Psychiatry PGY-2 @UChicago interested in neuromodulation & CAP, passionate about health justice. Views are my own 🇺🇸🏳️🌈 Alum of @GUMedicine, @NAU_SBS
Chicago, IL
Joined March 2023
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An estimated 1 in 5 childbearing persons in the U.S. experience a mental or SUD before, during, or after pregnancy each year. The APA has a new toolkit that includes resources aimed at mental health practitioners. psychiatry.org/News-room/APA…
. @GovRonDeSantis won't back down on rightwing extremist propaganda because his political ambitions are more important than 28k students with college ambitions learning about #psych while a shortage of #mentalhealth care providers causes THOUSANDS of excess teen deaths each year
Breaking News: The College Board announced on Thursday that Florida school districts should no longer offer AP Psychology, the latest skirmish in its battle with the state’s Department of Education over how to teach race, gender and sexual orientation. nyti.ms/3Yi4aGh
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The proportion of teen girls visiting emergency rooms in mental health crisis rose 22 percent in the pandemic’s second year. Learn more @nytimes. spr.ly/6019P3l9B
Happy birthday America! 🇺🇸 And thank you to our troops. Wish I could be celebrating the land of the free and home of the brave with these lovely patriots 🎇 Stay safe!
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Kendall Umstead, MD, MS retweeted
Medical News in Brief: Meta-Analysis: Social Isolation, Loneliness Tied to Higher Mortality ja.ma/3pnOUL5 @Emily_C_Harris
KS, MT, & TN have codified into law a fraudulent characterization of #biologicalsex. Major medical organizations (@mt_aap) have appropriately pointed out that definitions based on chromosomes and gamete production reflect misunderstanding of science #antitransgender #antiscience
Kansas' conservative Republican attorney general is moving to prevent transgender people born in the state from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities. apnews.com/article/kansas-tr…
How can the benefits (btw there are none) outweigh the harms of inciting violence against #transgender and #intersex Americans; increasing #depression, #anxiety, and #suicide; and sacrificing tens of billions of dollars for violating federal #antidiscrimination law?
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My heart goes out to those victimized by @KrisKobach’s abuse of power, and even to those brainwashed by #hate and #misinformation. But I try to find hope in the words of #MLK & Theodore Parker: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward #justice.”
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Kendall Umstead, MD, MS retweeted
Psychiatry’s numbers have been increasing yearly since 2011. This year psychiatry was one of just 10 specialties with increases of more than 10% over the last five years. ow.ly/5cMX50OgEun #PsychTwitter #MedTwitter @APApsychiatric
An emotionally powerful interview w/ Dr. Roland Griffiths, one of my greatest inspirations in pursuing #interventionalpsychiatry. He ushered in a paradigm shift in pharmacological treatment of mental suffering, opening the door to progress @JHPsychedelics
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The FDA blanket ban began in 1977 when the ability to test blood for #HIV was weak. Blood banks implemented NAT testing in 1999, yet it took 24 years to remove the ban. LONG overdue, but nonetheless gratifying 🏳️🌈#healthjustice
"This policy change is a real victory for three reasons: it's likely to increase the blood supply, it aligns with evidence, and it's an important step towards equity." AMA President-Elect @DoctorJesseMD on @US_FDA's removal of MSM blood donation restrictions. @ChrisJansing
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Kendall Umstead, MD, MS retweeted
This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, I’m reflecting on the many stories I've heard around the country about individuals and families who have struggled with #MentalHealth. It gives me hope to see the progress we’ve made in talking about #MentalHealth and investing in treatment. 1/2
We developed and validated an outcomes-oriented #psychometric scale of parental #uncertainty, and I'm excited to share this work tomorrow as a plenary session at @GUMedicine's annual George M. Klober Medical Student Research Day
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Every day we learn more about the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, which is low in ultra-processed foods (pro-inflammatory) and rich in omega-3s (anti-inflammatory). Probiotic foods (fave=kefir) can also help maintain a healthy gut microbiome and psyche.
The relationship between nutrition and mental health is bidirectional: the foods we eat affect our mental health, and our mental health status affects what and how well we eat. ow.ly/54sX50NLV0n
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"The Role of Companion Animals in the Treatment of Mental Disorders" is the first book of its kind to be published by @APApsychiatric. 🐶 📖 bit.ly/3GLRpw1
Understandable, but nonetheless sad to see my favorite news outlet go
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If we found out the PI of a clinical drug trial was secretly being showered with lavish gifts from #BigPharma, we would rightfully be skeptical of the results. I would argue the same principle applies to #ClarenceThomas's record.
For decades, Justice Clarence Thomas has secretly accepted luxury trips from a major Republican donor, newly obtained documents and interviews show.
The extent and frequency of these apparent gifts to Thomas has no known precedent in modern SCOTUS history... 🧵👇
![Left: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in October 2022. He is seated with his fellow SCOTUS justices {not pictured]. Right: Harlan Crow in October 2015. He is photographed seated in what appears to be a room in his home.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FtBoPzhWYAQsxA4.jpg?name=orig)
ALT Left: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in October 2022. He is seated with his fellow SCOTUS justices {not pictured]. Right: Harlan Crow in October 2015. He is photographed seated in what appears to be a room in his home.
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