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The latest in news and innovations from Assoc/Prof Gary Galambos.
Dr Gary Galambos, Psychiatrist, Leads Innovative Mental Health Research Program At Uspace
Spearheaded by Dr Galambos, Uspace launched a new research program into four hi-tech strategies to improve clinical care for young adults with mental health problem. Innovations include transcranial magnetic stimulation, virtual reality, dialectical behavioural therapy and online mental health literacy.
Read MoreThe case for TeleHealth Medicare item numbers being made available for Inpatients
Psychiatry is the best positioned, out of all the medical specialities, to provide care that is delivered as much as possible via TeleHealth and telephone during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe Aftershock of the Pandemic — a Brief Essay
When Scott Morrison and Chief Medical Officer Prof Brendan Murphy hesitated for too long from implementing further containment measures after they presciently, admirably, closed our borders to China earlier than the World Health Organisation were advising, the medical community nervously swelled into calls for more decisive action
Read MoreMetaphorical models - Bipolar Disorders
The Loose Switch Metaphor
Having bipolar disorder is like having a loose emotional switch. Flick the switch up and mood becomes elevated, flick down and mood becomes depressed. The switch tends to flick from north pole to south, or between black and white, without any shades of grey. It is as if there is an absence or a diminution of any inhibitory process to prevent the emotional momentum from building in a particular direction.
(Mood stabiliser) medication is like using glue to stiffen the switch, discouraging the switch from flicking to one pole, and discouraging mood instability.