Reflections on Psychiatry, Therapy, and Mental Health

Lady Macbeth wanting to purge a stain Benzodiazepines are a class of medicines that are as widely used as they are frequently criticized. As a class they have become stained largely as a result of the decades-long opiate crisis and the association of benzodiazepines with addiction. Let's try and understand the stigma around benzodiazepines—and why it persists For the purpose of discussion, I regard a stain as a blemish, something that is not essential to the inherent proper

yes we fought, but we very much respect our relationship. Here the loser raises the hand of the winner. We mental health clinicians know that we should be cautious in giving advice, we respect our patients for their differences as well as their autonomy. Nevertheless, there's plenty of room for advice when it is offered in a thoughtful way. I suggest that the best advice we give patients are concepts, not decisions. Conceptual advice serves as a container within which a pe

from diagnosis to poetry I almost never hear the word neurotic these days in the conversations and writings of mental health professionals. Quite a paradox in that neurosis is all about me observed both in myself and in my friends, not to mention patients. Neurosis is nothing more than being at odds with oneself. The spectrum of neurosis is a continuum from harmless and amusing to disabling. I'm not sure why the concept of neurosis has been neglected, but I'd guess it ha