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Psychiatry in the News: Week of March 30th
Author(s)Heidi Anne Duerr, MPH
A roundup of psychiatric news from around the globe for the week of March 30, 2025.
PSYCHIATRY IN THE NEWS
News in psychiatry last week included changes in psychiatric services around the world and psychopharmacology data.
International News
Closure of HIV Psychiatry Clinic in Sydney. The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney has closed its HIV psychiatry clinic following multiple psychiatrist resignations; the closure reportedly will impact approximately 200 patients. This closure will also impact patients with eating disorders and patients in the pain clinic.
Although patients are being referred to nearby Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, health care professionals and patient advocacy groups have voiced concern about how this will impact individuals with HIV. “As a group [patients with HIV are] not only more at risk because of the psychosocial factors of being a marginalised community, but the virus itself creates cognitive changes,” Dr Suzanna Goodison, one of the psychiatrists who resigned, told the press.
Internal server errorAlthough patients are being referred to nearby Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, health care professionals and patient advocacy groups have voiced concern about how this will impact individuals with HIV. “As a group [patients with HIV are] not only more at risk because of the psychosocial factors of being a marginalised community, but the virus itself creates cognitive changes,” Dr Suzanna Goodison, one of the psychiatrists who resigned, told the press.