Robert Howard also on BlueSky as @ProfRobHoward @ProfRobHoward
UCL old age psychiatrist | Improving dementia and mental health treatment | RCPsych President candidate | Layla | Clinical academic training profrobhoward.com London and Norfolk Joined November 2015-
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An excellent and important thread: antidepressant medication may not be a successful intervention for everyone, but there is solid evidence that these medications can be very helpful for those with the most severe forms of depression
An excellent and important thread: antidepressant medication may not be a successful intervention for everyone, but there is solid evidence that these medications can be very helpful for those with the most severe forms of depression
🚨 The FIRST RCT of antipsychotic discontinuation was published YESTERDAY. Do antipsychotics in patients with first-episode psychosis actually improve long-term outcomes? In short: NO But it's nuanced. Here's what you need to know about this landmark paper in JAMA Psych🧵
Ownership of patients (in a good way) and professional curiosity - when did they get lost? It makes me sad.
Now I want an armadillo.
Now I want an armadillo.
The real answer is that it’s a space-filling curve, which is the natural consequence of any surface of dimension n growing within a topological space of higher dimension. This, specifically, occurs because a 2-manifold (the cortex or cabbage sheaves) begins to grow within a…
The real answer is that it’s a space-filling curve, which is the natural consequence of any surface of dimension n growing within a topological space of higher dimension. This, specifically, occurs because a 2-manifold (the cortex or cabbage sheaves) begins to grow within a…
This is what those of us who hate exercise need to hear.
This.
🎉We are celebrating 2,500+ datasets on the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets! This milestone wouldn't be possible without our funder @wellcometrust, #livedexperience experts and community of users! Thank you for supporting the Atlas! 🔎Find 2,500+ datasets on atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk
The National Gallery has just announced that its Stubbs exhibition next year will focus on this LIFE SIZE (!) painting of Scrub, a racehorse owned by the Marquess of Rockingham who also owned the famous Whistlejacket. It's in a private collection. Only seen in public once before.
It’s unhelpful for the government to be “shocked”. They make the choices about funding of services for people with intellectual disabilities and mental illnesses.
Evidence-based tips on getting better sleep: the primacy of circadian rhythm new feature @Nature nature.com/articles/d4158…
Congratulations. It’s a brilliant book!
Last night @TowerBridge bascules were raised to let the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer in to berth in London. The historic @PS_Waverley decks were packed with hundreds of passengers; there are sailings to/from here for the next week or so, and still a few tickets left.
This happens every time they shut down. It’ll be back when everything else comes back online.
I will just say that every time the Police have been involved in supporting one of my patients, often through some very difficult interactions with the mental health team, they have been courteous, helpful and wonderful. There are also some very good Police officer in London.
I will just say that every time the Police have been involved in supporting one of my patients, often through some very difficult interactions with the mental health team, they have been courteous, helpful and wonderful. There are also some very good Police officer in London.
Why do two patients respond so differently to the same antidepressant? Psychotropic efficacy isn’t just about dose or diagnosis. It’s also about how the drug is metabolised. Here’s what you need to know about CYP450 metabolism in psychiatry, and how it can improve treatment…
Really interesting that FDA didn’t need to see trials showing any kind of clinical efficacy of subcutaneous lecanemab in “maintenance” dosing to give approval.
Really interesting that FDA didn’t need to see trials showing any kind of clinical efficacy of subcutaneous lecanemab in “maintenance” dosing to give approval.
This was sn act of considerable folly - with people stepping well outside their skill lanes. Prof Cass had a remarkably difficult job and did a remarkable job of s near impossible task- she did not need this undermining. It was a very bad look for the @TheBMA
This was sn act of considerable folly - with people stepping well outside their skill lanes. Prof Cass had a remarkably difficult job and did a remarkable job of s near impossible task- she did not need this undermining. It was a very bad look for the @TheBMA
If a Member or Fellow of the RCPsych, please use your vote next Spring in the elections for Dean and President. These are difficult times for training and standards and everything we stand for as psychiatrists. Let the candidates know what is important to you and hold them to it.
If a Member or Fellow of the RCPsych, please use your vote next Spring in the elections for Dean and President. These are difficult times for training and standards and everything we stand for as psychiatrists. Let the candidates know what is important to you and hold them to it.
Are we reliably identifying comorbid Autism and ADHD in clinical assessments? ADHD occurs in 30–80% of people with ASD, while ASD occurs in 20–50% of people with ADHD (Lau-Zhu, 2019; Young et al., 2020). Yet the pair is still missed too often. Here’s what every clinician needs…

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