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Getting Well and Staying Well: Symptom Reduction vs Functionality

Donna writes:My doctor never asks about function, he always asks about symptoms: mainly, "Are you hearing voices?" and, "Are you paranoid or suicidal?"  If I answer no to those questions, he is more than happy to dismiss me with the same med prescription he gave me last time and set me up with my next quarterly appointment.Donna was... Read moreChevron
posted 01/23/2011, comment (1)|
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Talking About Bipolar Treatment With Your Doctor

In the course of overhauling my mcmanweb site, I scrapped all but three or four of the articles in my Treatment section and started over. I now have 15 articles (with more to come). Five of them involve bipolar meds treatment strategies. Four of these are completely new articles.The exercise forced me to rethink what I needed to be telling... Read moreChevron
posted 01/16/2011, comments (9)|
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ildhood diagnoses: are they helping or hurting our kids?

How young is too young for a diagnosis? When do meds hurt kids more than they help? I've seen only enough to have mixed feelings on the subject. What about you? Read more at ladybehindthemask.blogspot.com
posted 01/10/2011, comment (1)|
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More from DSM V ... Oppositional Defiant Disorder ... shades of Orwell

The diagnostic system is becoming truly Orwellian. I know a young man (16) who has been diagnosed with ODD by school staff and no one at church or home can imagine it. He's extremely sweet and helpful. But it turns out (now that John has turned me onto DSM) that the diagnostic criteria for this "personality disorder" only require it to manifest in... Read moreChevron
posted 12/26/2010, comments (0)|
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Starting a blog ...

Interacting with people here has gotten my writer juices flowing. So in addition to my shareposts here, you'll find me at ladybehindthemask.blogspot.com. Best to all!    
posted 12/25/2010, comments (0)|
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