Specialist Psych. Therapist at the Acute Mental Health Inpatient Centre (AMHIC) with Belfast Trust. Recovering academic & runner. All views are my own.
Appalling….
89% of psychiatrists in NI have experienced or witnessed moral injury - distress caused by being unable to meet patients’ needs because of system pressures @rcpsychNI
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Thank you for sharing this work by Mark from the Staff Wellbeing Psychology Service delivering an excellent workshop on the importance of compassion and wellbeing at work 👏🏻
As Robert Spitzer (chair of DSM-III) once told me about DSM-5: they created it to make money. As everyone would need to buy the new edition, the publisher, American Psychiatric Association, would make millions a year selling it. The same for DSM-6... New edition, familiar hustle.
BREAKING:
🇮🇱🇮🇪 Israel began firing on Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon
"This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon towards an observation tower at UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall.
The injuries are fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital." - UNIFIL reports.
Multiple reports say that they were Irish peacekeepers who had previously refused to withdraw on Israeli orders.
Delighted to see @GdnUniversities rankings out yesterday. Rankings aren’t perfect, etc etc. But what a ringing endorsement of @UlsterUniPsych staff- landing 7th out of 116 courses in the UK. What an exceptional bunch of colleagues I have!
‘Everyone living and working in Northern Ireland has the right to do so without fear or intimidation.. Diversity in health and social care is our strength’ @BelfastTrust
Moral injuries (MI) are associated with mental health disorders such as PTSD & depression as well as suicidal behaviours. Our R&R clinical intervention may offer promise for those whose #mentalhealth problems are associated with MI.
We are pleased that members voices have been heard and @bpsoffocial Trustees have now decided to pause phasing out of society qualifications & to consult with members. We apologise for the delay in updating our members by official BPS channels, and are working to resolve this.
Great that @rcpsych has today updated its guidance on antidepressant withdrawal. We should not have had to lodge a complaint against their Officers to stop them misleading the public. They should have led the changes, not be dragged kicking & screaming.
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