Post relevant for psychiatry trainees / residents in the UK How do you get into training? Medical Psychotherapy (MP) is one of the specialties in higher training in psychiatry and the recruitment is through the same national process as any other specialty. The way things stand now, there are no plans to change it towards […]
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Is it the fat? Is it the sugar? Is it the calories? Is it the lack of movement? The ultra processed food? The poverty, stress? Maybe genes or family history? Or everything combined. I will go through a few of the theories and the pros and cons for each. The responses below were generated by
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Content This is not a scientific study about migration but is a story based on personal experience and on what I learnt from other people. It may resonate with other people who migrated for “economic reasons”, meaning that their life was not at risk in the birth country, but they decided to move for a
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Content This is written for people who lack time, both to read and to improve their health, but would still like to make some changes towards health. I will write as “basic rules” in a quite direct way. Rule 1 – walk at least 7000 steps a day, ideally around 10000 Exception: physically unable to
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Summary What is chatGPT?Trial of how it works in psychiatry – interaction “psychiatrist”(AI) and patientTrial of how it works as an interaction “psychiatrist” to psychiatrist There has been a lot of public and media attention about chatGPT. Although it’s not the first use of artificial intelligence (AI), what sets it apart is the large amount
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What you will be reading about: IntroductionHow can strength training be helpful for mental health?Strength training as trauma therapyHow to do it? Introduction It seems common knowledge that running, walking and spending time in nature benefit mental and physical health. I wrote previously about my journey into running. (link here) It makes sense to think about
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content Very short historyTypes of Psychedelics What is psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy?How to Access it?what to be cautions about?summary This is addressed to the general public with an interest in psychedelics and to mental health professionals. It’s an overview of the different substances and what therapy would involve. A short disclaimer before I start: I am a
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I will be talking about My barefoot journey Recommended reading How to safely transition Pros and cons My barefoot journey You might have heard or seen barefoot shoes or you may be considering wearing them or you are already a convert. I first noticed them when Vibrams became a trend about a decade ago. I
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I will describe a few psychological strategies for weight loss and health in general MindfulnessSelf explorationWork on food judgementsAddressing the underlying traumaWork on self acceptanceImagery I previously wrote about diets and weight loss here. The main message was about not opting for “diets” but longstanding sustainable change. It’s the only way to make change possible and
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There are so many ways in which alcohol can Literally Destroy your life. and the lives of the ones who care about you I will describe a few negative effects of long term excessive drinking 1. alcohol dependence 2. changes in personality 3. messing up your brain (korsakoff’s and alcohol dementia) 4. ruining your physical
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