Dr Rory Conn
@roryconn.bsky.social
UK Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, working in the NHS and Private Sector.
www.connectedchildhealth.com
(jumping ship from Twitter - @roryconn)
www.connectedchildhealth.com
(jumping ship from Twitter - @roryconn)
".....it is unrealistic to expect doctors to provide a solution for all that ails them, and that medicine is not a sticking plaster for every behavioural and social problem"
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker?
A neurologist discusses the dangers of overdiagnosing conditions from Lyme disease to ADHD in an era where technology meets pathology
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March 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
".....it is unrealistic to expect doctors to provide a solution for all that ails them, and that medicine is not a sticking plaster for every behavioural and social problem"
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
BBC News - Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England - BBC News
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Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England
Smacking is legal in some cases in England and Northern Ireland, but is banned in Scotland and Wales.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
BBC News - Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England - BBC News
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BBC News - Most areas cut eating-disorder help for under-18s
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Most areas in England to cut eating-disorder help for under-18s
The Royal College of Psychiatrists worries children and young people will be put at risk, as demand rises.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
BBC News - Most areas cut eating-disorder help for under-18s
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UK childhood mental health crisis to cost £1.1tn in lost pay, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK childhood mental health crisis to cost £1.1tn in lost pay, study finds
Researchers estimate lifetime earnings lost as charities call for independent review of causes of the crisis
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February 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
UK childhood mental health crisis to cost £1.1tn in lost pay, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Child mental health admissions to acute wards in England rise 65% in a decade www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Child mental health admissions to acute wards in England rise 65% in a decade
Hospital wards struggle to cope with rising cases of self-harm and eating disorders, the study warns
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January 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Child mental health admissions to acute wards in England rise 65% in a decade www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Some really poor journalism around SSRi risks in The Times newspaper today. I've already had a family tell me they want their child's medication stopped due to the risk of suicide.....
January 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Some really poor journalism around SSRi risks in The Times newspaper today. I've already had a family tell me they want their child's medication stopped due to the risk of suicide.....
£100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children’s Send support www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
£100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children’s Send support
Exclusive: Councils win just 1.2% of tribunals, as experts see signs provision is becoming a battle with desperate families
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December 22, 2024 at 9:05 PM
£100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children’s Send support www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
BBC News - Threat against UK 'smouldering', top counter terror officer warns
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Threat against UK 'smouldering', top counter terror officer warns
There has been a rapid increase in the number of suspects radicalised on the internet, police say.
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December 18, 2024 at 9:24 PM
BBC News - Threat against UK 'smouldering', top counter terror officer warns
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In the UK, half of children under 12 use social media.
Most content is designed to be addictive. This is how the companies make their money.
Teens spend an average of 4.8 hours a day on social media.
Anxiety, depression, self harm - all UP.
We are sleepwalking.
Most content is designed to be addictive. This is how the companies make their money.
Teens spend an average of 4.8 hours a day on social media.
Anxiety, depression, self harm - all UP.
We are sleepwalking.
December 12, 2024 at 9:51 PM
In the UK, half of children under 12 use social media.
Most content is designed to be addictive. This is how the companies make their money.
Teens spend an average of 4.8 hours a day on social media.
Anxiety, depression, self harm - all UP.
We are sleepwalking.
Most content is designed to be addictive. This is how the companies make their money.
Teens spend an average of 4.8 hours a day on social media.
Anxiety, depression, self harm - all UP.
We are sleepwalking.
"Trump said he thinks "somebody has to find out" if there is a link between autism and childhood vaccines - an idea that has been ruled out by multiple studies around the world....."
BBC News - Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters
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BBC News - Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters
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Trump vows end to birthright citizenship and pardons for US Capitol rioters
He tells NBC he will issue "a lot" of executive orders, including on immigration, once he takes office.
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December 9, 2024 at 6:24 AM
"Trump said he thinks "somebody has to find out" if there is a link between autism and childhood vaccines - an idea that has been ruled out by multiple studies around the world....."
BBC News - Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters
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BBC News - Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters
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There are so many subtexts to this.
Where to begin?
BBC News - Prince William and Trump meet after Notre-Dame reopening
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Where to begin?
BBC News - Prince William and Trump meet after Notre-Dame reopening
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Prince William and Trump meet after Notre-Dame reopening
William joins other world leaders in Paris for the ceremonial reopening of the world-famous cathedral.
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December 7, 2024 at 11:23 PM
There are so many subtexts to this.
Where to begin?
BBC News - Prince William and Trump meet after Notre-Dame reopening
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Where to begin?
BBC News - Prince William and Trump meet after Notre-Dame reopening
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Reposted by Dr Rory Conn
Exposure to adverse childhood experiences, especially during middle childhood, increases the risk of self-harm and depression in adolescents, highlighting the need for early and sustained intervention. acamhlearn.org/Learning/Imp...
Impact of Type, Timing and Duration of Exposure to ACEs on Adolescent Self-harm and Depression
acamhlearn.org
December 1, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Exposure to adverse childhood experiences, especially during middle childhood, increases the risk of self-harm and depression in adolescents, highlighting the need for early and sustained intervention. acamhlearn.org/Learning/Imp...
BBC News - 'It's so easy to lie': A fifth of children use fake age on social media
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Do 'much, much more' on age verification, social media apps told
The regulator finds a fifth of children are pretending to be adults, potentially exposing them to harm.
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December 1, 2024 at 11:02 PM
BBC News - 'It's so easy to lie': A fifth of children use fake age on social media
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Reposted by Dr Rory Conn
🧵 Well. Here is the GMC on X, responding to revelations (via FOI requests) that they're been secretly employing social media specialists to monitor doctors' criticisms of their actions regarding physician associates & shape their tactics accordingly.
I'm one of those being monitored. 1/n
I'm one of those being monitored. 1/n
November 28, 2024 at 5:59 PM
🧵 Well. Here is the GMC on X, responding to revelations (via FOI requests) that they're been secretly employing social media specialists to monitor doctors' criticisms of their actions regarding physician associates & shape their tactics accordingly.
I'm one of those being monitored. 1/n
I'm one of those being monitored. 1/n
BBC News - Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s
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November 28, 2024 at 2:08 PM
BBC News - Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s
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"...young people have described how after using filters they found their real face ugly"
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TikTok to block teenagers from beauty filters over mental health concerns
Social media platform under pressure to improve security as it announces plans to block under-13s from signing up
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November 26, 2024 at 11:18 PM
"...young people have described how after using filters they found their real face ugly"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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BBC News - CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room
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November 26, 2024 at 10:12 PM
BBC News - CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room
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Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
Local government ombudsman report into SEND in England offers damning assessment
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November 23, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Social media ban for UK under-16s ‘not on the cards’ for now, says minister www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Social media ban for UK under-16s ‘not on the cards’ for now, says minister
Peter Kyle meets group of teenagers at NSPCC HQ who say imposing ban would reduce their social connections
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November 22, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Social media ban for UK under-16s ‘not on the cards’ for now, says minister www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
BBC News - Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work?
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Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work?
The government has just tabled laws to block access to under-16s - but the proposal is divisive.
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November 21, 2024 at 7:14 AM
BBC News - Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work?
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