George Dawson
@gdspeedskates.bsky.social
Aging neuropsychiatrist, speedskater, athlete, etc. Also blog at https://real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/ No medical or psychiatric advice but plenty of discussion.
Polygenic illnesses are all complex, variably expressed, and have high prevalences. Psychiatry is no exception.
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Dermatology Informs the Rhetoric About Psychiatry
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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January 27, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Polygenic illnesses are all complex, variably expressed, and have high prevalences. Psychiatry is no exception.
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2026/01/derm...
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2026/01/derm...
The U.S. approach to the opioid crisis has shifted from diplomatic supply-chain disruption to "gunboat diplomacy.
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How To Address the Opioid Crisis Without Gunboat Diplomacy
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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January 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The U.S. approach to the opioid crisis has shifted from diplomatic supply-chain disruption to "gunboat diplomacy.
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Observations about AI - how it is hyped and why it requires guardrails.
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The Problems With AI Are More Readily Apparent
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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January 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Observations about AI - how it is hyped and why it requires guardrails.
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The weakest check I have ever seen.... the Trump Presidency is a case in point for power over morality - an age old problem.
Trump told NYT that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his "own morality" — brushing aside international law and other legitimate checks on his abilities.
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The weakest check I have ever seen.... the Trump Presidency is a case in point for power over morality - an age old problem.
A few words about passwords security
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A New Year's Resolution About Passwords? Make Them A Lot Tougher
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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January 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
A few words about passwords security
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How I have done assessments of suicidal behavior and thought since it was demonstrated by one of my mentors...
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The Phenomenological Suicide Assessment – The Legacy of Dr. H.
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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January 2, 2026 at 3:54 AM
How I have done assessments of suicidal behavior and thought since it was demonstrated by one of my mentors...
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2017 post that I will redo now that we are formally in the AI era:
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real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2017/05/huma...
Human Brain Performance Compared To Supercomputers
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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January 2, 2026 at 3:52 AM
2017 post that I will redo now that we are formally in the AI era:
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2017/05/huma...
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2017/05/huma...
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“Nobody wants to work anymore.”
And these are the politicians cutting benefits to Americans and calling them “lazy.”
And these are the politicians cutting benefits to Americans and calling them “lazy.”
December 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
“Nobody wants to work anymore.”
And these are the politicians cutting benefits to Americans and calling them “lazy.”
And these are the politicians cutting benefits to Americans and calling them “lazy.”
New blog post discusses interventional landscape and how psychodynamics may be a factor. Paul Dewald wrote about this in the first book I read on psychoanalysis in 1971. Everything in that chapter still applies today.
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Psychodynamic Prescribing
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
New blog post discusses interventional landscape and how psychodynamics may be a factor. Paul Dewald wrote about this in the first book I read on psychoanalysis in 1971. Everything in that chapter still applies today.
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/12/psyc...
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/12/psyc...
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The Trump Administration killed over 383 active clinical trials and directly harmed more than 74,000 Americans with lasting future impacts for the public at large.
Trump' s war on scientific research and public health is costing Americans lives and livelihoods.
Trump' s war on scientific research and public health is costing Americans lives and livelihoods.
Trump admin axed 383 active clinical trials, dumping over 74K participants
It’s a “violation of foundational ethical principles of human participant research.”…
arstechnica.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Trump Administration killed over 383 active clinical trials and directly harmed more than 74,000 Americans with lasting future impacts for the public at large.
Trump' s war on scientific research and public health is costing Americans lives and livelihoods.
Trump' s war on scientific research and public health is costing Americans lives and livelihoods.
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Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
Don't ignore biological systems theory or cultural and subcultural effects...
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JAMA Summit on Reducing Firearm Violence
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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November 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Don't ignore biological systems theory or cultural and subcultural effects...
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/11/jama...
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/11/jama...
Clozapine and Pharmacogenomics Testing: Opportunities and Challenges for Personalized Treatment in Schizophrenia cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Clozapine and Pharmacogenomics Testing: Opportunities and Challenges for Personalized Treatment in Schizophrenia
Clozapine remains the gold standard for treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), offering unparalleled efficacy but accompanied by significant interindividual variability in response and risk of sever...
cdnsciencepub.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Clozapine and Pharmacogenomics Testing: Opportunities and Challenges for Personalized Treatment in Schizophrenia cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Updated Medication Checklist - used it as stated and plan on converting it to the 2 different systems listed for educational purposes. Available as a download through link at the bottom. All my stuff is free and I don't want any of your information. real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/11/medi...
