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The British nurse Lucy Letby was sentenced to life in prison for murdering babies on her ward. Rachel Aviv writes about the recently published findings of a three-year inquiry into the deaths—and the central question that it ignores. newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…
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An interesting read linkedin.com/posts/sameer-ja…
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🚨 Does cannabis-induced psychosis differ biologically from standard schizophrenia?
A new PROSPECTIVE study of first-episode psychosis suggests YES.
Cannabis-associated psychosis has a distinct clinical, cognitive, and EEG profile.
Here is what they found 🧵
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More patients have dual diagnosis Substance Abuse/Mental Disorder than either alone- & they consume massive share of substances (69% of all alcohol, 84% of cocaine).
Big mistake treating them in 2 different systems equipped to treat only 1 problem.
Here's how to integrate care:
Worldwide release today of the book Integrated Treatment of Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders.
Ebook: link.springer.com/book/10.10…
Pre order physical copy (1st. August): linktr.ee/twlink
@ROPLarsLien
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🎺One-day symposium on FND and other functional disorders - St George's Hospital, London
I'm looking forward to taking part in this low-cost, multidisciplinary annual event on Sep 11th 2026
zurl.co/PmDS2
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ramones’ toweringly influential self-titled debut, we’ve compiled a list of the 100 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time.
FULL LIST: rollingstone.com/music/music…
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For more of my thoughts on ADHD and stimulants, see: ADHD Beyond Stimulants, and Stimulants Beyond ADHD
psychiatrymargins.com/p/adhd…
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Today we publish ''Everything is after sentencing': The experiences of remand prisoners', a key findings paper highlighting inadequate support for prisoners awaiting trial or sentencing.
Read the paper: hmiprisons.justiceinspectora…
And the press release: hmiprisons.justiceinspectora…
ALT ‘Everything is after sentencing’: The experiences of remand prisoners A key findings paper by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons March 2026
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I’ve not shared a book I am reading for a while, I should as have enjoyed so many recently. Only half way through this from @utafrith & enjoying it so much, guiding me through a complicated subject in a digestible way
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Our Metaphorical Bodies by Professor Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr.
This book investigates how metaphor shapes our understanding and engagement with our bodily actions.
📚 cup.org/49iT2j5
#psychology #cognition
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When patients ask, “What disorder do I really ‘have’?” the honest answer is usually more interesting and messier than a single label. I wrote for the @nytimes on what I wish people understood about diagnoses and the nature of mental health problems.
nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opini…
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From the archives: UK doctor suspended for prescribing ibogaine for pornography "addiction" without fully explaining risks (2011)
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Opinion | What is truth, anyway? @michaelshermer explains, based on his new book. bostonglobe.com/2026/04/29/o… via @BostonGlobe
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Guanfacine and clonidine are often grouped together as alpha-2 agonists.
But that shared mechanism doesn’t make them clinically interchangeable.
So the question is not simply:
“Which one should I prescribe?”
It is:
“What symptom or problem am I trying to address?” 🧵👇
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What to make of ‘AI psychosis’? — Harvard psychiatrist John Torous warns against the panic that LLMs are literally making people mad: "I feel comfortable saying that AI as a catalyst of psychosis is very rare." news.harvard.edu/gazette/sto…
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YOU’RE NOT CRAZY”: A CASE OF NEW-ONSET AI-ASSOCIATED PSYCHOSIS: This article reports a case of new-onset psychosis in the setting of AI chatbot use. Learn more: ow.ly/wT7950Y8o72
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The trauma response known as fawning wears various faces: perfectionism, promiscuity, self-deprecation, workaholism. Two new books advise on how to “unfawn”—but what do we lose in the process? newyorkermag.visitlink.me/3R…
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‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness? theguardian.com/news/2026/fe… via @gavinfranc
