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Tardive Dyskinesia: Treat Functional Impairment, Not the AIMS Score

Psychiatric Times

of patients who were prescribed antipsychotics for their psychiatric illness and had evidence of tardive dyskinesia (TD) had TD recorded properly in their electronic health records, supporting the idea that TD is often underreported and misdiagnosed and, therefore, not treated appropriately. References 1. Griffiths K, Won Y, Lee Z, et al.

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How I Developed a Critical Perspective on Psychiatry

Mad in America

F ollowing my recent experience of antidepressant withdrawal and having worked in psychiatry for nearly 20 years as a registered mental health nurse, I now have a very critical view on what good mental health treatment and recovery should look like. Should we still be calling it emotionally unstable personality disorder?

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On Psychotherapeutic Literacy

Mad in America

The dreadful physical symptoms of severe depression, including cognitive decline and impaired eyesight, overwhelmed my existence, and I started to keep a naive collection of aspirins and over-the-counter sleep aids for ending my life. He chuckled and retorted, “You think you have borderline personality disorder?

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Three)

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639 Psychiatrists are also “educated” with industry’s hospitality more often than any other specialty. He mentioned that the DSM-IV criteria for primary insomnia do not consider one of the commonest non-medical reasons for difficulty sleeping, a noisy environment. 643 The three professors’ praise of the drugs continued.

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From Freud to Fanon: How Daniel Gaztambide is Redefining Psychoanalytic Practice

Mad in America

His research and clinical work focus on Puerto Rican and Latinx populations, ethnic minority identity, psychotherapy, and the social determinants of health. How does clinical technique tie back to a model of the mind or mental health? We would all kind of struggle to articulate what that was.

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Prodromal Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Understanding and Addressing Challenges

Psychiatric Times

She has not had medical issues, has never been hospitalized or had surgeries, and has no allergies. Prodromal symptoms encompass mood changes such as anxiety, depression , mood swings, sleep issues, irritability, anger, and potential suicidal thoughts. Recently, she has been wearing a hoodie with her head often covered.

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Mad in America’s 10 Most Popular Articles in 2023

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Universal DBT in Schools Increases Anxiety, Depression, Family Conflict In October, Peter Simons wrote about research asking if dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can actually make kids’ mental health worse. Mental Disorder Has Roots in Trauma and Inequality, Not Biology Allan M.