Dissociative Disorder

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I always considered myself a naive person in many ways.

From my overprotective family, who had serious worries about my crossing the street without someone holding my hand even when pushing forty, I moved, through several exotic domiciles, into a marriage where my husband would never dream of permitting me to cross a street without holding my hand. Read more on You Think YOU Got Stress?…

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Sexual harassment has been making the news lately.  Dozens of powerful men in Hollywood (especially) and business and government are being accused of misconduct by vulnerable young women (and men in some cases).

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can result from any trauma. Car accidents, animal attacks, a bad fall — not just sexual assault or war.

A high-school student doing a report for school recently wrote to me asking about PTSD.  I thought my answers might be of interest to others, so I’m sharing them with you. Read more on Student Questions About PTSD…

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Many illnesses have support groups and even official organizations that help sufferers and families understand and cope with that illness.  You know, like The Arthritis Foundation and the Diabetic Association. Read more on “Accomodating” or “Taking Advantage Of?”…

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I was in my psychiatric training.  My supervisor and clinic director had booked me to see a patient.  I was often booked for some very difficult patients, because I am good at this sort of thing.  But he warned me about this particular patient.

“She is not a patient we want to follow in this clinic.  Just see if she needs medicines, and give her a little bit.  The psychologist will do the work.”

I thought he had to be kidding, as I prided myself on being an all-around psychiatrist, and I wanted to take care of everything psychiatric.  Especially while in training, under the malpractice coverage of the University, with their supervision.

Split Personality“They say she has multiple personality disorder.  We don’t believe in that diagnosis.  We leave it, as much as we can, to the psychologists that do.  This patient is a mess.  Lots of commitments, lots of suicide attempts, lots of restraining orders.  Let the psychologist do it.  Stabilize her quickly on medication, and get her out of here, with monthly checkups, then bimonthly.
Read more on Multiple-Personalities — Rare, but they happen…

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