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Emily Shaw Jan 7, 2023

Wow, I knew this was coming in a boring-dystopia kind of way but I didn’t think whoever did it would be dumb enough to tweet about experimenting on 4,000 people without their consent.

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Emily Shaw Jan 6, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/opinion/mentally-ill-new-york.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqIhkSVUbBSbSRdkhrxqAwv3CxqA1gnvvaSmRTXNEwvtQEo-a-AHNea9nLZMV7giseeVgYvUpVeAgiahWJVBsQA2l5ZXax8UMeHVs7Ny_Az1zgs6WVPVo_TOxKzPoc-4nlOK15h_eO3L4G_CKiQ1XLwlkpJFmc1-pyCZIkv-DSrgpr4E4ifQxBZl6RyMCZD2IuJTrDBZ5ONaFanLM-1V8GrEZCXyIw4nqu_9Xex5SCFnHUHp8_W0-jdtYM98UN677RAUy4V2CYbOSYsDMIuO6XJvRBA&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Opinion | I Am the Last Barrier Between My Sister and New York City

My sister lost her job, her home, her life as she’d known it. And it could have been even worse.

Emily Shaw Jan 6, 2023

This is such a beautiful, heartbreaking piece on both the emotional difficulty of watching a loved one suffer and the logistical difficulty (at least in the US) of getting needed help for mental illness when the patient lacks insight into their condition. Behind-paywall link in replies. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/opinion/mentally-ill-new-york.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#psychiatry #MedMastodon #MentalHealth

Opinion | I Am the Last Barrier Between My Sister and New York City

My sister lost her job, her home, her life as she’d known it. And it could have been even worse.

Emily Shaw Dec 31, 2022

Jessie Tenenbaum Dec 13, 2022

Heartbreaking, infuriating, and so important- "When Black Psychiatrists Reach Out to Teens of Color"

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/health/adolescents-mental-health-psychiatry.html

#healthEquity #mentalHealth #bias #implicitbias #teens

When Black Psychiatrists Reach Out to Teens of Color

In Atlanta, a team of mental health experts is bringing care to adolescents whose needs often go unaddressed and misunderstood.

Emily Shaw Dec 27, 2022

“‘It causes a lot of moral distress for many of us, just because it doesn’t feel like the emergency department is always the right place or best place to take care of many of our patients,’ Dr. Cushing said.
‘But,’ she added, “they really don’t have anywhere else to go.’”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/health/children-emergency-room-mental-health.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#MedMastodon #PsychMastodon #childpsychiatry #psychiatry #mentalhealth

Parents Often Bring Children to Psychiatric E.R.s to Subdue Them, Study Finds

Many parents bring children to emergency rooms to manage aggressive behaviors. But the visits offer little long-term benefit, doctors said.

Emily Shaw Dec 19, 2022

Couldn’t watch the hearing today, thank you @katherinehawkins for the blow-by-blow

Emily Shaw Dec 18, 2022

Taylor Lorenz Dec 18, 2022

I can’t believe Elon Musk banned for tweeting this 😵‍💫 #twitter #elonmusk #twittermigaration #twitterexodus #tech #technews #journalist

Emily Shaw Dec 17, 2022

Quick #introduction — psychiatric nurse practitioner in NYC working with children, adolescents, and adults. Also a new mom. Hideously extroverted. I probably need a jigsaw puzzle intervention. Here to get my #journalism fix but also #psychiatry #childpsychiatry #psychology #mentalhealth #baking #medicine #neuroscience #theater #cognitivescience #literature #RecoveryPosse #PsychMastodon