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Pre-sentence Medicolegal Reports
This post provides an overview of the role of conducting assessments for individuals facing legal sentencing proceedings. These assessments are aimed at evaluating the medical, psycho-social and mental state circumstances of accused persons at the time they allegedly committed criminal acts. The...
Rebuilding Residential Psychiatric Care: Revisiting the Consequences of De-institutionalisation
In thinking about the NSW public mental health crisis, one aspect that needs to be considered is the consequences of de-institutionalisation and ‘mainstreaming’. Please see below. Rebuilding Residential Psychiatric Care: Revisiting the Consequences of De-institutionalisation The...
Psychologically Injured at work in New South Wales?
The proposed New South Wales Workers Compensation Amendment Bill 2025 aims to reduce the percentage of workers suffering from psychological injury as a result of work who can be compensated to less than 5%. This is based on an increase in the Whole Person Impairment rating from 15 to 31 as...
Garth Brooks anthem – We Shall Be Free
A favourite anthem: We Shall Be Free. Sung by Garth Brooks. Lyrics below. https://youtu.be/bndsP4lhwts?si=3kWhGsSJ9sRyTS9o This ain't comin' from no prophetJust an ordinary manWhen I close my eyesThe way this world shall beWhen we all walk hand in handWhen the last child cries for a crust of...
Managing Gender Dysphoria in Young People: A Clinical Guide
Managing Gender Dysphoria in Young People:A Clinical Guide Introduction Gender dysphoria and gender incongruence in young people remain contested areas of medical practice. This guide is designed to provide a structured, evidence-based approach to clinical care while avoiding political, social,...
How to approach empathically a child’s belief that they are ‘born in the wrong body’
We are often told by trans advocates that the only approach when assisting a child or adolescent who has gender distress and wants to transition to another gender incongruent with their biological sex is that we should ‘affirm’ them. In this situation affirm means to ‘give it a big yes' or 'to...
Social Media Minimum Age Legislation
The proposed federal Social Media Minimum Age legislation will prohibit children under 16 from accessing social media accounts, citing their increased vulnerability to platform-related harms. While the Act does not delve into the physiological basis for this vulnerability, it is well established...
Canary in the Gold Mine (PowerPoint)
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Mandatory Medical Examinations for Doctors Aged 70: A Debate on Discrimination versus Safety
Mandatory Medical Examinations for Doctors Aged 70: A Debate on Discrimination versus Safety By Dr Philip Morris MBBS BSc med PhD FRANZCP FAChAM In recent discussions about professional regulations, a contentious proposal has emerged from the Medical Board of Australia. This proposal suggests...
Additional Activities of Dr Philip Morris AM
As an individual with many interests, both professional and private, I engage in a number of activities. These activities recently have included the following: An interview with Dr Hilary Cass OBE, author of the influential Cass Review on the understanding of gender questioning concerns in young...