For Medical Practitioners — Refracting Hope

How much danger will these scars bring to my care?

Not another pill!!

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Dying for an MRI: PTSD and scans

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Specialists and the curveball of PTSD

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Medicated for my own good

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Does anyone know how much this blood test costs?

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Consumer perspective: Provision of mental health services in Australian General Practice

My perspective on the ways mental health care is (and could be) provided in general practice.

COVID-19's Telehealth

Telehealth - Some of its quirks.

Stubbed toes, double pneumonia and PTSD

If I seem ambivalent about my health it’s because of fear. But it’s complicated.

Challenges of dissociation

Dissociation can pose particular safety issues for me, as well as complicate medical treatment.

Hope Gordon20 April 2020

Dear Hospital - The impact of childhood trauma on my inpatient stays

Hospital is one place guaranteed to ramp up my PTSD. As medical staff try to treat me I see the whole thing through very different eyes.

Child abuse (Signs of)

There are not always overt signs that a child is being abused. Based on my own childhood experience, I’ve described here some of the ‘hidden’ signs to look for.

Psychiatric medication

It can be easy to forget to take medications. Here is one suggestion for drug companies to consider when designing packaging of tablets.

Medication regimes - Designed for people without brain fog

Here are a few suggestions for drug companies to make taking medication less stressful.