Mad in America
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
It’s tragic that these people may then be wrongly labelled as personality disordered, bipolar, or psychotic. A person may come into hospital on no drugs at all, only to leave with several psychiatric drugs, often causing adverse side effects which leads to more prescriptions to counteract the side effects.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
The Dangerous Consequences of the Expansion The Rise of Trauma-Informed Care The rise of trauma-related diagnoses has brought with it the therapeutic approach Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). It is a serious disorder, reflecting the deep psychological scars left by genuine trauma.
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Mad in America
DECEMBER 30, 2023
Borderline Personality Disorder “No Longer Has a Place in Clinical Practice” Image depicts the thoughts and behaviors typically associated with BPD. In June, Micah Ingle wrote that researchers from the UK and New Zealand argue that Borderline Personality Disorder should be abandoned as a diagnostic category.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
Psychology has a name for the longterm, consistent type of trauma that leaves a person feeling insecure, overwhelmed, and unsafe in the world: complex post-traumatic stress disorder, or CPTSD. CPTSD survivors may be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. CPTSD causes lack of trust, shame, and voicelessness.
Mad in America
OCTOBER 25, 2024
By that point, I had learned that DBT was developed to treat Borderline Personality Disorder, the symptoms of which I seemed to share. During a 15-minute consultation with a psychiatrist during this second hospitalization, I told the doctor that I’d done some research and that I probably had Borderline Personality Disorder.
Mad in America
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
I was considered ‘mentally unstable’ because an unqualified crisis line volunteer disclosed false information to the police. It will stabilise your mood,” he informed me. He said that I had to be taken to my local hospital immediately because I was a danger to myself and others. I promised that I would never drink again.
Mad in America
MAY 15, 2024
Siem: I was listening to an episode of your podcast, the True Psychiatry, and you said that when you’re going through med school and residency, you don’t really have time to be a critical thinker when it comes to the information you’re receiving. In psychiatry, informed consent is really not performed.
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