An envelope came for me in the internal mail. From a drug company. It invited me to request starter packs for a medication that is not subsidised on the PBS. After some deliberation, I’ve decided against doing so, even though I am rather interested in the possibilities of this medication, and wonder if it might...
Perhaps unsurprisingly, something has annoyed me today. Today’s something has to do with diagnostic rigour, and the impact that has on the appropriateness of the treatments offered to patients. We often see people referred following some stress or conflict or other. Sometimes there is psychiatric illness behind it; often there is not. Sometimes...
Minor apologies for the language but thinking on a few people I’ve been seeing lately, I almost want to start a new Tumblr – named, according to what seems to be the fashion for all you crazy kids, “Fuckyeahantidepressants”. As I’ve written recently (well, not that recently; I have been slack...
So, what’s got my knickers in a knot? You might well ask … And I might well answer: Prof. McGorry appears* to lend his support to the Opposition’s damn fool “Mental Health Motion” for increased funding for mental health services nationwide. Hang on (you might say); isn’t that a good thing? (you might ask)....
King of the World
The death of Jani Lane has prompted quite a bit of thinking and talking between mrs tsuken and me, fuelled in part by an excellent, articulate and insightful post by Sebastian Bach. Fame, it seems, is a harsh mistress. There is a striking – and superficially surprising – dichotomy evident in the world of...
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