Tag Archives: diagnosis

all that stuff about symptoms and diagnoses…

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

All that stuff about symptoms and diagnoses it is interesting but it’s not that useful. All I need to know is my buddy [Jo] is having a hard time… and there are dozens, maybe hundreds of things I can do … Continue reading →

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how psychiatric diagnosis becomes “proof” of the “chemical imbalance” that causes psychiatric diagnosis

Posted on August 29, 2017 by

Psychiatric diagnosis is proof of the chemical imbalance that causes psychiatric diagnosis. Continue reading →

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Depression screening tests for children unreliable – d’oh!

Posted on August 8, 2016 by

Many people believe that the great myriad of mental disorders we can choose from must be diagnosed by some sciencey-seeming test – involving fabulous technology that peers right into the inner workings of our brain to find faulty circuits – … Continue reading →

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“schizophrenia” – an idea, not a thing

Posted on September 8, 2015 by

“Schizophrenia is a number of symptoms that have been put together to say that ‘this is an illness’.
And that’s an idea, not a thing.”
Dr Kwame McKenzie Continue reading →

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DSM5 – mad, bad, or just plain daft ?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Only days to go in the countdown to the publication of the worlds most expensive doorstop DSM5. If you really do need a doorstop try your  local dollar store – mine has two for $1.29 and they work perfectly well. … Continue reading →

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how mad are you?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

BBC Horizon’s version of the 21st century’s most popular parlour game …Guess My Diagnosis! Staged like a “reality” TV show, ten volunteers are whisked away to Hever castle in south of England, to participate in a series of “tests” supervised … Continue reading →

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a pschyiatrist’s double bind

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

A nice insight from Gilli Adler Nevo a psychiatrist who’s experienced it from both sides into living with the challenges and limitations of working as a psychiatrist – and how the system we have created defaults  automatically to  diagnosis/ medication. … Continue reading →

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Disturbed minds or manuals?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

From TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin Part of series: Mental Health Matters This is an excellent panel conversation with: Dr Allen J Frances, Dr Donna Stewart , Dr Kwame McKenzie, and Historian Edward Shorter. the pool of normal has … Continue reading →

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