Medication Checklist
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Updated Medication Checklist - used it as stated and plan on converting it to the 2 different systems listed for educational purposes. Available as a download through link at the bottom. All my stuff is free and I don't want any of your information. real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/11/medi...
Just missed Halloween (reading text from 1650 can be a challenge). Rhetoric and rhetoric as cultural inheritance seems to be an issue here.
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How To Stop Burning Witches...
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Just missed Halloween (reading text from 1650 can be a challenge). Rhetoric and rhetoric as cultural inheritance seems to be an issue here.
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real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/11/i-wa...
My review of this movie. I recommend it - well made and acted with an excellent message.
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A House of Dynamite
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My review of this movie. I recommend it - well made and acted with an excellent message.
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"Everyone always has sound, rational reasons for caving to intimidation. They’re protecting their reputation, their job, their family, their institution, their investments—the number of reasons... compounds until fighting back can feel like a fool’s errand."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Lower Than Cowards
The surrender of America’s elites
www.theatlantic.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Everyone always has sound, rational reasons for caving to intimidation. They’re protecting their reputation, their job, their family, their institution, their investments—the number of reasons... compounds until fighting back can feel like a fool’s errand."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The psychiatric dimension of a family tragedy and why it requires subjective investigation...
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Nobody Talked About My Uncle Johnny – And Lingering Questions About Adverse Childhood Experiences…
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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October 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The psychiatric dimension of a family tragedy and why it requires subjective investigation...
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real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/10/nobo...
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Trump is literally destroying the White House.
After promising that his absurd $250M ballroom wouldn't interfere with the existing structure, he lied and is destroying the White House.
Wealth & income inequality is at record highs in America, but glad we're spending $250M on a vanity project.
After promising that his absurd $250M ballroom wouldn't interfere with the existing structure, he lied and is destroying the White House.
Wealth & income inequality is at record highs in America, but glad we're spending $250M on a vanity project.
October 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump is literally destroying the White House.
After promising that his absurd $250M ballroom wouldn't interfere with the existing structure, he lied and is destroying the White House.
Wealth & income inequality is at record highs in America, but glad we're spending $250M on a vanity project.
After promising that his absurd $250M ballroom wouldn't interfere with the existing structure, he lied and is destroying the White House.
Wealth & income inequality is at record highs in America, but glad we're spending $250M on a vanity project.
Generating good anonymous genograms that don't require a lot of labeling. This software does a good job.
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gdpsychtech.blogspot.com/2025/10/geno...
Genogram software
A blog about psychiatry.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Generating good anonymous genograms that don't require a lot of labeling. This software does a good job.
gdpsychtech.blogspot.com/2025/10/geno...
gdpsychtech.blogspot.com/2025/10/geno...
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For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
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Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
October 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
New graphic on test/criteria on autism prevalence. See reference 4 in graphics credit. I am working on an update.
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The FDA and the Trump Formulary or What Separates Physicians from Politicians
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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October 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
New graphic on test/criteria on autism prevalence. See reference 4 in graphics credit. I am working on an update.
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The UpToDate antidepressant transition tool: they have always had a solid chapter on this topic - now they have a tool. I review it in this blog post:
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UpToDate and the Rx Transitions in Mental Health
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The UpToDate antidepressant transition tool: they have always had a solid chapter on this topic - now they have a tool. I review it in this blog post:
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/10/upto...
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/10/upto...
Not a feminist but here are the facts I have see and have lived them...
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-...
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-...
Why Equal Opportunity for Women Is Not “Woke”
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Not a feminist but here are the facts I have see and have lived them...
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How politics has the opposite effect of psychotherapy...
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real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-...
How People Think About Escalator Malfunctions
psychiatry blog, George Dawson MD, Real Psychiatry
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October 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
How politics has the opposite effect of psychotherapy...
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-...
real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-...