I feel failed by the mental health services in the UK?

Date October 14, 2011

I live in England and have been seeing psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists and the like since I was 12 and I am now 18. For many years I’ve struggled with clinical depression and anxiety and have been medicated for the past six years on various kinds of anti depressants and antipsychotics.
Recently I was diagnosed with Borderline [...]

is it important to have Neuropsychological tests as part of diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder?

Date July 29, 2011

and if they dont carry one out is it malpractice by health professionals ?
years ago i was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and my psychiatrist also accepted i have PTSD traits to.
im 31 and have endured a very hard life with abuse, victimization, mental abuse all throughout [...]

Does it sound like i have OCD or ADHD & if i do, is it important to have them diagnosed & treated ?

Date March 9, 2011

Would i know if i had ADD, or OCD ?
i know for certain i dont have bi polar.
basically im 31 now, suffered a very hard, tough life, years ago i was diagnose with borderline personality disorder and my psychiatrist accepted i have symptoms of PTSD disorder to.
in the past my symptoms have been :, mind [...]

Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment?

Date August 10, 2010

I’ve been diagnosed as being Bipolar and also having traits of Borderline Personality Disorder. I’ve been hospitalized six times over a period of six months and have nearly given up hope of recovery. I just don’t feel like I’m getting anything out of counseling, or not enough. I’m surviving, but barely.
I’ve been doing [...]

My borderline personality disorder makes me suicidal. What can I do that I haven't tried?

Date June 20, 2010

Since I was 11 I’ve been severely depressed and suicidal. I don’t know if there is anything left to try, as I’ve done everything I know of (see below) but because I’ve been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder I can’t fix the chemical part of my depression. What do I do to stay alive and [...]

How do Psychiatrists get away with MURDER ?

Date May 24, 2010

Last summer I called my mother a "blitch" because she was yelling at my girlfriend.
My mother had a mental health warrant put out for me and three days later the police broke my window open and dragged me out of my bed in the middle of the night.
They put me in a mental hospital and [...]

I'm fed up with this - what do you think?

Date April 24, 2010

I think I finally know what to do: I phoned psychotherapy today… here’s a run down of the last 9 months: July, I research into all my symptoms, and believe I have BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) and realise I need urgent treatment.. August, I go to the doctors, I tell them I think I have [...]

Psychology questions (EXPERT NEEDED!)?

Date April 19, 2010

Psychology questions, EXPERTS HELP NEEDED!?
1. Which of the following would be classified as a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
a. visual hallucinations
b. flat affect
c. delusions
d. loose associations
2. Someone who finds that he has traveled to a new town and has no memory of his old life is likely suffering from
a. dissociative identity disorder.
b. dissociative fugue.
c. dissociative amnesia.
d. [...]

Psychology questions, EXPERTS HELP NEEDED!?

Date February 23, 2010

1. Which of the following would be classified as a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
a. visual hallucinations
b. flat affect
c. delusions
d. loose associations
2. Someone who finds that he has traveled to a new town and has no memory of his old life is likely suffering from
a. dissociative identity disorder.
b. dissociative fugue.
c. dissociative amnesia.
d. multiple personality disorder.
3. Depression [...]

How to work with my doctor to get accurate diagnosis?

Date September 12, 2009

I was diagnosed as clinically depressed upon my release from a psychiatric hospital in 1999. I also got a diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder from two major car accidents in five months. After doing some research online, I feel that I fit much better in other diagnosis categories, including bipolar/manic depression, borderline [...]

am i too labelled , too old & stigmatized, & disadvantaged by my past?

Date August 26, 2009

heres my life so far:
- 31 years old , had a very hard life, many abuses, mainly psychological .
-ive lived alone in a one bedroom apartment on welfare for 6 years now
- so far , ive missed out on a normal life of employment, having friends, having a job, virtually everything.
- the [...]

am i finished ? can i ” never ” reach my goals?

Date August 21, 2009

am i too old, to disadvantaged, to reach my goals ?
ill try very hard to keep this question short, but theres just alot to explain, to say.
im 31 had a very hard life, many abuses, mainly psychological - ive lived alone in a one bedroom apartment on welfare for 6 years now - so far [...]

can i ever get out of this situation?

Date August 15, 2009

Am i too labelled , too old & stigmatized, & disadvantaged by my past?
heres my life so far:
- 31 years old , had a very hard life, many abuses, mainly psychological .
-ive lived alone in a one bedroom apartment on welfare for 6 years now
- so far , ive missed out on a normal life [...]

honest opinion, do you think there are other disorders going on for me ‘other’ than borderline personality

Date August 2, 2009

disorder?
because when i read up and research about borderline personality disorder, i dont notice or see the symptoms im having..
am i being neglected?
i was diagnosed with BPD months ago by a psychiatrist and theyve set up psychotherapy. im 30 now and have suffered like this all my life.
im really worried i have other disorders to [...]

do you think there are other disorders going on for me ‘besides’ than borderline personality?

Date July 30, 2009

disorder?
because when i read up and research about borderline personality disorder, i dont notice or see the symptoms im having..
am i being neglected?
i was diagnosed with BPD months ago by a psychiatrist and theyve set up psychotherapy. im 30 now and have suffered like this all my life.
im really worried i have other disorders to [...]