Anthony David
@ProfTonyDavid
Director, UCL Institute of Mental Health
Read more - 'Into the Abyss: a neuropsychiatrist's notes on troubled minds' oneworld-publications.com/work/into-the-…
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Mykola Lykhovydov is the world's oldest active pro footballer at 59. He also has the advantage of owning the club he plays for. He's undeniably written his own story, but he's running a rare stable ship in Ukraine's third tier & helping the war effort too. theguardian.com/football/2025/…
A chapter of my PhD has now been published in @braincomms "Pupil-linked arousal, cortical activity, and cognition in Alzheimer’s disease". academic.oup.com/braincomms/art… Quick 🧵 on what we found. @PareshMalhotra @Neurosharp @NeuroDocLucia @peterjlally @e_mallas
Glasgow Uni medical graduates of my vintage will remember KC as an inspirational teacher and leader
Sir Kenneth Calman was an outstanding Chief Medical Officer for Scotland and then England. He was a great leader and reformer in public health and academia as well as undertaking wider public service. He was also a lovely man, courteous to all. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
a vain condition?
White House says Trump diagnosed with vein condition after questions about bruises bbc.in/44BLx4T
“When my husband died, because he was so famous and known for not being a believer, many people would come up to me-it still sometimes happens-and ask me if Carl changed at the end and converted to a belief in an afterlife. They also frequently ask me if I think I will see him…
Great to see these 2 papers come out yesterday, comprehensively assessing brain health of retired professional rugby players. academic.oup.com/brain/advance-… academic.oup.com/brain/advance-…
Complete with guitar smashing finale
wonderful!! If you want to hear the original - it opens Episode 15 of A History of Britain - with THAT Keith Moon drum solo - maybe the greatest in the whole history of rock n roll
Many narratives of recovery from #mecfs #longcovid! I feel for those stuck: it's a frightening place. But the charities and crowd-funded ideologues who claim to represent you are giving one-sided, polarised views that take away your agency. tinyurl.com/55yz96pw
Just 1 week to go to submit your abstract submissions for the @rcpsychNeuro Conference. The deadline is 12pm, 4 July. Submit your abstract now for a chance to have your work displayed. bit.ly/42gO9UE #NeuroConf25
This is a travesty and a nightmare. The US was a founder of @Gavi. It lowers vaccine costs for the world, has vaccinated 1B children, and averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year -- and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort ow.ly/auRQ106cRf4
Truthful communication of mental science: pledge to our patients and profession | The British Journal of Psychiatry | bit.ly/468IzWI Timely editorial about politically motivated curbs on certain types in of research in US (ie Trump). We must not follow US example in UK
Please help us to increase education around #ECT / electroconvulsive therapy & challenge stigma/misinformation through our new book of personal accounts / #lived experience
Our book on ECT is out. People who had ECT or their relatives came together to share their journeys through severe depression and ECT. I was amazed by their stories. @DrAnnieHickox @ProfRobHoward @JunHongLi56447 @Joshua_RSmith @jonathanstea @JacquesSloman @DrT_Gergel
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… Brilliant episode from a hero that makes you pround to be British - great music choices of course (Beethoven's 9th, John Coltrane...) @laurenlaverne
Thanks so much to an amazing team on this project: @_izconti, Kanchana Ramachandran, Jamie Badenoch, @JackFanshawe2, @emmarachelsamy, @BenCross23, Maria Rogdaki, @ProfTonyDavid, @profsantoshpj, @Camer0nWatson. @UCLPsychiatry, @IoPPN_NREG, @OxPsychiatry, @MaudsleyNHS
“I often begin my songs on a personal level, but I hope they go on to a bigger truth that transcends my experience. I'm not saying, 'Look at me look at me.' It's the exact opposite. I'm saying, 'Look at you, look at you. Are we not human? Do we not share these things?'” - Joni,…
Grim reading but necessary
I found it helpful to read the judge's sentencing comments: judiciary.uk/wp-content/upl…
Sad to learn that Peter Noble has died. He interviewed me for a place at the Maudsley in 1988 and (I had told him we kept ducks) at the end of the interview, said: “We’ll take you if you promise not to to live anywhere near me and my garden”.
Thank you @DrSFink for inviting Unreal to the @royalsociety meeting “From being to identity: analysis and synthesis of the self”. It was a privilege for our own Joe Perkins to speak on the lived experience perspective of DPDR and hear the fascinating speakers! #SelfRS2025