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Vivek Agarwal

@dr_v_agarwal

Psychiatrist, Chair - MRCPsych CASC. Core Training Programme Director. Passionate about training. Good training = better patient care.

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calendar_today26-04-2009 22:57:36

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Psych diagnoses that can be very useful when correctly used for the few become very harmful when carelessly misused for the many:
1)ADHD
2)Bipolar II
3)Autistic Disorder
4)Borderline PD
5)Major Depressive
6)Schizophrenia

Safe diagnosing takes time/care/knowlege/modesty/caution.

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WE MUST INTEGRATE THE 50+ EXISTING PSYCHOTHERAPIES INTO 1 UNIFIED WHOLE!

CURRENT CHAOS WAS CAUSED BY NEEDLESS SCHISMS/RIGID SCHOOLS/FOUNDER NARCISSISM.

THERAPISTS SHOULD LEARN ALL USEFUL TECHNIQUES & FLEXIBLY DO WHAT EACH PATIENT NEEDS EACH MOMENT.

THIS CHANGE IS LONG OVERDUE.

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Endless form filling, box ticking reduces productivity, reduces morale and does not improve patient care.

Mostly, mandatory training is not very useful.

I call my patients, patients.

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Really sad news. COD: Water intoxication caused by psychogenic polydipsia.

PPD is most common in schizophrenia. Some medications with anti cholinergic effects can worsen the symptoms (because of dry mouth) but are not the cause of PPD.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

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Any candidates affected by technical issues with Paper A today, please see the announcement by the Exams team.

rcpsych.ac.uk/training/exams…

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Shevonne Matheiken (she/her)(@GoCarpediumDoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Vivek Agarwal Royal College of Psychiatrists Subodh Dave ☘️🌻🌞 Humanising Medicine Susannah Grant Dr Ian Hall Lade Smith CBE Regi Alexander NANDINI CHAKRABORTY Abdul Raoof Hearty congratulations and all the best for the role! Hope there will be continuing work on differential attainment πŸ™ŒπŸΌ

Thanks to Dr Ian Hall for his work over the last several years including some tough periods with conducting exams during the pandemic!

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rcpsych.ac.uk/members/posts-…

Application deadline extended to 8th of April 2024. Please consider applying if you would like to help candidates with MRCPsych exams, by improving content on TrOn.

Subodh Dave ☘️🌻🌞 Humanising Medicine Howard Ryland Wendy Burn CBE (She/her) Dr Ian Hall

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Bhavana Chawda(@chawdabhavana1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations Vivek. Most pleased for you. This is the start of your many achievements to come your way. Best wishes.

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