Not exactly a psychiatric nurse but elyn saks has schizophrenia and she did something similar (link below with her book) I highly recommend reading her book because part of her inspiration for writing it was for people who have a diagnosis of schizoprenia. She is absolutely brilliant and highlights some of her difficulties.
https://www.amazon.com/Center-Cannot-Hold-Journey-Through/dp/1401309445
If you want to buy them something they'll use on a regular basis, try a nice pen. Psych tends to be a specialty where handwritten notes are still the norm and having a nice pen to write them with is an enjoyable experience.
Here's my recommendations:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Platinum-No-3776-Century-Slip-Fountain/dp/B005KE5ZWO.
https://www.amazon.com/TWSBI-ECO-Fountain-Pen-White/dp/B011M8HXQ2
The concepts you are referring to are different ideas altogether. Otto Kernberg is the most recent thinker on this topic and uses the spectrum of "organized at the neurotic level", "organized at the borderline level" and "organized at the psychotic level". This terminology used in this way is pretty much the domain of psychoanalysis. For instance, one can be narcissistically organized at the neurotic level or narcissistically organized at the Borderline level or the psychotic level. In this area the word "Borderline" doe NOT refer to a kind of PD, but to a level of disturbance.
See Kernberg's latest book for a decent discussion delineating these two things. https://www.amazon.com/Transference-Focused-Psychotherapy-Borderline-Personality-Disorder/dp/1585624373/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/147-9471803-1796616?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1585624373&pd_rd_r=5e569734-8439-4bba-8978-7efe3a67f717&pd_rd_w=VAOHU&...
A delusion of perception is where a normally perceived object (whistle) is given delusional meaning (I knew there was a plot to attack me). There are two stages: 1. a normal perception and 2. attribution of delusional meaning.
The attribution is abnormal and the meaning is hard to understand. The meaning is often self-referential. For patients the time span between 1 and 2 can be minutes to years.
Ref: Sims
If you are in the UK/Europe I would highly recommend the British Association of Psychopharmacology masterclasses or postgraduate courses. Here is a link to a list of psychopharmacology journals sorted by popularity. Go to the library and regularly get into the habit of reading at least the review articles.
Although again it is UK focussed, The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines is an excellent resource for practical features of various drugs, especially for things that might be outside guidelines or off the wall. Stahl's Prescribers Guide is similar and his two volume case studies textbooks are fantastic for practical "real world" tips.
For neuroscience of psychiatric diseases, I found this book really helpful when I was in training.
The Spiegel and KennyPsychiatry Board Test Prep book is a great resource if you like to study using a question book. I used this book and reviewed all the questions I missed on my first pass through. Lastly, I got through 25% of the Rosh Review question bank. These are the only two resources I used and I felt fine after I took it and I passed comfortably.
If you plan to work inpatient in state psych hospitals then the clozapine handbook is a must. It is part of the Stahl series:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1108447465/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_5KYKHC4QYXRBCNZSXD5C
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Older book, but the games don't change much
Not OP but I really like The Psychiatric Interview by Carlat. It's a quick read. Chapter 21 is about the MSE. It's on amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Psychiatric-Interview-Daniel-Carlat/dp/1496327713.
I have not read all the papers linked there, but I did read a huffpost article that Breggin wrote about a new study confirming ECT causes brain damage and I read the subsequent papers he linked in that article in support of that claim. In short, I think he either didn't carefully read the papers he linked, didn't understand them, or is blatantly dishonest. The paper he says proves ECT causes brain damage does say that post-ECT there is reduced connectivity in a certain area of the brain. It also says that very similar reduced connectivity is also seen after successful cognitive behavioral therapy along with other forms of successful depression treatment. Calling that reduced connectivity "damage" is both divisive and dishonestly reductionist. Does he suggest that CBT causes brain damage? In the article he linked a paper supporting his claim that "most ECT patients will never recover from the damage in the form of persistent severe mental deficits", but at 6 month follow up patients' performance on almost all cognitive tests were improved when compared with their pre-ECT scores.
From what I’ve heard, this is the gold standard for MI. I don’t have it but I’ve received some resources from it and it’s been very helpful.
Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change, 3rd Edition (Applications of Motivational Interviewing) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1609182278/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_DQ9SBTKKYQAN07E051NN?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I noticed a lot of people on here are recommending literature. That's always great for making psychiatry make sense out of real life. I'll just add some input that you might benefit from if you're looking more into the science.
