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Interview with Prof Philip Morris AM on the provision of psychiatric care of relevance to the Bondi Junction stabbings.
The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists comments on the provision of psychiatric care of relevance to the Bondi Junction stabbings. The President of NAPP, Prof Philip Morris AM, speaks to ABC News 24 on Friday 19 April 2024 about the deficiency of appropriate clinical residential care for patients suffering from severe chronic psychiatric illness. See link below: Interview with Prof Philip Morris AM on the deficiency of appropriate clinical residential care for patients suffering from severe chronic psychiatric illness.
Interview with Prof Philip Morris AM on the deficiency of appropriate clinical residential care for patients suffering from severe chronic psychiatric illness
The President of NAPP, Prof Philip Morris AM, speaks to ABC News 24 on Friday 19 April 2024 about the deficiency of appropriate clinical residential care for patients suffering from severe chronic psychiatric illness.
Bondi Junction Stabbing 13.4.2024
A man with a history of mental health difficulties attacked shoppers with a knife in a large shopping mall in Bondi Junction, Sydney. So far six people have died – many in the prime of their adult lives – and a number of others including a young child have been seriously wounded. We acknowledge and thank those members of the public and the first responders who bravely limited the extent of the attack.
NAPP Notice – Psychiatrists’ Responses to War and Catastrophe
The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists (NAPP) monitors social and political events that may impact our members and their patients. The recent war in Gaza and the Middle East have evoked strong emotions in individuals from all
sides of this conflict.’
Registrations for the “Help! I’ve Been Summoned” Webinar Is Now Open
"Help! I've been summoned" in collaboration with MIPS (Medical Indemnity Protection Society). The "Help! I've Been Summoned" webinar is designed to provide valuable insights, guidance, and practical advice to psychiatrists and mental health clinicians who find...
Antidepressant de-prescribing
Prof Philip Morris AM, President NAPP was interviewed on ABC Radio on Monday 22 January 2024.
The interview starts at 30 minutes into the taped session.
Managing Gender Dysphoria in Young People – The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists Guide
Gender dysphoria/incongruence in young people is a contested area of medical practice. The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists (NAPP) Guide avoids political, social, religious and ideological positions.
NAPP Notice
NAPP would like to express its revulsion of what is happening in southern Israel by the Hamas terrorists and empathise with all those in Israel, Gaza and back here in Australia who are being traumatised by these shocking events. In our association we have many members of Jewish faith with personal family and friend connections with people in Israel. Many have direct links to family members who suffered from the Holocaust. These current events must rekindle so much distress.
Submission to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice and the NSW Ministry of Health regarding Banning LGBTQ+ Conversion Practices: Consultation Paper dated 31st July 2023
Conversion practices legislation has become a critical point of discussion in recent years, with governments
seeking to protect individuals from harmful attempts to change or suppress their sexual orientation or gender
identity.
Preliminary Views on the Provision of Psychedelic Assisted Therapy: National Association of Practising Psychiatrists
The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists (NAPP) has formulated preliminary views on the implementation of psychedelic assisted therapy as a potential treatment for conditions such as PTSD and treatment-resistant depression with psilocybin and MDMA. These views aim …
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