Psychiatric Times

JUNE 6, 2025

Generally, it refers to compensating for some sort of failure or falling short. Reference 1. There are some psychiatric organizations that use “Redemption” in their names. There is an article about redeeming diagnosis, 1 but not much more that I know of. So that begs the question: What is redemption? 2013:381(9863): 343-5.

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Mad in America

MAY 29, 2025

The manuals publication was accompanied by psychiatrys chemical imbalance theory of mental disorder and advocacy of medical treatment of depression by prescription of antidepressant drugs. It continues to be the best treatment for this disorder. Tens of millions take these drugs every day.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 24, 2025

Gazzellone, MD, FRCPC Over the past 30 years, the structured definition of medical disease has largely centered on the HDA developed by Jerome Wakefield for mental disorders in 1992. 7 According to the HDA, only dysfunctions that cause significant harm are considered disorders. References 1. Wakefield JC. Psychol Rev.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

CPTSD survivors may be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. So many complex trauma survivors like to believe ‘it wasn’t that bad’ CPTSD survivors have no point of reference for what life could look like. CPTSD can cause fragmentation, dissociation, and other needed methods of coping.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 23, 2025

By definition, technology refers to the application of scientific knowledge to practical purposes, particularly in industry. References 1. When discussing intergenerational gaps, a key question that arises is: Why is technology always at the center of the conversation? Torous J, Bucci S, Bell IH, et al. World Psychiatry.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 13, 2023

After a tumultuous episode of a hasty suicide attempt, I was promptly referred to a clinical psychology professor at a university in my hometown, who happened to be the senior alumnus of my former therapist. He chuckled and retorted, “You think you have borderline personality disorder? What makes you think that?”

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Mad in America

MAY 12, 2025

My therapy training has played a part; I am now able to step into other peoples frames of reference. This is true for the label personality disorder more broadly, which is still in use today. References: Bellizzi, K. Nowadays I find it most helpful to look at things in terms of power dynamics and vested interests.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This textbook claimed, with no references, that studies from the London School of Economics show that it is a really good business for society to offer treatment of psychiatric disorders. Since I suspected it was a dubious concept, I looked it up on the Internet and found a test for schizotypal personality disorder.

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My Psychiatry

APRIL 15, 2025

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex mental health condition marked by intense emotions, unstable relationships, a fluctuating self-image, and impulsive behaviors. While not officially recognized in the DSM-5, quiet BPD is a widely acknowledged presentation of borderline personality disorder.

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Kids Mental Health Info

APRIL 6, 2015

. “Dialectical” refers to the issues involved in treating patients with multiple disorders and to the type of thought processes and behavioral styles used in the treatment strategies.

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Bullet Psych

JUNE 28, 2020

Examples of themes include psychotic disorders, treatment resistant depression, emergency psychiatry, personality disorders, etc. Feel free to reference our recommended resources within each post for more in depth reading. Each week of material will have a THEME. Most themes will take a few weeks to cover.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In effect, the original book project that I was trying to work on was supposed to be a treatment guide for working with complex trauma and personality disorder among working-class communities of color. I refer to this as a language of verticality, above and below. We would all kind of struggle to articulate what that was.

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Solara Mental Health

JUNE 10, 2022

These disorders can be both medical and psychiatric. These disorders may include: Post-traumatic stress disorder Anxiety disorders Bipolar disorders Depressive disorders Personality disorders Suicidal Behavior In the military, substance abuse frequently precedes suicidal behavior.

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Bullet Psych

JANUARY 21, 2024

These individuals are commonly referred to as night owls. Also associated with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and illness anxiety disorder. Occurs when the biological clock runs slower than 24 hours or is shifted later than the desired schedule.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 18, 2025

References 1. Prodromal features in first-psychotic episodes of major affective and schizoaffective disorders. J Affect Disord. Dr Moukaddam is a professor of psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and the director of outpatient psychiatry at Harris Health System. 2021;295:1251-1258.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 5, 2024

The reasoning is that, from a neurodiversity perspective, ‘schizophrenia’ does not refer either to the symptoms of an illness, or to reactions to toxic circumstances and life events. Instead, it describes a specific ‘neurominority’ , a particular kind of person. This is likely to have a range of unhelpful consequences.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 24, 2025

References 1. Dr Williams is recognized for her contributions to medical education and her dedication to patient care. She currently serves as the department's associate clerkship director and department lead elective officer. Understanding and addressing microaggressions in medicine. Dermatol Clin. 2023;41(2):291-297.

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Real Psychiatry

MAY 26, 2025

It refers to an examination of the patients conscious processes specifically the events that brought them in for consultation- and the associated behavior. The best example in that case is this diagram from Kroll (6) on treating patient with borderline personality disorder. George Dawson, MD, DFAPA References: 1: Werman DS.

