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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Dx: Depression Consequent to Fatigue
Dick Gottlieb, the social worker from Grand Rapids who engages people in empathetic therapy, and I, who have a diagnosis of type two bipolar disorder, have been having some conversations, most recently centered on what the heck is wrong with me … Continue reading
Posted in depression, doctor, drugs, mental health, mental illness, patient, physician, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, psychiatry
Tagged antidepressants, Bipolar disorder, central nervous system, depression, Diagnosis, dick gottlieb, doctor, drugs, emotions, empathic therapy, fatigue, immune system, lupus, medication, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, mind-body link, Mood, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Patient, pharmaceuticals, psychosis, sadness, stress, therapist, therapy, treatment
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Replying to Debra
Dear Debra, Thank you for writing—hang in there, girl, we’ll all make it through. First, you say you “should” find my story inspiring. “Shoulds” come from expectations that other people put on us. I should: stop smoking, call my mother … Continue reading
Posted in depression, doctor, drugs, Inpatient psychiatry, mental health, mental illness, patient, physician, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, psychiatry, Suicide
Tagged Abilify, BhagavadGita, depression, Diagnosis, doctor, drugs, hospital, inpatient psychiatry, medication, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, Mother Nature, Patient, Peter Breggin, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, Psychiatry, therapist, therapy
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And That’s How You Deal With Depression
The secret in overcoming depression is action. The trigger that turns on depression is the perception of powerlessness. Turning off the trigger is a matter of acting with power. When you are depressed then the chemicals in your brain become … Continue reading
Posted in depression, doctor, drugs, mental health, mental illness, patient, physician, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, psychiatry
Tagged anger, Antidepressant, antidepressants, Bipolar disorder, depression, doctor, drugs, inpatient psychiatry, Management of depression, medication, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, Mood, Patient, power, therapist, therapy
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Music, Coffee, and Power
The Sound of Music When I stopped taking drugs, I started hearing the music. My father was a college professor and it seemed like every Sunday afternoon of my childhood I got dragged to some symphony concert, which was b-o-r-i-n-g. … Continue reading
Posted in Benjamin Rush Center, doctor, drugs, Inpatient psychiatry, mental health, mental illness, patient, physician, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, psychiatry, St. Joseph's Hospital, Unit 3-6
Tagged bedlam, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Rush Center, central nervous system, classical music, coffee, country & western, Drug, drugs, hospital, inpatient psychiatry, jazz, Kenny Rogers, mayhem, medication, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental illness, music, Patient, power, Psychiatry
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The Mattress
Another guest column from Richard Gottlieb, MSW. A tall, muscular 17-year-old was standing in the hallway of Booth Memorial Hospital in Detroit. It was a children’s psychiatric hospital that had been opened in 1974 after six months of designing, planning, … Continue reading
Posted in Inpatient psychiatry, mental illness, patient, psychiatric patient, psychiatry
Tagged autonomy, children's psychiatric, Diagnosis, drugs, fight, hospital, inpatient psychiatry, isolation, kids psychiatry, mattress, medication, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental illness, Patient, physical restraint, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric patient, psychotherapy, Richard Gottlieb, schizophrenia, schizophrenic cure, show of force, stimulation, therapist, therapy, violent, voluntary
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Painful Memories, Hospitalization, Healing: Answers to Questions
Psychiatric medication to erase painful memories Don’t you dare take drugs to deal with your past! If you want to take drugs then at least be honest and go get some crack. Psych meds are just as dangerous and just as … Continue reading
Posted in Benjamin Rush Center, Community General Hospital, CPEP, depression, doctor, drugs, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Inpatient psychiatry, mental illness, patient, physician, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, psychiatry, St. Joseph's Hospital, Unit 3-6, Upstate Medical Center
Tagged Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, CPEP, Disability, doctor, drugs, healing, hospital, hospitalization, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, inpatient psychiatry, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, narcissist, National Institute of Mental Health, Patient, person-first, power, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, Psychiatry, psychotherapy, schizophrenia, schizos, soul mate, St. Joseph's Hospital, therapist, therapy, Upstate Medical Center
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What is Empathic Therapy?
I went to Dr. Peter Breggin’s Empathic Therapy Conference because I knew Dr. Breggin to be opposed to psychiatric medications—drugs—which had grievously damaged me. I also knew that without drugs there can be no hospitalization. Only a chemical straightjacket can keep people … Continue reading
Posted in CPEP, drugs, Inpatient psychiatry, mental health, mental illness
Tagged anger, Diagnosis, Drug, empathic therapy, empathy, fear, medication, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, Patient, Peter Breggin, Psychiatry, psychotherapy, PTSD, therapist, therapy
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Treating the Person, Not the Diagnosis, Part III
This post is my reply to the previous two days of posts from Richard F. Gottlieb, MSW, Pediatric Care Manager/Medical Social Worker, Holland Hospital Rehabilitation Services, whom I met at Dr. Peter Breggin’s Empathic Therapy Conference. (Continued from 6/4/11) In … Continue reading
Posted in depression, drugs, mental health, mental illness, psychiatry
Tagged children, clinical psychologist, depression, Diagnosis, doctor, drugs, empathic therapy, kids, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, Patient, pediatric, person, Peter Breggin, psychologist, psychotherapy, Richard Gottlieb, schizophrenia, schizophrenic, therapist, therapy
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Treating the Person, Not the Diagnosis, Part II
This post is from Richard F. Gottlieb, MSW, Pediatric Care Manager/Medical Social Worker, Holland Hospital Rehabilitation Services, whom I met at Dr. Peter Breggin’s Empathic Therapy Conference. (Continued from 6/3/11) Let me tell you about another child whose parents asked … Continue reading
Posted in doctor, drugs, mental health, mental illness, patient, psychiatry
Tagged ADHD, Child, Diagnosis, empathy, kids, medication, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, Parent, pediatric, person, Peter Breggin, Psychiatry, psychologist, psychotherapy, Richard Gottlieb, Teacher, therapist, therapy
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Treating the Person, Not the Diagnosis
Today’s post is a message to Richard F. Gottlieb, MSW, Pediatric Care Manager/Medical Social Worker, Holland Hospital Rehabilitation Services, and his response, followed by my comments. I met Dick Gottlieb at Dr. Peter Breggin’s Empathic Therapy Conference. Hi, Mr. Gottlieb, I spoke … Continue reading
Posted in depression, drugs, mental health, mental illness, patient, psychiatry
Tagged ADD and ADHD, ADHD, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Clinical psychology, Diagnosis, Disorders, Dr. Peter Breggin, empathic therapy, healing, HFA, high functioning autism, medication, Medicine, meds, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, Patient, pediatric, pediatric social work, person, Peter Breggin, psychologist, psychotherapy, relationship, Richard Gottlieb, sensory processing disorder, Social work, SPD, therapist, therapy, treatment
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