Dr Diane Phimister 💙
@dphimister
Mental health educator and independent trainer and consultant. Advocate for women's rights, a proud Mum and Nana. All views are my own.
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02-02-2014 22:31:26
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"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” Three months before his death, Robin Williams was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. But an autopsy later showed that he actually had Lewy body dementia - a devastating brain disease that shares
Historical moment for gambling harms as the gambling industry is finally forced to attend court at the inquest on the death of one of its customers Accountability is key in protecting the population @GRHAPPG louis appleby Claire Murdoch The Times and The Sunday Times
Sadio Mane, a Senegalese soccer star, earns approximately $10.2 million annually. He gave the world a rude awakening after some fans were flabbergasted when they saw him carrying a cracked iPhone 11. His response was awesome: "Why would I want ten Ferraris, 20 diamond watches,
So you’re “bewildered & appalled” are you, Boris Johnson? Let me tell you what appals me. Your parties. Your quiz nights. Your brazen lies. Your champagne. You cavorted & boozed. While we watched patients in their 1000s - some of them our colleagues - die. You make me sick.
After the coma I was in a geriatric ward. Some of the agency night nurses seemed irritated. One wouldn't let me have the buzzer. One got cross when I fell out of bed. I was lonely and called home. Emma couldn't come in. At least you, Boris were having parties though. That's good
He partied. He boozed. He cavorted. He lied. And if he’d hadn’t have run away, he’d have been suspended from the Commons for 90 days. Our cowardly, corrupt, mendacious, indecent, pathologically dishonest former prime minister. Boris Johnson - a stain on parliament.
Alcohol causes more harm than heroin, crack cocaine, & tobacco in the UK. This is because of the 'harm to others' it causes, which is significantly more than any other drug. It is the most harmful drug, yet one of the only legal ones. David Nutt thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Eating disorders & self-harm ⬆️ in adolescent girls in the pandemic. The self-harm rise was specific to 13-16 yr olds & came after rates fell during 1st lockdown. Excellent, primary care-based study by Manchester colleagues & others. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health thelancet.com/journals/lanch…
The devastating mental health impacts of domestic abuse can last long after a woman leaves her abusive partner. Our CEO Farah Nazeer talks about the importance of specialist mental health support for survivors and how this must be part of a whole-system response.
