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Escaping The Shackles of Psychiatry: What I’ve Seen and Survived, as Both Doctor and Patient

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It is a testament to our relationship that we survived, just as it was a testament to my husband that he had held on so tightly to keep our children safe and away from the clutches of social services while I was ill. The children had had little opportunity to talk about what was going on for them. Fear secured my compliance.

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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

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DSM-5 (2013) moved away from listing specific events and focused more on the subjective experience, including responses to threats of death, serious injury, or violence. TIC has become so popular that its approach is boasted by most hospitals, schools , social services, correctional facilities.