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Tag Archives: endocrinology
Exercise, Depression and Drugs, not to mention Fibromyalgia, Hormones and Wisdom (part II)
But I digress—back to depression and exercise. For decades, I tried to exercise. I tried every kind of exercise, including calisthenics, jogging, yoga and a bunch of other stuff. I quit them all because I’d become too depressed to continue. … Continue reading
Posted in depression, drugs, mental health, mental illness, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist
Tagged Activism, aging, antidepressants, depression, doctor, drugs, endocrinology, exercise, Exercise And Depression, fibromyalgia, Hormone, hormones, immune dysfuction, immune system, medication, Medicine, menopause, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, pharmaceuticals, Physical exercise, Physical therapy, PNIE, post traumatic stress disorder, psychiatric patient, psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology, PTSD, wisdom, Wise Women
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Exercise, Depression and Drugs, not to mention Twitter, Fibromyalgia and PNIE (part I)
I am now on Twitter. Good grief. When I was a little girl my grandma would let me put wood in the old cook stove so she could make pancakes for breakfast and now I am on Twitter. It gives … Continue reading
Posted in depression, drugs, mental health, mental illness
Tagged autoimmune disease, central nervous sysem, depression, drugs, endocrinology, exercise, Exercise And Depression, fibromyalgia, Health, hormones, immune system, immunology, medication, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, MS, multiple sclerosis, neuroimmune, neurology, pharmaceuticals, Physical exercise, PNIE, psychology, Twitter
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Cause of Death: Physician Prejudice
Physicians are so blinded by psychiatric diagnoses that they cease to be able to function as competent diagnosticians. In the eyes of physicians, if you have a psychiatric diagnosis then that is the cause of all your problems. Your body no longer … Continue reading
Posted in depression, doctor, drugs, Inpatient psychiatry, patient, physician, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, St. Joseph's Hospital, Suicide, Upstate Medical Center
Tagged bone cancer, chronic pain, consultation, death, depression, Diagnosis, doctor, doctors, drugs, Emergency department, endocrinology, hospital, inpatient psychiatry, lithium, Medicare, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental illness, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, nephrology, pain, Patient, physician, prejudice, psychiatric diagnosis, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, Psychiatry, side effects, stigma, suicide, Upstate Medical Center
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Anna the Embed: How I Got Diagnosed with Narcissism (Part II)
The only reason for giving someone a diagnosis is in order to treat. If you’re not going to treat, then it’s just name-calling. Generally speaking, I refuse the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder but I will accept it if … Continue reading
Posted in depression, doctor, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, mental health, mental illness, patient, physician, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, psychiatry, Upstate Medical Center
Tagged Bipolar disorder, borderline personality, borderline personality disorder, DBT, Diagnosis, dialectic behavior therapy, Dialectical behavior therapy, Dr. Paul M. Cohen, drugs, endocrinology, hypersensitive, immunology, invalidation, Medicaid, narcissism, neurology, PNIE, Psychiatry, psychologist, psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology, psychotherapy, schizophrenia, sensitivity, therapist, therapy, treatment, validation
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St. Joseph’s: Tidying Up
About Mickey. There are four Marys on the unit, so one goes by “Mickey”; she is a tall black woman who wears big hoop earrings. One night over supper we begin to talk. She asks where I’m from, and I … Continue reading
Posted in CPEP, Inpatient psychiatry, mental illness, NYS Office of Mental Health, St. Joseph's Hospital
Tagged Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, CPEP, depression, doctor, endocrinology, family, hospital, inpatient psychiatry, medication, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, NYS Office of Mental Health, Onondaga County New York, Patient, physician, psychiatric diagnosis, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric patient, psychiatrist, Psychiatry, satisfaction survey, St. Joseph's Hospital, Unit 3-6
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St. Joseph’s: The Perverse Pathology of Mary Corbliss (Part IV)
Everything had to go through Mary, and Mary was not available to meet my every need. She made sure to tell me clearly, impatiently, “Anne, you’re not my only patient. You know that.” I went to the nursing … Continue reading
Posted in Inpatient psychiatry, mental illness, NYS Office of Mental Health, St. Joseph's Hospital
Tagged cortisol, CPAP, depression, doctor, endocrinology, epinephrine, FSH, hospital, inpatient psychiatry, lightbox, Mary Corbliss, medical evaluation, Medicine, menopause, mental health counselor, nurse, nursing staff, pathology, Patient, physical disability, physician, psych nurse, psychiatric patient, psychopathology, seasonal affective disorder, sleep apnea, St. Joseph's Hospital, Unit 3-6, wheelchair
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