#psychiatric — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #psychiatric, aggregated by home.social.
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People who are #blind from birth never develop #schizophrenia – what this tells us about the #psychiatric condition
In 1950, two researchers noticed something that didn’t quite add up. Hector #Chevigny, a writer who had lost his sight in adulthood, and #psychologist Sydell #Braverman were studying the #psychological lives of blind people when they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern ...
#MentalHealth #ScienceMatters #medical #brain #sighted #sight #research
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[It can be very dangerous to come off #psychiatric #medications. It must be done slowly & while under physician supervision. In addition to the likelihood of symptoms returning, coming off an #SSRI can cause severe physical #withdrawal, some of which may never dissipate making it impossible for the patient to ever totally stop the medication. #SerotoninWithdrawalSyndrome can be debilitating; symptoms include severe dizziness, nausea, loss of balance, & frequent vomiting.]
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash. I should hope so! How much longer are the #Christian #right in the #US going to continue supporting #Trump if he keeps pulling #blasphemous stunts like this? I knew a #psychologist who had worked in an in-patient #psychiatric ward, & had the dubious privilege of introducing one "Jesus" to another.
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Death of a patient with mental illness at Shattuck Hospital raises allegations of ‘neglect’
by Jenifer B. McKim, May 08, 2023, Updated August 07, 2023
"A 60-year-old Black man committed to #LemuelShattuck Hospital’s #psychiatric ward died a 'painful, untimely death' due in part to the state’s failure to provide adequate health care, according to a report released Monday.
"#HaywoodEarl, residing at the public hospital in Jamaica Plain, likely would have survived his bout with skin cancer if he’d received a timely diagnosis and appropriate medical treatment, the nonprofit Disability Law Center concluded in a 28-page report."
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"Earl’s case is coming to light nearly two months after an investigation by the #GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting revealed a history of problems at the hospital, documented by patients, prisoners and former employees."
#LemuelShattuck #BIPOC #PatientAbuse #PatientNeglect #PatternOfAbuse #Psychiatry #Massachusetts #MassDMH
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Nobody, including #people you dislike, should be #institutionalized. There is no excuse for anyone to face #psychiatric #abuse!
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02698811241232548 #psychiatric risks for worsened #mentalhealth after #psychedelic use (Marrocu, et al, 2024) #psychedelics #ketamine #psychedelicresearch #mdma The “psychological support” is built in to #psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy #mentalhealth #fda #ketamineassistedpsychotherapy — Those with likely #personalitydisorder may have a higher likelihood of adverse effects tended to by “psychological support”, which is done by #psychedelictherapists #psychiatry #neuroscience
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For #transgender #youth in #crisis, #hospitals sometimes compound the #trauma
A #NorthCarolina #hospital #network is #referring #transgender #psychiatric #patients to #treatment #facilities that do not align with their #gender #identities.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Healthcare #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Discrimination #Transphobia
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/transgender-youth-crisis-hospitals-compound-trauma-105982185