LivingMind

We are passionate about integrating Psychiatry & Complementary Therapies for Mental Disorders. Treating Depression with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

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Latest NHS England 10-year long term plan: Fit For The Future
• From hospitals → homes
• Analogue → digital “doctor-in-your-pocket”
• Sickness → prevention
#NHSLongTermPlan #Prevention #DigitalHealth #CommunityCare #NHSE
Big question- can and how they pull it off ??

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Excited to be at #RCPsych2025 Annual Congress — a vibrant space where psychiatry, innovation & lived experience converge. Looking forward to inspiring talks & meaningful conversations. Let’s connect! 🧠🌍 #MentalHealth #RCPsychCongress #PsychiatryMatters #LivingMind

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Happy Father’s Day 💙
The first male figure in our psychic world—both loved and feared.
Freud saw him as the Oedipal rival;
Klein, as part of our inner world, split between idealisation and frustration.
Our fathers shape more than memory—they shape the self.
#FathersDay2025

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Practising gratitude isn’t just feel-good-it’s science-backed self-care. It boosts mood, lowers stress, improves sleep, and even supports heart health. A few mindful moments each day can shift everything. 🌿 #Gratitude #makinglivesmeaningful #Wellbeing #MindBodyConnection

[Dr Dan Warrender @dan_warrender]

This morning at #BIGSPD25 I'm presenting on the action/consequences model, a thinking tool for working with recurrent suicidality.
A longer recording of me talking about it is available here: https://t.co/ILV3uKeL15

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8/ Final takeaway from Day 3:
💡 Innovation
💡 Inclusion
💡 Early access
💡 Cultural humility
💡 Co-production
Let’s keep pushing for systemic change in PD care.
#BIGSPD25 #beyondtheroom

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1/ Final day at #BIGSPD25 brought powerful insights into innovation & inclusion in PD care. Here’s a thread 🧵👇

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7/ Older adults & BPD diagnosis:
✅ Often missed due to generational bias
✅ Team-based, holistic care most effective
✅ Need for age-inclusive specialist pathways
📌 Diagnosis alone isn’t always helpful #BIGSPD25

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6/ Identity disturbance & BPD:
✅ Impact on minority genders & sexualities
✅ Need for culturally competent, bias-aware assessment
✅ Traced BPD criteria evolution to ICD-11

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5/ Group work with Transactional Analysis (TA):
✅ Closed groups
✅ Focus on adult ego state
✅ Safe space for awareness, reparenting & belonging
✅ Members felt less alone
#BIGSPD25

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4/ Mentalising for men with dissocial PD in primary care:
✅ MBT & MBTi groups
✅ Better QoL, self-reflection
✅ “Game-changing” for participants
✅ Co-facilitation w/ experts by experience planned
📌 Early access & empathy matter

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3/ Body & Soul’s session on decolonising DBT:
✅ 6-month group for 16–35s post-attempt
✅ 48% BIPOC; higher dropout
✅ DBT must reflect lived realities
✅ Now creating a global therapist training programme
#BIGSPD25

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2/ Prof Brin Grenyer opened with a compelling talk on stepped care for PD:
✅ Co-production
✅ Brief intervention clinics
✅ Reduced ED use
✅ 13% needed ongoing MH care
📌 Psychological care works—leadership & access matter.

[LivingMind @livingminduk]

💬 Final thought from Day 2 #BIGSPD25
The systems may be imperfect—but today proved again: with shared vision, courage, and collaboration, change isn’t just possible—it’s already happening.

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🧵 Day 2 at #BIGSPD25
From autism & PD to privatisation, DBT, lived experience, and co-production :

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🩺 Clinical Takeaways
🌿 Co-create safety & connection
🌿 Listen for what isn’t said
🌿 Make space for lived wisdom
Our role? To listen deeply—and act with humility.

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🌱 Closing Plenary: Redefining Expertise
lived experience is not a compromise,
It’s an (r)evolution.
📣 “Not everything that can be counted counts, Not everything that counts can be counted.”
Let’s build systems that value all forms of knowing.

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📌 Poster Sessions
So many powerful ideas:
📍EMDR for EUPD
📍DBT Graduate Programme: reduced suicide risk + revolving door
📍Neurodiversity in prisons + probation
📍Exploring identity in men with EUPD
💡 Theme: Coproduction is essential, not optional.

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/🗣️ Inpatient Care for PD- Debate
Privatisation = lifeline or symptom of NHS failure?
🔹 NHS: long waits, postcode lottery, safety concerns
🔹 Private: not always specialist, variable quality
🎯 Consensus: both systems flawed—need bold reform & lived voice inclusion. #BIGSPD25

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🌀 Autism & PD
under-recognised in women/AFAB.
🔸 High overlap: 20–26% with PD/BPD
🔸 Need for sameness vs. social flexibility
📣 Clinical takeaway: Cross-train in neurodiversity + MH to bridge the gap. #BIGSPD25