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

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In her twenties, from an affluent, predominantly white neighbourhood, she was referred to me by her family doctor. Emily exhibited symptoms of depression and anxiety but lacked the indicators that, to me, would suggest PTSD. s concept of “solastalgia,” which refers to the distress caused by environmental changes.

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May Cause Side Effects–Radical Acceptance and Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: An Interview with Brooke Siem

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I’m diagnosing a depressive and anxiety disorder and recommending medication.” Furthermore, the only frame of reference I had as an unmedicated person was as a 14-year-old kid, I was in my 30s and I was on the same cocktail of drugs. I think radical acceptance and radical self-awareness go hand in hand.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

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But the combined intelligence and cognitive awareness of Matt and his mother’s tenacity for answers undoubtedly gave him a second chance on life. During a kismet connection with a neuroscientist colleague, he referred me to Open Dialogue in Finland. After Matt’s first simultaneous dose of Xanax and Prozac, he felt his brain snap.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 7)

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The Spravato drug is a variant of ketamine and I suspect it is the first of many other similar drugs to come for addressing treatment resistant depression, which should be referred to as drug resistant depression. To see the list of all references cited, click here. The post Much of U.S.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 1)

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These drugs have often become the sole treatment for a variety of behavioral health disorders including clinical depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, and other approved and off-label uses of these drugs. How can one account for such an enormous increase in the prevalence of the disorder?

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What Happens When There Is No Help?

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I started self-harming, just to feel my skin and keep the emotional pain at bay. At age 15, I was sent to a psychiatrist when I was unable to stay awake for more than a couple of hours, or eat proper food for several days, and my self-harming with sharp objects and cigarettes got too visible and out of control. S o I told no one.

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It's Okay to Need Medication for Mental Health Treatment

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There are 298 mental health conditions currently recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition-TR, which is the standard reference for clinical practice among trained, licensed mental health professionals, in the US.