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“Chemical Imbalance” in 2025: The Revision Guide That Hasn’t Revised (Yet)

Evgeny Legedin 09/12/2025 No Comments

By Evgeny Legedin Last week a bright final-year student asked me to look over the University of Glasgow “Psychiatry Revision Guide” that everyone still uses for finals and OSCE preparation.

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Rethinking Mental Health Diagnoses in Children with Dr. Sami Timimi

Evgeny Legedin 15/11/2025 No Comments

In this interview with Lianne Castelino on the Where Parents Talk TV platform, consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Sami Timimi critiques the rising tide of mental health diagnoses in