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New research suggests trauma-related nightmares are a distinct parasomnia. Learn more about this important study on Psychiatry Advisor. https://https://lnkd.in/e-FneSEe #SleepScience #SleepBetter

Lower #synaptic density in key #brain regions could be the key to unlocking the #mechanisms behind obsessive-compulsive #disorder. General Psychiatry https://lnkd.in/g9sVxWix

This is something that is a pinch me moment- my dissertation has now been published to the British Journal of Psychiatry Bulletin! This is something that has been in the works for a while but now I can share this great news! I have attached the link for anyone who wants to have a read. https://lnkd.in/eCCfXmXf

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I am pleased to share that my latest article “Issues Between Addiction and Gender” has been published in the “Journal of Psychiatry Research” volume 7, issue 2, pages 1-3.

A medical student’s perspective: Using my osteopathic training in the field of psychiatry http://ow.ly/Qg7p105Ht0e

How to manage hatred in psychiatry, paper in Global Psychiatry Archives PDF https://lnkd.in/emQ3x_be

“Sentience and Psychedelics: The Promise of New Psychotherapy Catalysts” is a new article appearing in the Sept/Oct issue of the Journal of Psychedelic Psychiatry. In it, the author, Gérard Sunnen, MD, discusses brain mechanisms for psychedelic action, the mind-to-brain entente and neurotransmitter mechanisms that can make psychedelics potent catalysts for personal therapeutic transformation. The author discusses common experiential phenomena encountered in psychedelic journeys through his personal experience. #psychedelics #psychotherapy #psychology #psychiatry https://lnkd.in/e4RGdKWH

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We absolutely need more psychiatrist-scientists and should support their training. However, it's even more critical that universities make pursuing a career as a psychiatrist-scientist viable. A number of trends are making it harder and harder for talented psychiatrist-scientists to pursue academic careers. Longer training- besides medical school (4 years), residency (4 years), and graduate research training (often 4-6 years for PhDs), it's becoming standard for universities to require multiple years as a post-doc, non-ACGME Fellow, or adjunct/instructor. I was 34 when I graduated residency, if I had stayed in academia I'd have been looking at at least another 2 years as a 'trainee' Increasing demands- doing research and being a clinician will of course always be more work than doing just one of those things. But the amount of work expected to move up the academic ladder is crushing. In addition, to conducting to research, clinical care, and teaching, there is exploding bureaucratic and administrative work in all domains. Endless grants to write, committees to work on, patient messages/prior authorizations etc.. It's a 60+ hour a week job and it doesn't get any easier as you move up For those that make it through and land a faculty position with dedicated research time, compensation is less than their clinical colleagues (often substantially so). This is after years of lost earning due to the additional training. Of course becoming a psychiatrist-scientist will always require sacrifice. People chose this path because they are passionate about the field, the science, and the patients. But we have to be honest that the magnitude of that sacrifice has been increasing for too long. Maybe this is just me, and maybe it's more personal detail then I should be sharing on LinkedIn, but it felt like I had to chose between a career as an academic psychiatrist-scientist and literally every other part of my life.