Recently at the #RANZCP2024 Congress in Canberra, Dr Fiona Wilkes and Dr Andrew Amos chatted with delegates, covering their stories, thoughts on the talks, and even the experience of bringing a child to Congress! 🎧 thethoughtbroadcast.ranzcp.org/1785586/154585… Fiona Wilkes Andrew Amos

Client perspectives: Telehealth for mental health services * Survey examined client attitudes towards tele-mental health during COVID * While satisfaction was high, clinicians should consider client preferences for mode of delivery Crawford et al ow.ly/YNsy50SVn1M

Metabolic syndrome risk prediction in an Australian sample with first-episode psychosis using the psychosis metabolic risk calculator: A validation study [OPEN ACCESS] * A recalibrated PsyMetRiC model, PsyMetRiC-Australia, shows promise Teasdale et al. ow.ly/UzYT50SY8wj

⚡️⚡️ Just published in Australasian Psychiatry Journal ⚡️⚡️ Scott Teasdale led on an exploratory validation of PsyMetRiC in Sydney. Results show promise for PsyMetRiC in the Australian population, and we hope this will be a flag in the ground for further work locally 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 Watch this space!

Should Mother Baby Units be renamed Parent Baby Units? A critical reflection on gendered language in perinatal psychiatry [OPEN ACCESS] * Ensuring MBUs meet patient needs should remain paramount. Sophie Isobel journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

The mediating effect of resilience between work fatigue and psychological distress among healthcare workers in Brazil and elsewhere * Resilience mediated physical/mental/emotional work fatigue & psychological distress Fekih-Romdhane et al ow.ly/wuv950T4Gmh

Achieving gender equity in academic psychiatry – barriers to involvement and solutions for success [OPEN ACCESS] * Facilitating female academic psychiatry requires mentoring & community of practice providing role modelling and inspiration Galbally et al. ow.ly/JnHN50T4Gqt

Do 21st century psychiatrists still interpret dreams, Freud's royal road to the unconscious? A 2012 book by Peter Fonagy and colleagues suggests they should. taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.…

Addressing the misconceptions in gender-affirming care: Response to Amos (2024) * [Amos] doesn't provide an alternative model of care which may imply all gender diversity is pathological & justify efforts to suppress/change gender identity Jaco Erasmus ow.ly/tINA50T9nyC

Pharmacotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy prescription for women with depressive and anxiety disorders in a psychiatric mother-baby unit * Notes intricate prescribing practices that were in line with national guidelines Saluja et al ow.ly/lAO550TaqTT

Gender-affirming care through the lens of abnormal illness behaviour and abnormal treatment behaviour * Uncritical gender affirmation appears likely to conceal unconscious motivations of patients/clinicians, increasing risks of harm to both Clarke & Amos ow.ly/829x50TaqWt

Implications of the Cass Review for health policy governing gender medicine for Australian minors [OPEN ACCESS] * Cass’s findings/recommendations apply to Australia's youth gender clinics * Children remain at risk if authorities ignore them Clayton et al ow.ly/Gnay50TbOvi

Mental health of the Pacific Island Nation communities: What the rest in the world can contribute to and learn from? * Post-covid, the mental health community should main-stream mental health interventions developed in the Global South Shidhaye ow.ly/iU9x50TbOxp

Describing the burden of disease amongst inpatients with treatment resistant major depressive disorder in Australia * TRD patients presented with moderate/severe depression and impaired QoL, highlighting the need for greater support Hurley et al. ow.ly/EkEN50TbOxK

The uses and misuses of artificial intelligence in psychiatry: Promises and challenges * AI continues to evolve. Clinicians need to develop ethical frameworks to get informed consent for AI use & address cybersecurity risks Reutens et al ow.ly/QuHo50TeX3s

Reflection on the RANZCP position on the adverse effects of psychotherapy * Psychotherapy benefits 1 in 10 patients and harms 1 in 10 patients * RANZCP's position statement focuses on efficacy with minimal discussion of adverse effects Allison et al. ow.ly/Ijgb50TgZaa

Deprescribing antidepressants for depression – what is the evidence for and against? * Whether to deprescribe antidepressants must consider risks & benefits, & be based on patient's context, preferences, experiences and perspectives Looi et al ow.ly/K0nM50Tif9t

Mostly harmless? Clinical practice guidelines need further consideration of psychotherapy adverse effects [OPEN ACCESS] * Suggests RANZCP clinical guidelines on depression should be more guarded about psychotherapy due to limited evidence Allison et al ow.ly/N05350TiioH

A reflection on mental health education for Pacific clinicians * Pacific Island Countries and Territories mental health services continue to struggle with significant workforce education and training challenges caused by the effects of colonisation Chang ow.ly/HhmQ50Tiipr