Tag: Panayiota Antypas
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The paradox of neurology
Panayiota AntypasLaunceston, Tasmania, Australia Neurologists occupy a liminal zone, oscillating between a fascination with the complexity of the nervous system and an understanding of the devastating impact these diseases have on patients’ lives. During my medical student elective, I became immersed in this duality. Neurology is characterized by paradoxes—hope and suffering, certainty and uncertainty, vulnerability…
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Hamlet and everyone after
Panayiota AntypasTasmania, Australia For most of my life, I believed that suicidality was a direct consequence of acute and unmedicated mental illness. I thought that if we admitted the patient, removed the means, and administered treatment, they would be quickly reinvigorated with a will to live. Then I met patients, colleagues, and friends who wanted…