Dave White
@dave-j-white.bsky.social
Proud Mental Health Nurse, clinical systems IT bod, astrophotography nerd, general science geek, multiple-neurospicy, and long covid hipster; I got it before before it even had a name!
Obligatory: Opinions are my own & do not reflect those of my employer
Obligatory: Opinions are my own & do not reflect those of my employer
@coolzonemedia.bsky.social Hey guys, I'm not seeing part one of @margaret.bsky.social's Woody Guthrie episode in my BtB feed in @pocketcasts.com feed... 🤔 Has it been disappeared like @jamieloftus.bsky.social's victims in Grand Rapids, Mi?! Or has something just did a derp?
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
@coolzonemedia.bsky.social Hey guys, I'm not seeing part one of @margaret.bsky.social's Woody Guthrie episode in my BtB feed in @pocketcasts.com feed... 🤔 Has it been disappeared like @jamieloftus.bsky.social's victims in Grand Rapids, Mi?! Or has something just did a derp?
This is something that has been known for a while, like the sedative effects of Mirtazapine at lower doses. What other #mentalhealth meds have these properties that aren't often discussed?
"[W]e introduce the concept of different dosage different pharmacology (DDDP), which describes how certain psychotropic medications have distinct therapeutic effects at low and high doses due to differing neurobiological mechanisms."
New personal view:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
New personal view:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Dose-dependent pharmacological mechanisms within the Neuroscience-based Nomenclature: a new concept to facilitate neuroscience-based prescribing
In this Personal View, we introduce the concept of different dosage different pharmacology
(DDDP), which describes how certain psychotropic medications have distinct therapeutic
effects at low and hig...
www.thelancet.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 PM
This is something that has been known for a while, like the sedative effects of Mirtazapine at lower doses. What other #mentalhealth meds have these properties that aren't often discussed?
This is reassuringly good news! Now if we could only get some better #mentalhealth care and service provision for those transitioning, that'd be grand!
New study in Lancet eClinical Medicine (N=20,358) found that mental healthcare utilization initially increases (consistent with assessment requirements under guidelines), then drops substantially, following gender-affirming medical care. #transgender #mentalhealth #medicine
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
This is reassuringly good news! Now if we could only get some better #mentalhealth care and service provision for those transitioning, that'd be grand!
So I'm never sure about posting photos online as I don't do the whole #photography networking thing very well. It's the same as professional networking in #mentalhealth, I have the "Argh! People!" autism thing *AND* the ADHD "They'll realise I'm really 3 badgers in a coat" imposter syndrome thing!
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
So I'm never sure about posting photos online as I don't do the whole #photography networking thing very well. It's the same as professional networking in #mentalhealth, I have the "Argh! People!" autism thing *AND* the ADHD "They'll realise I'm really 3 badgers in a coat" imposter syndrome thing!
@seriouspod.bsky.social Hi Thomas. Listening to gavelpod & heard the outtake about 'newscaster voice' & the way they speak. I believe it's known as 'Prosody' & is something I pay attention to when assessing as a MH professional. People do study newscaster voice... www.byronahn.com/pub/GasserEt...
www.byronahn.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
@seriouspod.bsky.social Hi Thomas. Listening to gavelpod & heard the outtake about 'newscaster voice' & the way they speak. I believe it's known as 'Prosody' & is something I pay attention to when assessing as a MH professional. People do study newscaster voice... www.byronahn.com/pub/GasserEt...