Posted by xbunny on November 29, 2005, at 6:52:07
In reply to Re: Hurdles in med treatment, posted by med_empowered on November 28, 2005, at 16:27:39
>I find that what helps some people is to break down psychiatric diagnoses/concepts--which tend to *big* and *vague*--into smaller, more concrete concepts, and then work on addressing these problems. So..instead of "treating depression," the goal could be: being able to get out of bed, not being suicidal, feeling less apathetic, not having slowed thoughts as often, etc. "Anxiety" would be fewer panic attacks, able to leave house, better ability to concentrate, etc. I think that's helpful.
I couldnt agree more, it was a turning point for me when my doctors decided to stop treating me for 'schizophrenia' and instead decided to help me leave the house, be calmer at home, able to face the world, that kind of thing. It was my therapist who bought about the change, throughout the sessions we were always setting an acheivable goal and assessing how well we were doing to reach it. The notion of psychosis and paranoia went out the window we were interested in whether I got to the shop or walked past the passerby without freaking out. When I mentioned this approach to my psychiatrist he immediately latched onto it and went with it (surprisingly), instead of drugging me to the eyeballs to eradicate a poorly defined psychosis instead we were working on something solid like operating the cooker or watching TV. Sorry Im rambling just what you said really struck a chord I reckon a lot of people could be helped more if this approach was taken.
Buns
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