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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Throw Open the Doors
Let’s throw open the locked doors of inpatient psychiatry and show the general public how we’re being treated. If they knew what was going on, do you think they’d tolerate it? Yesterday I had the splendid opportunity to tape a … Continue reading
Posted in Benjamin Rush Center, Community General Hospital, CPEP, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Inpatient psychiatry, mental illness, NYS Office of Mental Health, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, St. Joseph's Hospital, Unit 3-6, Upstate Medical Center
Tagged Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, CPEP, hospital, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, inpatient psychiatry, locked door, Mental disorder, mental illness, National Institute of Mental Health, NYS Office of Mental Health, Patient, Peter Breggin, psychiatric hospital, psychiatrist, Psychiatry, psychsurvivor, St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse New York, therapist, therapy, Unit 3-6, Upstate Medical Center
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Power vs. Service
The psychotherapist came to the waiting room to get me. She was a tall, older, light-skinned Afro-American psychologist. She held the door as I maneuvered my wheelchair through it and we went into her office. She sat down and I slowly … Continue reading
Posted in doctor, mental illness, patient, psychiatric patient
Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Disability, disability access, doctor, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, Patient, patient-centered, power, psychologist, psychotherapy, service, therapist, therapy, wheelchair
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“Meat Can’t Think” (Part II)
Herewith a re-post from Cathi Carol’s blog “I Recommend: On Psychiatry.” Her writing is kind, wise, thoughtful, insightful, balanced, and open-minded. In Ben behind His Voices by Ben’s mother Randye Kaye, one finds a tale of parental narcissism (“guilt and heartbreak that … Continue reading
Posted in doctor, drugs, Inpatient psychiatry, mental illness, psychiatric patient, psychiatry
Tagged brain, Cathi Carol, drugs, medication, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental illness, psychiatric patient, Psychiatry, schizophrenia, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, The Day the Voices Stopped: A Schizophrenic's Journey from Madness to Hope
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“Meat Can’t Think” Part I
Herewith a re-post from Cathi Carol’s blog “I Recommend: On Psychiatry.” Her writing is kind, wise, thoughtful, insightful, balanced, and open-minded. “Mental illness.” This is scary stuff. At least it was for me, a sensitive person—an empath. Having heard that … Continue reading
Posted in doctor, drugs, Inpatient psychiatry, mental illness, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, psychiatry
Tagged A Beautiful Mind, Cary Tennis, drugs, inpatient psychiatry, medication, Mental disorder, mental illness, psychiatrist, Psychiatry, psychotherapy, Ron Howard, schizophrenia, Sylvia Nasar, The Day the Voices Stopped: A Schizophrenic's Journey from Madness to Hope
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Worshipping the Gods and Treating Schizophrenia
For us to learn, we first must have open minds; then we must proceed kindly and with gentleness. (The following was written in response to a dialogue on LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Time-Change-Help-End-Mental-] Yesterday I was reading a psychiatrist’s essay that stipulated that … Continue reading
Posted in doctor, drugs, mental health, mental illness, patient, physician, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, psychiatry
Tagged antidepressants, brain, Chemical imbalance, depression, doctor, drugs, fear, gods, Health, Medicare, medication, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, mind, NIMH, psychologist, schizophrenia, spirit
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