Critical_mind

Inquisitive about everything. Interested in the complex interplay between understandings of mind & body.

[Nuwan Dissanayaka @nuwandiss]

More about failing mental health services

Things need to improve

It’s an emergency

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Broad evidence shows the detrimental effect of austerity on health life expectancy, yet this remains largely unspoken within mainstream health and policy discourse.

The evidence is clear, but the narrative isn’t
https://t.co/fHVGPiQ9GB

[Nuwan Dissanayaka @nuwandiss]

If people get one thing from this it’s that there is NO SUCH THING as “an Assertive Outreach approach”

It needs a STANDALONE TEAM

There is no decent evidence base for any other model for patients who have SMI, are disengaged and who present serious risks

#NottinghamInquiry

[louis appleby @ProfLAppleby]

Suicide clusters - where deaths are linked - may be more common than we used to realise. They need to be handled with vigilance & urgency.

New Govt guidance out today from @OHID.

https://t.co/kByAdWnSnx

[Critical_mind @PereybereDave]

@nuwandiss Working for his mate Netanyahu

[Wren @jaunty_aphorism]

🧵 CW: Suicide, iatrogenic harm

In January 2024 I shared a questionnaire on twitter, asking people about their experiences of making a complaint to NHS mental health services. Its taken me a while to write up, but its finally published here. 1/15

https://t.co/cMItffqtyM

[Lauren @HareintheHouse]

🧵 Hi, I'm a PhD student focusing on harm in UK mental health services, & I would like to hear about your experiences of harm in services between 2010-2025. (Mental health services includes NHS, charities, companies, private therapists & other orgs) 1/ https://t.co/9laXj1TdK2

[Science News @SciencNews]

The mind-bending power of placebo

Studies with open-label placebos — sugar pills given without deception — suggest that the placebo effect is more psychologically complex than previously thought.

https://t.co/SmTrAxyzij

[LurgeeLiz @LurgeeLife]

So an IAPT service intro pack issues a *directive* for service users to "discuss employment support with your Therapist or Counsellor"

For a programme that's meant to be "voluntary" this messaging is unacceptable, especially because IAPT is a mental health service

#CareNotCuts

[Recovery in the Bin @RITB_]

Both the IAPT and employment support run by the same private company

[Mad In America @Mad_In_America]

Joining us on our #podcast are Adam Urato and Joanna Moncrieff to discuss a recent FDA panel on potential harms caused by #antidepressant use during pregnancy. #mentalhealth #psychology #psychiatry

Full interview here: https://t.co/t7bHwt640i

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Why on earth does this story about suspected treason
not all over the British press ?

Because the billionaire off-shore press owners are
doing what they can to help Farage ?

[Thomas Standfield @TStandfield1789]

Well, well, well.
Reform lied its way to take control of Durham County Council by saying it will reduce council tax.
Now it is forcing 30,000 of the poorest people in the county to pay council tax for the first time.
Poor people: vote Reform, become poorer.
@Nigel_Farage

[Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 @reformexposed]

Why Did Farage Lie About Meeting the Russian Ambassador?

#ReformRussianBribes

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Another day another news blackout from most of our media on the story of a Farage ally in European Parliament and leader of his party in Wales taking bribes from Russia to spout their lies and BS … Nathan Gill should be a household name by now. But the media that gave you phone hacking and helped give you Brexit are making sure he remains under the radar in case it demands their new pal Nigel …

[Board of Deputies of British Jews @BoardofDeputies]

“Tommy Robinson is a thug who represents the very worst of Britain. His presence undermines those genuinely working to tackle Islamist extremism and foster community cohesion. Minister Chikli has proven himself to be a Diaspora Minister in name only. In our darkest hour, he has ignored the views of the vast majority of British Jews, who utterly and consistently reject Robinson and everything he stands for.”

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home https://t.co/x4ueexzVU6

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

Is it unfair to say that 'Health Inequality' initiatives run by @NHSEngland have failed?

If not, what is the metric on which such teams are actually judged?

It never ever fails to amaze me how poorly we actually measure any progress. Or lack of it.

And then wonder why NHS health outcomes don't progress

If YOU can't hold YOUR leadership to account?
What is the point.

https://t.co/vBbw6l9gtx