Brydee Pickup

Paediatric Pain Psychologist @GreatOrmondSt | PhD Candidate researching endometriosis pain | | @sydney_uni | she/her

[eCentreClinic @eCentreClinic1]

🚨IN PRESS | Congrats to Dr @jodudeney whose #metaanalysis found ~40% of adults w chronic #pain also have #anxiety or #depression. These rates point to a critical need to treat #mentalhealth alongside chronic pain.

https://t.co/gIpSVwiyyu

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@PsyMQ
@Lifespan_MQ

[Thomas Woldhuis @thomaswoldhuis]

Yesterday I was interviewed by Narelle Graham from the ABC (SA Regional Drive) to speak on illness invalidation following research published with @MilenaGandy. Kristie (28) also shared about managing endo and invalidation. Check it out below! [from 39:47]
https://t.co/wk3SAt10kA

[PSYCHSCIENCES@MQ @PsyMQ]

IN THE MEDIA I Illness invalidation harmful to patients with chronic conditions.

A new study of Australians living with chronic physical health conditions has found family members & doctors who dismiss their experiences cause significant mental distress.

https://t.co/VO8hKCNmbm

[Jemma Todd @JemmaLTodd]

Interested in doing a PhD? on mental imagery in #pain? At the University of Sydney? We are recruiting! With project dream team @JulieLinJi, @LSharpeUSYD, Professor Emily Holmes @UsydPsych #PhDposition
https://t.co/uFXLVMnPXb

[eCentreClinic @eCentreClinic1]

🚨IN PRESS | Congratulations to @ThomasWolduis & supervisor A/Prof @MilenaGandy, whose honours research on #illnessinvalidation & #psychological distress in adults w/ #chronichealth symptoms has been published.👇

https://t.co/I6qWzULBqG

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[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

@winstontan_ Congratulations! Two huge achievements! 🥳👏

[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

@AnthonyJoffe Congratulations! 🥳

[Louise Sharpe @LSharpeUSYD]

We have known for decades that 1 in 5 adults experiences chronic pain, now we know that 1 in 5 children also experience chronic pain.

Do you work with kids and think that you don’t work with chronic pain? Just maybe you are not asking the right questions….. food for thought.

[Jemma Todd @JemmaLTodd]

Researchers at the University of Sydney would like to understand experiences of people living with chronic pain, including how pain pain might change over time, and psychological wellbeing. This 1-hour study involves an online survey and a 7-day diary. https://t.co/kAqA7APdcs

[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

@BenColagiuri @PlaceboSydney @IASPpain Congratulations Ben! 👏

[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

@BabcpW @JemmaLTodd @LSharpeUSYD Absolutely, this sounds fantastic! Please feel free to email me regarding next steps 😊 [email protected]

[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

@AmeliaRReynolds @UWA_CARE @UWApsych @BABCP Congratulations Milly!

[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

@BabcpW Thank you!

[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

Thank you to the @BABCP for the opportunity to present this work. I’m feeling very fortunate to be presenting my PhD research on the other side of the world, and to be here with @LSharpeUSYD

Missing my other fantastic supervisor @JemmaLTodd

#BABCP2024 #endometriosis

[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

@LSharpeUSYD @BabcpW @JemmaLTodd Thank you for being at all of them Louise!

[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

@RachelEMenzies Thank you Rachel! ☺️

[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

A pleasure to share my latest study at #ACBM2024 today!

[Louise Sharpe @LSharpeUSYD]

Very proud of @BrydeePickup explaining the development of a new measure to assess interpretation bias for people with endometriosis. #ACBM2024 @CbmAssociation

[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

@M_Forrester1 @RachelEMenzies @LSharpeUSYD Congratulations Maddie! 👏🌟

[Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @DrZedZha]

If you have been told by healthcare professionals that your symptoms are "faked," "exaggerated," or simply "can't be that bad," you are not alone. In this #AskThePatient poll, 1,676 voted, 80% shared this traumatizing experience!

Among the 435 comments:
31% of symptom invalidation (term coined by @acbontempo ) centered around pain;
64 were psychologized/sent to therapy;
23 mentioned gender stigma;
20 mentioned weight stigma;
the word "accused" appeared 20 times.

I probably have been complicit in this terrible culture of not believing patients. But all 1,676 voices have made it loud and clear: we👏must👏do👏better👏!

In my next newsletter, I hope to do this topic some justice. https://t.co/VtWzS7RAZ4

[Brydee Pickup @BrydeePickup]

@LSharpeUSYD Gosh so glad that Charli is safe, Louise. Hope she is okay…