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Alan Carson

@alancarson15.bsky.social

Neuropsychiatrist Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Professor University of Edinburgh.

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FND Portal@fndportal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

An important study (IMO) looking at social dynamics re: FND on Twitter. People w FND face continual attack by a variety of groups who dismiss our condition and experiences - ranging from abusive clinicians to other disabled people. It makes it even harder to exist in public with this dx.

JMIR Publications@jmirpub.bsky.social · 11mo ago

An Exploration of How Functional Neurological Disorder Is Discussed on X (Twitter): Mixed Methods Study Using Social Network and Content Analysis

FND Portal@fndportal.bsky.social · last yr.

It’s not “dismissing” someone to give them a diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder. Like all other conditions, it’s either 1. A correct dx for that person, or 2. not. When you say “dismissing as FND,” you reveal that you think there’s a hierarchy of disorders, some more legit than others

Bateman Horne Center@batemanhornecenter.bsky.social · last yr.

“We must make the correct diagnoses, & stop dismissing patients with IACCs as having ‘nothing’ or Functional Neurological Disorder. This dismissal can no longer be tolerated.” –Dr. Brayden Yellman, @medscape.com buff.ly/3DxvK9H #MECFS #LongCOVID

Graphic with a blue gradient background. Large quote text reads: 'We must make the correct diagnoses, rather than telling patients they ‘don’t have anything’ or labeling them with ‘functional neurological disorder.’ This type of dismissal can no longer be tolerated.' – Brayden Yellman, MD. Below, text says: 'Medscape article: Where Is the Medical Home for Post-infectious Illness?' At the bottom, text reads: 'Read full article: https://bit.ly/47Mndzb .' On the right side is a smiling male doctor in a white coat, blue checkered shirt, tie, and stethoscope.
Alan Carson@alancarson15.bsky.social · last yr.

www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl... No surprises here- but good to see confirmed- what many of us who followed the evidence have been saying

Effects of therapeutic interventions on long COVID: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Exercise training should be prioritized for improving cardiopulmonary function and exercise capacity in Long COVID, supported by high-certainty evidence. Respiratory muscle training and PEA-LUT offer ...

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Sarah Garfinkel@sarahgarf.bsky.social · last yr.

What an amazing opportunity! Taught by the brilliant @vaughanbell.bsky.social and free for @bnpa.bsky.social members. BNPA is a wonderful society uniting psychiatrists, neurologists, neuropsychologists, neuroscientists and psychologists. Join today

BNPA.bsky.social@bnpa.bsky.social · last yr.

Tailored neuropsychiatry training day for clinical psychologists: Mental health in ABI and epilepsy; FND; alcohol-related cognitive impairment Fri 4 Jul, Central London Free for BNPA members. Not a member? Register for the day below and join the BNPA for £70 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

Ross Colquhoun@rosscolquhoun.bsky.social · last yr.

Westminster keeps misdiagnosing why voters turn to Farage. Mimicry isn’t cure - it feeds decline. The real remedy is education, a better standard of living, and hope. Brexit sped up UK’s decline and left voters searching for easy targets to blame, aided by Reform/Tories/Labour.

Alan Carson@alancarson15.bsky.social · last yr.

It is slightly disappointing the tendancy in psychanalysis to a ‘creationist’ approach with all ideas starting with Freud but the basic principles of object relations theory has so much to offer to all medicsl encounter not just FND

FND Portal@fndportal.bsky.social · last yr.

This is a really excellent article on the intersecting histories of FND and psychoanalysis - and the damage still ongoing. FND defies simple explanations and reductionism Thank you @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social for writing (and the kind mention) and @fndireland.bsky.social for sharing!

Vaughan Bell@vaughanbell.bsky.social · last yr.

Clinical psychologists: The British Neuropsychiatry Association are running a free training day on 'Understanding Neuropsychiatric Problems for Clinical Psychologists'. Fri 4 July, London You just need to be a BNPA member to attend and you can join for £70 👇

British Neuropsychiatry Association founded in 1987.

Academic & professional body for practitioners & professionals allied to medicine at the interface of the clinical & cognitive neurosciences, & psychiatry

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BNPA.bsky.social@bnpa.bsky.social · last yr.

We have a training day on understanding neuropsychiatric problems for clinical psychologists, 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 for BNPA members Fri 4 July, London Not a BNPA member? See the following tweet for details on how to join for £70... Already a member, register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

Prof Danny Altmann@daltmann.bsky.social · last yr.

Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... Survival in top wealth quartiles, Europe, higher than wealthiest Americans. Survival in wealthiest U.S. quartile similar to that in poorest quartile in Europe.

Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe | NEJM

Amid growing wealth disparity, we have little information on how health among older Americans compares with that among older Europeans across the distribution of wealth. We performed a longitudinal...

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