«Borderline Personality Disorder» and Survivor Injustice

Author’s Note: Content warnings for trauma, abuse, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, victim-blaming, sanism and involuntary psychiatric incarceration. I grew up in an abusive family. It took me decades to realise this, and to be able to name the child sexual abuse I endured. It also took decades for the memories of it to fully … Leer más

Analysis of SSRIs and gut microbiota in major depressive disorder

VIGNETTE CASE Mr. Richards is a 55-year-old white male with a 20-year history of recurrent and severe major depressive disorder (MDD) with psychotic features. During his outpatient visits, his mood is chronically depressed and he has a chronic delusion that he is suffering from gastrointestinal candidiasis. He takes a probiotic formulation that he orders online … Leer más

What’s Wrong With «The Crowded Room» About Dissociative Identity Disorder

Tom Holland shocked his fans last month when he announced he was taking a year break from acting to take care of his mental health after playing Danny Sullivan on Apple TV The crowded room. At first, it was hard to understand why the show, which follows a young man accused of attempted murder as … Leer más