Opioids and Mental Health Diagnoses
This goes back to a problem in assessing pain. There's no physical test for what is essentially a subjective experience. The post Opioids and Mental Health Diagnoses first appeared on Recovery SI.
View ArticleMental Health and Gun Violence
I'm all in favor of wider access to good mental health care, and since drug and alcohol problems are included, I thought this might be an opportunity to point out some serious flaws in this approach....
View ArticleExcited Delirium? Ketamine on the Street
Excited delirium is a term widely recognized in emergency medicine yet somehow lacks a single accepted definition. The post Excited Delirium? Ketamine on the Street first appeared on Recovery SI.
View ArticlePsychedelics in Psychotherapy
If you'd paid thousands of dollars in order to travel to a foreign country for a last-ditch, Hail Mary-type grab at lasting relief, wouldn't you really want it to work? The post Psychedelics in...
View ArticleThe Sociopath and Self-Disclosure
Sociopathic people can be quite perceptive about others' desires and motivations-- it's a key to manipulating them The post The Sociopath and Self-Disclosure first appeared on Recovery SI.
View ArticleHow Conspiracy Theories Work
Arguing with believers about the merits of a pet conspiracy theory is ordinarily a waste of time. It's too easy to ignore or discount any evidence that contradicts their beliefs. The post How...
View ArticleThose Sneaky Conspiracy Theories
It's not one or the other, it's about the synergy between them-- toxic ideas, with a platform that allows them to spread. The post Those Sneaky Conspiracy Theories first appeared on Recovery SI.
View ArticleThe BPD Question
I remember when this was a debate within psychiatric circles around alcoholism, back when that disease was seen as a symptom of emotional problems. The post The BPD Question first appeared on Recovery SI.
View ArticleTHC, Mental Illness, & Addiction
Use of higher potency cannabis products does appear to raise the user’s risk of both Cannabis Use Disorders (CUD) and psychosis. The association was less clear for depression and anxiety. The post THC,...
View ArticleJailing the Mentally Ill
Prisons, ironically, are burdened by responsibilities that once belonged to enormous, state-run psychiatric hospitals. Many of those were shut down half a century ago... The post Jailing the Mentally...
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