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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Aug 25

Psychiatry, to me, is about creating safe spaces where hope takes root—honouring resilience, guiding healing, and walking with patients as they rediscover their strength and light.
#Psychiatry #HopeInHealing #Resilience

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Stig Poulsen @stigsp.bsky.social · Jul 16

“Most mental disorders occur in individuals without affected close relatives, thus highlighting the need for prevention strategies which target the entire population”. New study. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Absolute and relative risks of mental disorders in families: a Danish register-based study

Individuals with family members with a mental disorder face increased risks of the same disorder. From a population perspective, most mental disorders occur in individuals without affected close relat...

www.thelancet.com

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jul 4

Latest NHS England 10-year long term plan: Fit For The Future
• From hospitals → homes
• Analogue → digital “doctor-in-your-pocket”
• Sickness → prevention
• Empowering staff & communities
#NHSLongTermPlan #Prevention #DigitalHealth #CommunityCare #NHSE
Big question- can and how they pull it off ??

Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jul 4

“A yellow rose is a symbol of joy
A gift to a friend that nothing can destroy.”
— Patricia Grantham
#friendship #warmth #remembrance.

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · Jun 27

Westerners have long shunned obese people, and this attitude now pervades much of the globe. Was this always the case? www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

Who Decided It Was Bad to Be Fat?

Westerners have long shunned obese people, and this attitude now pervades much of the globe. Was this always the case?

www.sapiens.org

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 26

Final day at #RCPSYCH25, highlight for me : Staying Safe from Suicide:New NHSE guidance shifts focus from risk to safety:relational, dynamic, holistic.From checklists to safety formulation & management.From predicting risk to therapeutic assessment -we need this culture shift now! #RCPSYCHIC #safety

Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 25

#RCPSych2025 Day 3 starts with a wake up call! Loneliness = smoking 15 cigs/day for health 🚬💔. 1 in 5 feel it—worse for young, SMI, & marginalised. 🔥 Raises depression, self-harm & early death risk. But hope: CBT, volunteering, tackling avoidance can heal. #RCPsych2025 #VivekMurthy#loneliness

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 25

"Day 2 #RCPsych2025 highlights: 🔹Focus on prevention in mental health 🔹ADHD insights—neural circuits - neuroimaging data🔹Launch of Wim’s protocol for safer clozapine monitoring 🔹Hoarding disorder—causes & emerging treatments. Big strides in psychiatry! 🧠 #makinglivesmeaningful #psychiatry #ADHD

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 25

Day 2 at #RCPsych2025 began mindfully—connecting senses & movement to nurture calm & emotional regulation. Grateful for this experiential session, aligning with #NICEguidelines, to thrive in healthcare’s challenges. #Psychiatry #Wellbeing #Mindfulness #Gratitude

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 23

AI in psychiatry—hype or help? 🤖 From ambient voice tech to summarising complex data, AI holds promise in cutting through the noise. But risks of hallucination, bias & privacy can’t be ignored. Ethics must guide innovation. #RCPsych2025 #AIMentalHealth #DigitalPsychiatry #Ethics

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Powerful session on predicting & preventing severe mental illness—50% of those with psychosis seek help early, right under our nose. A malleable window to change lives. Early ID in CAMHS is key. We must act now. #RCPsych2025 #EarlyIntervention #PsychosisPrevention #CAMHS #SMI

Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Fascinating RCPsych 2025 session on the brain, mood & the ovarian hormone rollercoaster 🎢—PMDD, neural correlates, PR modulators like UPA, and the science of hormonal sensitivity. Psychiatry must embrace sex-specific neurobiology! #PMDD #WomensMentalHealth #RCPsych2025 #HormonesAndMood #BJPSYCH

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Brilliant, thought-provoking session by the President of @rcpsych on today’s key challenges in psychiatry—urbanisation, treatment gaps, prevention, and ethics. A timely reminder to prioritise patient care over system pressure. #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #RCPsych #NHS #PatientFirst

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Kicking off #RCPsych2025 with cutting-edge insights on blood biomarkers like pTau217in #dementia dx. This paves the way for faster, less invasive pathway for more accurate diagnosis. A game-changer for early, accurate #Alzheimers care. 🌿🧠 #Neuropsychiatry #Biomarkers #MemoryCare

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Congress getting ready to begin!

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 23

@rcpsych.bsky.social
Excited to be at #RCPsych2025 Annual Congress — a vibrant space where psychiatry, innovation & lived experience converge. Looking forward to inspiring talks & meaningful conversations. Let’s connect! 🧠🌍 #MentalHealth #RCPsychCongress #PsychiatryMatters #LivingMind

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Adhd Wisdom Tools @adhdwisdomtools.bsky.social · May 19

🧠Executive Function: The Missing Link to Thriving with ADHD (and Finally Getting Things Done) 🧩 open.substack.com/pub/adhdwisd...

#adhd #adhdsky #adhdawareness

🧠Executive Function: The Missing Link to Thriving with ADHD (and Finally Getting Things Done) 🧩

🧠 Executive Function: The Missing Link to Thriving with ADHD and Finally Getting Things Done 🔓

open.substack.com

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 17

ADHD executive dysfunction is real but improvable! Research (Barkley, 2022) shows meds + strategies significantly help. Not laziness, not your fault, your brain just works differently. Hope exists! #ADHD #ExecutiveFunction #Neurodiversity

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 15

Happy Father’s Day 💙
The first male figure in our psychic world—both loved and feared.
Freud saw him as the Oedipal rival;
Klein, as part of our inner world, split between idealisation and frustration.
Our fathers shape more than memory—they shape the self.
#Father’sday #freud #klien #oedipalcomplex

Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 14

Totally agree Kier, working in such environnement has already led to defensive clinical practice that deviated away from the care our service users need !

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 14

New suicide prevention guidance in England
BMJ 2025; 389 doi: doi.org/10.1136/bmj.... (Published 05 June 2025)
Move to focus on safety rather than risk in assessment, formulation and management and also the recommendation not to use risk prevention tools. #suicideprevention
#safety #culturalshift

New suicide prevention guidance in England

Broader considerations required to improve care Around 19 people die from suicide in the UK each day,1 and every death is tragic and potentially avoidable. In 2023, England’s suicide rate was 11.2 pe...

doi.org

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · Jun 14

Genome-wide analyses identify 30 loci associated with obsessive–compulsive disorder www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Genome-wide analyses identify 30 loci associated with obsessive–compulsive disorder - Nature Genetics

Genome-wide analyses identify 30 independent loci associated with obsessive–compulsive disorder, highlighting genetic overlap with other psychiatric disorders and implicating putative effector genes a...

www.nature.com

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Keir Harding @keirwales.bsky.social · Jun 13

“If we set the standard as total prevention, we risk creating environments governed by fear, not care”

We are already there.

www.bmj.com/content/382/...

NHS trust is charged with corporate manslaughter over woman’s death

An NHS foundation trust in London and a former ward manager are facing manslaughter charges relating to the death of a woman in 2015. The charges have been authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service...

www.bmj.com

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 14

Practising gratitude isn’t just feel-good—it’s science-backed self-care. It boosts mood, lowers stress, improves sleep, and even supports heart health. A few mindful moments each day can shift everything. 🌿 #Gratitude #Wellbeing #MindBodyConnection #HealingHabits
#livingmind
#makinglivesmeaningful

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Dr Arghya Sarkhel @drarghyasarkhel.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thank you so much #BIGSPD team, a wonderful organisation, so passionate to improve the quality of care ! It was my pleasure to be part of the #beyondtheroom team 🙏

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