Month: January 2021

Arzt

Wahnsinnswoche 2021:02

frontier psychiatrist

In dieser Woche 161 Patientenkontakte und 14 Terminausfälle. Ich habe erst in 12-16 Wochen wieder freie Termine. Die Praxis ist nach wie vor völlig überfüllt und gleichzeitig ist die Zahl der Anfragen per Telefon, SMS, Fax und Mail exponentiell angestiegen. Es kann also sein, dass ich ein paar Tage brauche, um alles abzuarbeiten.

Biased information sharing could distort the flow of political information through social networks in ways that exacerbate political polarization.

The Selective Communication of Political Information. Social Psychological and Personality Science 3.8.2020

Scientists identify a psychological phenomenon that could be reinforcing political echo chambers. PsyPost 16.1.2021

Came across this paper that does panel regressions of Y (Covid growth rates) ~ P (adopted polices) + fixed effects. The elementary modeling mistake is not to control for past growth rates and new recent cases. Call these variables I (information variables). 1/n pic.twitter.com/1sdlOSTA3n

— Victor Chernozhukov (@VC31415) January 16, 2021

Über Obdachlosigkeit und psychische Krankheit in Berlin: “Marco ist tot”. Kontrapolis 11.1.2021

Problematisch sind allerdings nicht nur die dort angeprangerten Missstände, sondern auch die Tatsache, dass manche Menschen Hilfs- oder Behandlungsangebote aus krankheitsbedingter Realitätsverkennung nicht annehmen können. Das führt dann oft zu unschönen Entwicklungen, zumal Zwangsunterbringungen und -behandlungen wirklich nur in Ausnahmefällen infrage kommen dürfen.

The depression polygenic risk score (PRS), parental history, and lower socioeconomic status (SES) were all significantly associated with increased risk of depression.

Risk of Early-Onset Depression Associated With Polygenic Liability, Parental Psychiatric History, and Socioeconomic Status. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online January 13, 2021

Physicians should regularly reevaluate their use of benzodiazepines, aiming for the lowest effective dose. Following the behavioral change model of advise, assess, and address, patients should be informed of the risks of benzodiazepines, assessed for their willingness and perceived ability to decrease their use.

Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Benzodiazepines. JAMA. Published online January 8, 2021

The “burnout” phenomenon, supposedly caused by work related stress, is a challenge for academic psychiatry both conceptually and professionally.

The Burnout Phenomenon: A Résumé After More Than 15,000 Scientific Publications. Front. Psychiatry, 09 December 2020

Smartphone-based digital phenotyping, or the use of integrated sensors to identify patterns in behavior and symptomatology, has shown potential in detecting subtle moment-to-moment changes. These changes, often referred to as anomalies, represent significant deviations from an individual’s baseline, may be useful in informing the risk of relapse in serious mental illness.

Anomaly detection to predict relapse risk in schizophrenia. Transl Psychiatry 11, 28 (2021).

The Making of QAnon: A Crowdsourced Conspiracy https://t.co/x6FYvTBgTH

— Intel Girl ?? (@IntelGirl111) January 8, 2021

Soulfood: diese Woche neu!

Sleaford Mods: Spare Ribs

shame – Alphabet

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