Tag: psychiatry
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The chemical imbalance theory was always a marketing line
The serotonin theory of depression was popularized to sell SSRIs, not because the evidence supported it. The drugs can still help — but the story was never science.
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The overlap between different diagnoses is confusing
ADHD, anxiety, depression, and trauma share so many symptoms that even clinicians struggle. Here’s why the overlap exists and what it means for treatment.
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Borderline is over-diagnosed in women and under-diagnosed in men
Borderline personality disorder shows up in roughly equal rates by sex in community samples, but clinical diagnosis is heavily skewed. Here’s why.
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ADHD diagnosis rates are out of control — and partly justified
ADHD diagnoses have surged, and the panic is loud. But the surge reflects real catch-up for women, adults, and patients missed by an outdated screening playbook.
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The DSM is a marketing document dressed up as medicine
The DSM presents itself as a scientific manual, but its categories shift with culture, lobbying, and pharma incentives. A skeptical look at psychiatry’s core text.
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Removing the bereavement exclusion from the DSM was a mistake
When DSM-5 dropped the bereavement exclusion, normal grief became a billable disorder. Here’s why clinicians and ethicists are still arguing about it.
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Why Mental Health Diagnoses Can Be Too Broad
DSM categories sweep together patients with very different underlying conditions. Here’s why broad mental health diagnoses can blur clinical decision-making.
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We’ve medicalized normal grief
Grief is painful but not pathological. Turning ordinary mourning into a billable disorder helps the system more than the bereaved — and changes how we recover.