Ilias Partsenidis

Consultant Psychiatrist.
Autism, Neurodevelopmental conditions, Intellectual Disability, Philosophy.

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[The BMA @TheBMA]

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[Prof James Davies 💭 @JDaviesPhD]

🧵Why is mental health disability rising? Here are key reasons rarely discussed in mainstream media:

1️/ For decades we've neglected tackling the social determinants of societal distress, relying instead on medicalisation as a superficial ‘fix’ for downstream harms. This has...

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When making an autism diagnosis it is good practice to document the severity level as per DSM-5 criteria.

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@Dostoevskyquot Yes!

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Neuron Density Differences in Autistic Children’s Brains - https://t.co/biEPAChMVq via @neurosciencenew

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[Rory Sheehan @dr_rorysheehan]

*New* Consultant #Psychiatrist post advertised *today* - work at the interface of forensic psychiatry and neurodevelopmental conditions as part of an expanded @SLPMentalHealth community team @MaudsleyNHS https://t.co/GZFQxwH6yT

[Ilias Partsenidis @IPartsenidis]

An excellent book by Dr Awais Aftab. Essential reading for all psychiatrists.

[Awais Aftab @awaisaftab]

My book “Conversations in Critical Psychiatry” (Oxford University Press, 2024) brings together an edited selection of interviews published in the Psychiatric Times (@PsychTimes) from 2019 to 2022, updated with new and previously unpublished material. These interviews explore critical and philosophical perspectives in psychiatry by engaging with prominent commentators within and outside the profession who have made meaningful criticisms of the status quo.

This volume is the culmination of my pre-Substack era intellectual development with regards to critical issues in psychiatry. It includes interviews with many leading scholars such as Allen Frances, Anne Harrington, Paul McHugh, Nassir Ghaemi, Dainius Pūras, Joanna Moncrieff, Jonathan Shedler, Sanneke de Haan, Nev Jones, and Kenneth Kendler, among others.

Interviewees in the volume (ones on Twitter/X) include: @AllenFrancesMD @JonathanShedler @DrRJChapman @SameiHuda @viscidula @joannamoncrieff @nassirghaemi @SamFellowesHPS @K_L_Nielsen @paulsummergrad @DBDouble @stimimi

eBook/Kindle has been published and is available for purchase. The paperback version will be published on September 20, 2024 in the United Kingdom (available for pre-order) and by the end of November 2024 in the United States.

Book information page on my website: https://t.co/KyAsfGR83g

Features of the book:

* Foreword by Sir Robin Murray
* A detailed introductory chapter, “Psychiatry and the Critical Landscape,” (along with commentary by Sandra Steingard)
* Edited and updated interviews
* Previously unpublished interviews (including mine by @DrGipps & @viscidula )
* Every interview comes with reading recommendations to enhance educational value and facilitate use in teaching
* Relevant materials, such as book reviews, assembled in an appendix

[Chris Aiken, MD @chrisaikenmd]

Here are the psychiatric disorders that are most responsive to placebo:
> TOP: #Depression and Generalized #Anxiety
> MIDDLE: Panic disorder, #ADHD, #PTSD, social phobia, #bipolar mania
> LOWER: #OCD, #schizophrenia

From analysis of 90 trials:
https://t.co/Qin4SUAQ6j

[The BMA @TheBMA]

We are clear: PA students do not study medicine, PAs are not medically trained, PAs are not medical professionals. We have approached the GMC to clarify its position.

[Ilias Partsenidis @IPartsenidis]

Very interesting study looking into the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder. https://t.co/7O2ifCRKvy

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@chrisaikenmd Hard to believe, indeed!

[Awais Aftab @awaisaftab]

Reflections on the Recent Controversy Around Lithium and Suicide Risk

The weaponization of scientific uncertainty poses unique challenges

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[Nature Microbiology @NatureMicrobiol]

OUT NOW: Multi-kingdom and functional gut microbiota markers for autism spectrum disorder across multiple large cohorts of children
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[Ilias Partsenidis @IPartsenidis]

@rcpsych @rcpsychNDPSIG @BBCr4today Identifying and treating ADHD must be every psychiatrist's business. So, the real issue is how to enable all psychiatrists to diagnose and treat ADHD now instead of letting people wait many years for "ADHD assessments".