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Samuels is currently claiming (see comments thread) that it’s an “urban myth” that he offered to be his Gale’s supervisor if Gale’s suspension from the Health Professions Council was lifted. If it’s [...]
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Last week I highlighted the role of Andrew Samuels, Professor of Analytical Psychology at Essex University, in the Derek Gale abuse case.
DeeDee’s post about misconduct by mental health workers has (rightly) thrown up a lot of strong feelings. Over on Aethelred’s blog, there’s the following commentary:
(And, goodness me, but isn’t it noticeable how disengaged from the debate the MN regulars have been? You can’t move for comments from them when they’re arguing about [...] This appeared in my e-mail inbox this week.
You’re not fucking nurses. Nurses work with doctors. Psychiatrists are not real doctors. So you’re not real nurses. You’re just trumped up prison guards, in prisons that hold the innocent. You poison peoples’ bodies with toxic drugs against their will. You carry out human rights atrocities [...] Jess did an excellent post recently (or a long time ago depending on when I finish this).
What happens to well-meaning professionals? She says; “What happens to turn people who went into this profession with the genuine intention of helping people into people who harm their patients egregiously without noticing or caring? I haven’t really figured [...] (This is a guest post by Howard Martin, the original complainant in the Derek Gale case. His previous guest post, describing the experience of bringing Derek Gale before the Health Professions Council, can be found here.)
Having a female client simulate masturbation with a cushion while also doing so yourself. Pressuring clients to strip [...] For those of you who were interested in the interview with Thomas Szasz we discussed earlier in the week, part two of his interview is online here. (mp3 file) Also, in a follow-up episode, two psychiatrists with an interest in philosophy and ethics reply to Szasz.
This week’s stripy-jumper themed caption competition is jointly won by Cellar Door and In-the-margins, who both scored 9 points. Their respective entries were:
“Emily could always tell she had been through a manic phase because it was the only time she was brave enough to wear the jumpers her nana knitted.” and “The therapist sighed – [...] For those who didn’t read my top post (Socrates, 2009) on AMHP, this is another one like that for you to not read.
Those who did read the previous post may recall the extra and unnecessary hoops the not so local medics made me jump through to get my statutory authorised admission for assessment [...] Here’s a vignette from me, on the subject of eating disorders.
Kate is 15 years old, with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, currently being treated on an inpatient unit. She has a BMI of 14, which makes her severely underweight. She looks pathetically thin, is growing lanugo hairs, her periods have stopped and her [...] (Guest post by Torah)
Hi, just have a question about the dreaded ‘boundaries’. I have heard that word thrown around so much since using the mental health service. I am curious as to why it is such a big deal in mental health. I am a nurse who works in a medical ward. I [...] Sometimes on a psychiatric ward ward patients have had their cigarettes rationed by the nurses, so they’re only allowed one every hour or so. I’ve come across a few occasions when people have argued whether or not it’s ethical to do this, so I thought I’d do a case study vignette on the [...]
[Guest post from Nephron -MN]
For the past fortnight I have been an inpatient at a very pleasant private hospital for a manic episode. In my state, private hospitals are not legally allowed to take involuntary patients, so I had to come in voluntarily and agree to stay there. “Stop using dearie, nurses told”, says Auntie. “Not just about saying ‘love’ or ‘dearie’” says the NMC. Whagwan? Well, our august professional body is about to issue new guidance about dignity, focussing on older people.
The guidance, to be published in 2009, will contain essential principles for the UK’s 674,000 nurses, [...] From the Beeb comes news that the entire British National Party (BNP) membership list ended up being posted online. For those of you who don’t know, the BNP is a far-right whites-only party that campaigns mainly on an anti-immigrant, “send ‘em all ‘ome” ticket. Despite attempts to gussy up its image [...]
In the post on anorexia and coercive psychiatry, one side-topic that’s been raised in the comments thread is the use of psychopathology as a way of dismissing complaints.
Remember this case? The emo kid who came to CAMHS and found himself being hectored by a consultant psychiatrist, accused of being in a cult and [...] |
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