Gut-directed hypnotherapy in IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome is characterised by chronic functional gastrointestinal symptoms of abdominal pain and altered bowel habits.1 Other clinical features that are also frequently described…
Tag: Psychiatry / Psychology
GPs need better training to deal with ’emerging ADHD crisis’
“One of the things that stood out for me was the word stigma.” Perth GP Dr Andrew Leech is talking about the long-awaited Senate inquiry…
Anxiety in kids: Aussie-first guidelines warn against meds as first-line therapy
Australian-first clinical guidelines for treating anxiety in children recommend starting with an SSRI over other medications if drug therapy is warranted but warn against pharmacotherapy…
‘Doctors fear losing what they love’: Dr Tasha Port’s suicide shows medicine’s culture of silence lingers
Dr Tasha Port was preparing to submit her application for the paediatrician training program when she took her own life in June 2020. Medicine had…
Patients harbouring ‘unrealistic expectations’ for ADHD diagnoses, doctors warn
Doctors are facing a deluge of patients requesting ADHD diagnoses and treatments after watching videos on TikTok and other social media platforms, a leading psychiatrist…
Adult ADHD linked with threefold higher dementia risk
An ADHD diagnosis between the ages of 51 to 70 is associated with a near-threefold higher risk of dementia, a cohort study of 100,000 patients…
Deadly triggers: Doctors tell AHPRA why its investigations feel so cruel
“It dragged on over years, so you’d literally be sitting in a cold sweat every day just looking through emails waiting for the next message…
Clamp down on existing relationship exemptions in telehealth rules, MBS Review suggests
The MBS Review is suggesting scrapping Medicare’s telehealth items for smoking cessation and enforcing an existing relationship rule on the items for pregnancy counselling. The…
‘Inspiring journeys out of real hardship’: Why this GP wanted to work at Headspace
“Young people I have seen over difficult periods lasting several years, I later find out are married and working in a stable job or studying.…
GPs ‘seething with discontent’ as their patients miss out on mental health care
“I spent 45 minutes on hold to the mental health team, and when I finally got through, the person I needed to speak to was…
