#Illness

For weeks, we have URGED CAUTION about using medications not proven to benefit patients with covid-19.Hydroxychloroquine (HC) was touted by the US President. Use skyrocketed.New data out suggests the drug
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mental illness thread!!! end of thread
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“It’s a fool’s errand,” Dr. Neil Rau, an infectious disease specialist with the University of Toronto, says. “We’re not going to win with that strategy.”https://www.660citynews.com/2020/07/09/health-experts-covid-strategy/ “
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D) I have previously done an entire thread on this, but when someone says they can't go vegan for health reasons, that does not give you the right to question
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On December 8, 2020, the federal government plans to execute Lisa Montgomery,  a woman with severe mental illness who suffered relentless physical, emotional, and sexual abuse including being trafficked by
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To those who have asked me, sincerely, how President Trump's "Do not be afraid of Covid" differs from Jesus's "Be not afraid," some thoughts: First, Jesus often told his followers
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US Update: 8/31/20Graph 1: Daily Deaths + Current Hospitalizations- Hospitalizations continue falling rapidly- Reported Deaths DOWN 97 W-o-W (17%)- 14 straight days of W-o-W decline in deaths*Notice the prior 7
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If you wanna pursue a career on psychology u should def subscribe to these youtube channels!!(ps. this list is subjective but feel free to check their vids!)a thread; MedCircle -
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I have one last thing to say about personality disorders tonight, and then I promise to shut up for a bit.do you know how and why we diagnose mental illnesses
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The shit thing about the euthanasia referendum is that I can’t vote no and also give a reason.Like, no, but I support euthanasia, but please fix palliative care and support
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Can any (future) psychiatrists relate?During interviews at @harvardmed a surgeon asked me why I "don't just become a psychologist."Elsewhere, a subspecialist said they'd "rather quit medicine than go into psychiatry.&
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Back in March, at the height of the panic driven runs to airports all over the world to get 'home' I made a conscious decision to say put here in
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TWENTY-TWO weeks ago today, Seattle Police killed Terry Caver in Lower Queen Anne. Five men with guns surrounded a Black man in the middle of a behavioral health crisis, then
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Y'all. I had a consultation appointment with an ADHD coach this weekend and it was one of the most validating experiences I've had in a while.(yes you can hire someone
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An ongoing #AskADHD thread for the aptly named @AskADHD on late diagnosis. Part 1/???????? First things first: who am I? I am:* Almost 40* White* Pass as a cis woman
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about a year ago my family went through something really difficult with my little brother and even though my mom felt it wasn’t necessary (& bc of stigma) i pushed
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