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Women and Power
I do not have bipolar disorder, type II. Students are being taught that bipolar disorder, type II, is a genetic, congenital condition consisting of episodes of depression alternating with periods of hypomania. I have never had hypomania; I have had … Continue reading
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Tagged Antidepressant, Bipolar disorder, Golda Meir, Hypomania, Major depressive disorder, Margaret Thatcher, power, women
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You and Your Antidepressant
“The public will have to develop its own resistance to taking antidepressant drugs.” Peter Breggin, M.D. This morning’s reading of Dr. Peter Breggin’s article on the Huffington Post, “New Research: Antidepressants Can Cause Long-Term Depression” causes me to wonder: If … Continue reading
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Tagged "If Only Joey", anger, Antidepressant, antidepressants, depression, doctor, drugs, family, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Huffington Post, Major depressive disorder, medication, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental illness, Peter Breggin, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, Psychiatry, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, SSRI
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Depression and Power
So there I was—the victim of depression and antidepressants. I no longer could tolerate antidepressants but I was still depressed. Then one day I was talking to Mary Lou Rubenstein and she told me that the trigger for depression is … Continue reading
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Tagged Antidepressant, antidepressants, Bipolar disorder, brain, depression, drugs, helplessness, Major depressive disorder, medication, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, mind, Patient, Peter Breggin, pharmaceuticals, power, powerlessness, psychiatric hospital
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Anna the Embed: How I Got Diagnosed with Narcissism (Part V)
The Embed is moving on to her main diagnosis: major depressive disorder, severe and recurrent. But I have bipolar disorder, type II! I’ve had it for forty-two years, I tell the Embed. No, she says, I didn’t see … Continue reading
Posted in depression, doctor, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, mental health, mental illness, patient, psychiatric patient, psychiatry, Upstate Medical Center
Tagged anger, Bipolar disorder, bipolar disorder type II, DBT, depression, Dialectical behavior therapy, doctor, Dr. Paul M. Cohen, Major depressive disorder, Medicaid, Mental disorder, narcissism, psychologist, therapist
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About the Author: Anne C Woodlen (Part III)
In 1992, I went shopping. I interviewed a psychiatrist, a psychologist and a social worker for the privilege of becoming my next therapist. The psychologist, Paul M. Cohen, Ph.D., won and we worked together mostly twice a week for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Antidepressant, antidepressants, Benjamine Rush Center, bipolar depression, Bipolar disorder, case management, doctors, Dr. Jane Kou, Dr. Nasri Ghaly, drugs, ECT, Four Winds, Health, hospital, inpatient psychiatry, Major depressive disorder, Medicare, medications, Medicine, mental health, Mental Health Associaiton, Mental Patients Liberation Alliance, NYS Office of Mental Health, Patient, Paul M. Cohen, pharmaceuticals, psychiatric diagnoses, psychiatrist, Psychiatry, psychologist, shock treatment, Social Security Disability, social worker, St. Joseph's Hospital, suicide, therapist, Transitional Living Services, Unique Peerspectives, Upstate Medical Center
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