C K Shaw Mary Doherty Bernadette Grosjean Paula Blank Malcolm Kinnear Source Type: research

Response to the Royal College of Psychiatrists ’ critique of our audit of ECT usage
(Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice)
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - January 4, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John Read, Christopher Harrop, Jim Geekie, Sue Cunliffe Tags: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Source Type: research