Chatbot for patients with eating disorders shut down after delivering harmful advice: US
A US charity for patients with eating disorders has been forced to shut down a chatbot called ‘Tessa’ after it told people to cut their…
Tag: Psychiatry / Psychology
The dehumanising nature of modern medicine makes me scream
The idea for this article has been incubating inside me for years, ever since I came across an old book at a swap meet titled Psychiatry…
A script for surfing the wave of movement and meditation
I’m one of those GPs who enjoys working with people who have eating disorders. I’ve found that the mixture of physical medicine and psychological distress…
GPs urged to watch for gambling problems with common antipsychotic
Adults prescribed aripiprazole therapy for schizophrenia need to be watched for signs of gambling addiction, according to a leading GP, who warns the side effect…
Anxiety risk higher in kids with asthma: study
Preschoolers with asthma could benefit from early psychological screening and interventions to reduce their risk of anxiety during adolescence, according to Australian researchers. The advice…
The menace of microaggression and how it affects our health
Microaggressions are seemingly innocuous verbal, behavioural or environmental slights against members of minority communities. The term microaggression was coined by American psychiatrist Chester Pierce in…
Face blindness is being misdiagnosed by doctors — here’s what needs to change
Imagine what life would be like if you couldn’t recognise your own family and friends unless they told you who they were. Now imagine no-one…
ADHD drug ‘does not stunt growth’ in kids: study
Long-term methylphenidate use in children with ADHD is safe and does not impair growth or development, a large real-world study shows. The international researchers had previously reported a “slight…
The high-stake pressures of our working lives can distort the way we value ourselves, and we need to talk about it
Often what ails us is not the illness or injury, but its indirect impact — on our lives, our relationships, our sense of ourselves and…
COVID-19 mental health ‘tsunami’ has not emerged: study
The pandemic did not lead to the “tsunami” of mental health cases that many researchers and media outlets predicted, a large review has found. Overall,…
