Who doesn’t like cats. Well, plenty of people I suppose. And there are plenty of people who dislike dogs. I personally don’t mind either, but prefer cats. I think they’re very interesting and fascinating to watch and learn from. They ‘re also cute and fluffy, which is a bonus. So, when an article like this comes along, it is bound to stir the pot a bit! Particularly when news articles say things like “cats linked to schizophrenia development”. Importantly, the truth is far more complex than catchphrases.

I don’t really like vomit. Neither do most people, obviously. So when someone has an illness that involves vomiting, I am especially sympathetic, almost to the point of sympathetic nausea! Unfortunately, despite a well established connection between mind and gut, vomiting associated syndromes are not too heavily researched or published. This article by Makani and Parikh published in 2017, therefore, remains relatively important and is a great, succinct summary on what we know and how to help.

It is inevitable that, with overworked and underpaid doctors in Australia, more will require psychiatric care. In the ACT, this is not surprising. Awareness of specific issues, and maintaining value driven, standardised and compassionate care is especially important in these situations.

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.

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.

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.

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.