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Mad in America

MARCH 21, 2024

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). References 1 Gøtzsche PC, Healy D.

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Clear Behavioral Health

MARCH 12, 2025

million Americans suffer from simultaneous mental health disorders and substance use disorders, clinically referred to as a dual diagnosis , highlighting the interconnected nature and urgency of these conditions [2]. A dual diagnosis refers to the co-occurrence of addiction and a mental health disorder.

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Mad in America

JUNE 22, 2024

When her peers casually throw around terms like “schizo” and “delusional” or use diagnoses as adjectives (“I’m so OCD”), it sends the message that normal or healthy behaviors are signs of a disorder. This is an example of concept creep, where the meanings of harm-related concepts expand to refer to broader ranges of events.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 19, 2025

References 1. Dr Albright is an adult, adolescent, and addiction psychiatrist and owner of Sweetgrass Psychiatry in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, as well as an emergency medicine psychiatrist with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. Medication-induced sexual dysfunction. National Alliance on Mental Illness. Jain S, Jain R.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MARCH 20, 2025

oscillating, unstable interpersonal relationships in borderline personality disorder). How Idiographic Methodologies Can Move the Clinical-Science Field Forward to Integrate Personalized Treatment Into Everyday Clinical Care and Improve Treatment Outcomes Cheri A. Levinson, Caroline Christian, Carolyn B.

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Mad in America

MARCH 2, 2024

Then I visited an empathetic internist who referred me to a neurologist who advised me (less empathetic) to try psychosomatic physical therapy (of which it had recently been proven that my body did not react well). However, he discouraged me from restarting as did a colleague from the pharmacogenetics department.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 19, 2025

Last year, it was special for the “Say Hey Kid,” referring to the great baseball early Black star, Willie Mays, who died the day before. References 1. He serves on the Editorial Board of Psychiatric Times. Americans need transformative talks on race. Juneteenth is the space for that. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. June 3, 2025.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In her twenties, from an affluent, predominantly white neighbourhood, she was referred to me by her family doctor. Victimhood culture emphasizes personal suffering as a key identity component, directly tied to being a member of a marginalized group. It creates a risk of misclassification, often referred to as “bracket creep.”

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International Society for Interpersonal Psychother

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Ever since 1970 s when the treatment was invented it has shown more or less evidence for several conditions such as eating disorders (Murphy, Straebler, Basden, Cooper, & Fairburn, 2012), bipolar disorders (Swartz, Frank, & Frankel, 2008), PTSD (Markowitz et al., 2015) and borderline personality disorder (A.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 19, 2025

Notably, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) statement on these cuts refers to “LGB+ youth services,” 1 excluding the T, Q, and + typical of this acronym, thereby specifically excluding transgender youth and the full spectrum of sexualities. 1 References 1. This is devastating, to say the least.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In the articles section on physical abuse, Passie references a 1986 study suggesting that more than 5% of psychiatrists admitted they had had sexual relations with patients. The review included a section titled “Historical Lessons” yet made no reference to cases of sexual abuse. The studys actual figures were 6.4%

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MAY 15, 2025

Robison thinks this approach holds promise for other disorders with increased risk for suicide, including post-traumatic stress disorder , insomnia, borderline personality disorder, depression , panic disorder, and chronic pain. References Buecker, S., of patients. Back to top Feedback on this article?

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 10, 2025

1 One term used for now is “shock exhaustion,” which refers to an ongoing series of crises and traumas. Reference 1. The article, “The Beautiful Danger of Normal Life During an Autocratic Rise” in the June 9 New York Times discussed the human tendency and ability to try to maintain a normal life in the time of a serious crisis.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 13, 2025

gustavofrazao/AdobeStock PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS Parts 1 and 2 of the columns considering redemption in psychiatry have found that redemption can seem to apply beyond its usual well-known references in most all religions. To say that in the opposite way, redemption can refer to failure or falling short of all kinds of values.

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Mad in America

MARCH 19, 2025

Governmentality refers to the ways authority structures regulate the attitudes and behaviors of people. Take multiple personality disorder , for example. It surfaced in the 1950s, reached a cultural peak where people were walking into therapy offices claiming to have multiple personalities, and was popularized in films.

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Real Psychiatry

OCTOBER 11, 2024

I have not counted the number of comments about narcissistic personality disorder, but it has grown significantly since the 2020 Presidential election and several commentaries that Trump had that disorder. Antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy (a trait rather than a formal disorder) have also been used to describe him.

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Real Psychiatry

MARCH 16, 2025

No diagnostic criteria or reference to diagnostic manuals is made. The definitions are there as lay standards so that potentially any interested person can act on them. During the previous Trump election there was a lot of controversy about whether he had a psychiatric diagnosis primarily a personality disorder.

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