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Tyler Black, MD

@tylerblack32

Suicidologist, emergency psychiatrist and pharmacologist. Data geek, ok, lots of other geek.

Views expressed are my own and not my employers'.

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"We are speaking on behalf of hundreds of NIH staff who are standing up together to say: WE DISSENT. I am so scared about doing this but I am trying to be brave for my kids because it's only gonna get harder to speak up." Thank you Dr. Jenna Norton and NIH staffers!

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So for those of you keeping track: • Trump says he will end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. Putin tells him to pound sand. War is now worse than ever. • Trump says he’ll solve the Gaza war. That war is now worse than ever. • Trump tells Bibi not to strike Iran to give him

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Always have, always will. There are similar flaws in reasoning, conspiratorial thinking, "natural fallacies", and motivations (both real and imagined harm) that underlie both.

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Alberta has broken a 1985 record of 843 measles cases, with yesterday's 868, including 75 hospitalizations. This is not normal. We must advocate for immunization, resources and public health policies to prevent this severe illness and strain in acute care.albertadoctors.org/news/publicati…

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Psychiatric Pharmacology: For a presentation I'm giving soon... is it withdrawal or relapse? a clinical conundrum that can generally be solved by knowledge of pharmacology:

Psychiatric Pharmacology:

For a presentation I'm giving soon... is it withdrawal or relapse? a clinical conundrum that can generally be solved by knowledge of pharmacology:
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The “Overdiagnosis” Confusion “Overdiagnosis” is a blunt verdict offering blunt solutions psychiatrymargins.com/p/the-overdiag…

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Do read this book. A balanced and frank collection of accounts of what ECT is like and the good and difficult aspects of the treatment.

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Join ⁦Tyler Black, MD⁩ for a ridiculously enlightening episode on Suicide Risk Assessment. This is the latest in our journey through CL psychiatry. I learned more here than in any other 90 min through all of medical training‼️ #FOAMed #psychtwitter podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psy…

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The "medication pile-on" effect happens with unfortunate regularity for all patients with intellectual disability; Dr. Ramirez-Bermudez illustrates this perfectly here. One of the most important roles of a psychiatrist in neuropsych is removing and simplifying medication.

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In my experience as a consultant, I can confidently say that "overdiagnosis" is an overconcern. There are pockets of inappropriate diagnosis to be sure, but I'd contend that underdiagnosis due to stigma and stereotype is still more prevalent.