Clinical Associate Professor, UWA Medical School | Clinical Psychologist | Suicide prevention | Personalised Medicine | Integrative treatment approaches
New Research: Utility of pharmacogenetic testing to optimise antidepressant pharmacotherapy in youth: a narrative literature review #pharmacology https://t.co/SZ149bhPex
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In 40 tweets I’ll explain 40 useful concepts you should know.
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THREAD: I keep being asked when we can go "back to normal" or "like it was before". My personal thoughts:
We've added a new disease to our population, more infectious and more severe than flu.
The world pre 2020 no longer exists - we may want it to, but it just doesn't. 1/13
We find that brief versions of #DBT treatments deliver fast reduction in symptoms and quicker return to functioning @UWAresearch@UWApsych@SPRtweets https://t.co/jxDePsRqp0
It's hard to keep an open mind if you don't have an open heart.
You don't have to agree with what people think to learn from how they think. You don't have to share their identity to be curious about what shaped it.
Treating people with civility is a prerequisite for discovery.
Does Dialectical Behavior Therapy #DBT need to take months? What if there was a faster version? UWA PhD student's work with Perth Clinic suggests there is. Why does it work? @UWApsych@UWAresearch@SPRtweets@clinpsy_UWA Free prints if you're quick at:
https://t.co/xos4hXGYHN
Free copies: Progress monitoring and feedback delivered in routine psychiatric care: Beneficial but not reaching those thought to need it most. @UWApsych@clinpsy_UWA@UWAresearch https://t.co/fyFhfd21SQ
#UWA’s Robin Winkler Clinic is holding free 'Coping with COVID Anxiety' adult therapy groups. The 8-week program will be held online and co-facilitated by our postgraduate trainees (under supervision). See the 'Group psychological treatment' section at https://t.co/OF1iQLIQGi
Great piece by @MiriamFisher_ with our experts Prof @A_page007 & Assoc Prof. Rodrigo Beccara on the mental health implications of COVID-19 & tips on staying resilient, incl. “stay connected” despite physical distancing; maintaining/creating structured daily routines, & more 🗞️
Network modelling shows fluctuations in mental health indicate risk of self-harm. Modifiable risk factors may be targeted to prevent self-harm incidents
https://t.co/DsLTK9InXa @UWApsych@ScienceUWA@UWA_YLM@UWAresearch@A_page007@uwanews