Re: Coroner asks drug regulator to review advice about ciprofloxacin after doctor ’s suicide
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Source: BMJ Comments - June 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Despite historic bans, south Asia still struggles with pesticide suicides
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Source: BMJ Comments - June 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Way Out....Way Ahead...Re: One in three doctors experience suicidal thoughts during GMC investigation, survey finds
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Depression drugs have been shown to double the risk of suicide in young people and should not be used
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Gender affirming care - a magical treatment that significantly reduces suicides?
That title is a bit editorialized. But, I was having a discussion with a friend's spouse about some the gender stuff. I don't want to crudely summarize or strawman their perspective but in short, they seem to think that transition, along with gender affirming care, is a bit of a panacea when it comes to this population, it it comes down to dichotomy between gender affirming care or death.
This kind of got me thinking about how the general public views gender affirming care and it also got...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 27, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: borne_before Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums
Re: Suicide in young people: screening, risk assessment, and intervention
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Depression drugs have been shown to double the risk of suicide in young people and should not be used
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - April 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
New requirement for psych admission: Lipid Panel
Guy BIBPD for supposed homocidal/suicidal ideation, tele-psych screener (the low IQ "mental health counselor) supposedly already screened him in jail but needed medical clearance for psych admit. Pt denies SI/HI to me but whatever. Quick typical workup normal and I clear him.
Psych calls back and they want a lipid panel before they accept to an inpatient hospital. Try to explain that this is tiny hospital and that's a sendout with 3 day turnaround, plus we wouldn't get paid for it...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 24, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Boatswain2PA Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
Body modification & risk of self harm
By body modification I mean things like piercings, tattoos, and some corsetry (to a degree).
I had a rather bemusing conversation with a social worker acquaintance of mine, who maintains the position that any, or all of the aforementioned activities immediately deems a person in their care as a 'high risk' for self harm and/or suicidal behaviour. Of course I immediately dismissed this point of view as complete balderdash, especially considering I have several piercings, a tattoo on my...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 24, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Ceke2002 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Re: Despite historic bans, south Asia still struggles with pesticide suicides
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Discussion - "The Last of Us" Finale Ethical Question - SPOILERS
Obviously, this thread will be full of spoilers, so be warned.
Here's the ethical dillema and some ideas to consider. Short recap for anyone who is not ever going to watch the show or play the game.
Joel is a survivor of a massive fungal pandemic that has killed off most of humanity. His only daughter was killed at the beginning of the pandemic, which led him to attempt suicide, from which he recovered. He has survived through a variety of means, including by murdering other...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: WildWing Tags: Casper/Situational Judgement Tests Source Type: forums
Psychiatry as a Specialty Choice
When I was growing up, I had always thought I'd want to be a psychiatrist. I then experienced significant emotional and, at times, physical abuse at the hands of a family member, and that family member ultimately committed suicide. This whole situation is incredibly complex and not really something that I should get into here. In any case, this led me to believe that I should not go into psychiatry for multiple reasons. The first is that I was worried the emotional baggage that I received...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: HarmlessGhost Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Vitamin D linked to fewer suicides.
Vitamin D Supplementation Linked to Fewer Suicide Attempts
A large retrospective study of US veterans finds those receiving vitamin D2 or D3 had fewer suicide attempts or episodes of intentional self-harm than matched peers who didn't take the vitamin.
www.medscape.com (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: whopper Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
NYT Op_Ed on Chronic Pain & Suicide
Opinion | ‘Entire Body Is Shaking’: Why Americans With Chronic Pain Are Dying
American medicine and law enforcement continue to fight the last opioid war.
www.nytimes.com
"It is not the fault of people who suffer pain that America has an addiction problem. Denying them access to needed medication helps no one." (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
How to avoid scam in GP jobs
Hello this thread is for GPs to raise awareness among them against scam jobs; this thread will be obviously severely attacked by some DSOs, owners and specialists who try to make the GP a cheap, ugly, limited and by all means not rewarding job. This behavior in my opinion has been linked to some of the suicidal cases that I have heard about and knew myself and so please GPs this is a big deal. In fact, I really belive that there should be an organization for GPs only to defend their rights...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - December 11, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Shim-stock Tags: Dental Residents and Practicing Dentists Source Type: forums
