Tasman Medical Journal

ISSN: 2652-1881

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A new open-access general medical journal for Australia and New Zealand

A new open-access general medical journal for Australia and New Zealand

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Reply to “The myth of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection”

IntroductionThe editorial in the Tasman Medical Journal1 was a critique of my article in Quadrant entitled “The curious case of hydroxychloroquine”.2   It considered negative data from large clinical trials on hospitalised patients (The Recovery and Solidarity Trials), claimed scanty support from clinical studies in early COVID infection, and expressed concerns regarding the toxicity of hydroxychloroquine.   Additional issues raised were the common usage of combined drug therapy in trials, and the potential need for prophylactic therapy if early treatment is beneficial. 

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Patient Controlled Crisis Admission Plan (PCAP): a clinical psychology-led model of care for youth populations with Borderline Personality Disorder

This paper describes a novel approach to treatment of young adult patients with Borderline Personality Disorder, in which the patient has the option of determining when he or she is admitted to a specialist custom clinical psychological unit during a relapse of symptoms. Preliminary data suggests that the approach is effective in reducing symptoms and frequency of admission.

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