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ADHD in Women: The Silent Struggle and Misdiagnosis

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Women with undiagnosed ADHD frequently struggle with: Maintaining relationships Career advancement Self-esteem issues Daily task management Emotional regulation This gender disparity in ADHD diagnosis can lead to years of silent suffering, with many women receiving incorrect diagnoses or no support at all.

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Supportive Psychotherapy - The Clinical Language of Psychiatry

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But some people have a difficult time with that transition and develop mood or anxiety disorders. That requires the psychiatrist to be genuinely interested in the mental life of the other person and to avoid any potential obstructions to the flow of information. In some cases, it can result in permanent disability.

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

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While expanding trauma criteria is often justified as necessary for inclusivity and compassion, critics contend that these expansions may be driven, by some, out of self-interest. However, the following factors might be more plausible. Standard treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) are effective for both MDD and GAD.

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Psychology, Personhood, and the Crisis of Neoliberalism: Jeff Sugarman on Theoretical and Critical Psychology

Mad in America

You have a self-esteem scaleif I score a 10 and you score an 8, does that mean I have more self-esteem than you? One of the books we read together was Charles Taylors Sources of the Self , which is a landmark in hermeneutic thought. Over time, what it means to be a self has shifted dramatically. Can you quantify justice?