PSYXIA
Journal Club
The story of medicine, psychiatry, health, illness and wellness is as complicated as the human mind itself. We pride ourselves in being open-minded, scientific and humanistic in our approach to mental wellbeing.
Peruse our bi-monthly journal club to follow our thoughts on the art, science and humanity of modern psychiatric practice.
This is not medical advice, and should not be used to guide clinical judgement without the direction and guidance of an accredited health professional.
Strategies of Dynamic Supportive Psychotherapy
I often still refer to this article when trying to treat and support patients. I think it has a lot of merit to be helpful for anyone in being able to support others, even if they aren’t a formal therapist. It also has these beautiful narrative examples which encapsulate the therapy journey.
What Happened To You?
I highly encourage those who are impacted by, or have friends or relatives impacted by trauma, to give this audio book a listen. It has helped me understand and empathise with my patients a great deal and I have no doubt it would help others too.
Comparing Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia.
The Olympics of pharmacology. Which ones are the best and worst at certain things like subtypes of symptoms and side-effects. The take home being that some medications are a bit better than others (though in a more gradual sense), whereas we know that there is more of a difference in certain side-effects of certain anti-psychotics in Schizophrenia.
Consequences of Recurrence of Major Depressive Disorder: Is Stopping Effective Antidepressant Medications Ever Safe?
In people who have this illness, sometimes medication needs to be taken for a long time. But how long is long? This fantastic article by Dr Severe and colleagues hopes to help answer this.

