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Medical Journals Refuse to Retract Fraudulent Trial Reports That Omitted Suicidal Events in Children

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There were 14 versus 3 discontinuations (P = 0.02) among the 228 versus 190 children for reasons related to suicide and violence (suicide attempt, euphoria, manic reaction, agitation, hyperkinesia, nervousness, personality disorder, hostility, and depression).

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On Psychotherapeutic Literacy

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Trends in Diagnosis One day, I mustered the courage to ask him if my assumption that I might have borderline personality disorder was accurate. He chuckled and retorted, “You think you have borderline personality disorder? But you don’t have borderline personality disorder.”

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

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Similarly, emphasizing a suspected trauma event of the past might inadvertently heighten anxiety in patients with panic disorder, as they begin to misattribute their symptoms to past trauma , exacerbating their panic symptoms. It is a serious disorder, reflecting the deep psychological scars left by genuine trauma.

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Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS): How the Last Step to Recovery Became the Final Step in Life

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Using self-monitoring forms, I documented my symptoms. The Stichting Pill meticulously substantiated this in their response to the 2023 Multidisciplinary Document “Phasing Out Other Antidepressants. The Vereniging Afbouwmedicatie has prepared a document that lists various options for obtaining customized medication.

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Set, Setting, Forgetting: Silence on Abuse in Psychedelic Therapy Histories

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Court documents indicate that DiLeo explained that he had been trying to modify a negative introject of hers and that what he had done was a way of partial fulfillment of [her] oedipal wishes. Shortly thereafter, she suffered from panic attacks and had difficulties functioning. Her physician diagnosed PTSD and anxiety neuroses.