Archives of Psychiatry

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article.
Well, half the headline is ok…
DHBs, union clash over plan to axe 20 doctors
Plans to cut 20 resident doctor positions at Auckland hospitals will increase the pressure on remaining staff and threatens standards of patient care, a unionist says.
But the [...]

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An article in yesterday’s Dominion Post posted on Stuff caught my eye. It featured a call to end the practice of “seclusion” – the isolation of a mental health patient in a bare room. What attracted my attention was the utter lack of any sort of attempt at balance or analysis. The article mainly featured [...]

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