A psychiatrist uses the DSM to evaluate and diagnose suspected mental illnesses based on different characteristics of the symptoms experienced. Here I will go into what these characteristics are and, vaguely, how they will be used to diagnose, as well as possible treatments.
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Episode 28 – Dialectic Defined
The word “dialectic” has a specific meaning in dialectic behavioral therapy, and the depiction of average emotions and those with emotional dysregulation due to BPD gives an idea of what occurs in the emotions of those afflicted with BPD.
Episode 27 – Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome
Antidepressant withdrawal is its own medical phenomenon with a set of common symptoms, doesn’t happen in everyone who stops antidepressants, occurs more often with certain medications, and can be potentially prevented by avoiding self-medicating.
Episode 26 – BPD vs. Bipolar
These are the differences between borderline personality disorder mood swings and bipolar mood swings, including duration, mood characteristics, and other symptoms.
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Personal Update
I’ve recently been put on lithium carbonate and had my duloxetine reduced due to mood cycling. This is how I’m doing currently…
Episode 25 – The Grieving Process
This is my favorite grief model, and a brief breakdown of the process as well as where I am currently at in it.
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