Obviously, anything pertaining to abnormal psychology is a good read for an undergrad. Also, as a word of general advice, if you're looking towards med school you should max out your credits in biopsychology/neuropsychology electives. Not only will that stuff be of use to you in your psychology studies, but it'll lay a really useful groundwork when you get to neuroscience as a first-year med student. That stuff also comes up over and over in clinical practice. Especially the tracts and neurotransmitter mechanisms.
If you want an idea of what you're getting yourself into, you can read some of the texts that med students use on their psychiatry rotation. This one is a good (highly abbreviated) synopsis of the basics of clinical psychiatry. It's one of the most popular books for med students in their psychiatry rotation.
Depending on what your interests are in psychiatry, you can find some more in-depth ones. I read this one on personality disorders a few years ago. It works off real patient vignettes/scenarios. I find personality disorders fascinating, so it was a quick read. Personality disorders are a good bridge between psychology and psychiatry, so you might find it relevant in the short-term too.
Have fun.
Linehan is probably the best to go when looking for psychological understanding of “borderline” from a psychological perspective (outside of DSM). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder https://www.amazon.com/dp/0898621836/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Y6ekFbC9GYBKG
Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry
To know where you are going you gotta start from the beginning.
Neuro Tribes (autism and aspergers), The Psychopath Test (various disorders including psychosis and formulations of psychopathy, the birth of the DSM, critiques and defenses of Psychiatry), The Brain that Changes Itself (neuroplasticity and recovery, not a fan of the sequel though), The Emperor of All Maladies (cancer), When Breath Becomes Air (neurosurgery / life), and Being Mortal (geriatrics / life) have been recent reads that I'd highly recommend.
This may be off but made me think of how emotions are made Maybe because it’s a totally different approach to looking at behaviors. I’m excited to start the one you recommend though!
This is probably a functional neurological disorder aka conversion aka psychosomatic aka hysteria (archaic). Throwing a ton of tests at her is not going to be useful.
Read this book if you want to learn further. The final story in the book is actually about a girl with POTS.
If you're looking for examples of atypical development, check out Pediatric Neuropsychiatry: Case Based Approach.
If you ever wanted a comparison to the DSM, go look at Goodwin and Guze's Psychiatric Diagnosis;
You can buy a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Goodwin-Guzes-Psychiatric-Diagnosis-7th/dp/0190215461
I still use the DSM-V/TR, and will defend many of the diagnosis in that book... Nevertheless, it's nice to see a different valid perspective on what counts as a valid diagnosis.
Hi there,
I'm a psychologist so I don't know what psychiatrists get, when, in terms of psychotherapy training but this book is an excellent chapter-by-chapter resource for evidence based therapy approaches. It is a book, but you can browse particular chapters that may be of interest. https://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Handbook-Psychological-Disorders-Sixth-ebook/dp/B096NFDHQF/ref=tmm\_kin\_swatch\_0?\_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
First is the book, I have the audiobook and listen to it in the car maybe once a month or so, maybe once every other month, and usually pick up an idea here or there.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8018421/
The latest understanding of psychosis. Recommend this source!
Could you use something like this? I used this when I was working as a receptionist in the halycon days before med school, and I'd do like 40 miles a day on that bad boi
Cutting by Steven Levenkron: https://www.amazon.com/Cutting-Understanding-Self-Mutilation-Steven-Levenkron-ebook/dp/B00GTGID3A
Rid of My Disgrace: https://www.amazon.com/Rid-My-Disgrace-Healing-Victims/dp/1433515989
Rid of My Disgrace focuses on sexual assault and abuse. Very well written. And even breaks down the nuances of sexual assault.
Check out “the Buddha and the borderline.” Not a clinical study/journal article but a great firsthand glimpse at the experience of having BPD, and eventually how she got better.
I have not personally read it, but having gone through a lot of Ghaemi's stuff and reading reviews, his textbook seems quite good https://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Psychopharmacology-Principles-Nassir-Ghaemi/dp/0199995486
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As someone with Aspergers, it has nothing to do with that. The real reason is twofold very little research on it actually. The second is the age risk factors for autism if they can function on their own is normally in childhood and development years like high school. The risk factors outside of a few things shrink after this making it less of a concern. This is one of the few texts on Aspergers and the adult population: https://www.amazon.ca/Asperger-Syndrome-Adulthood-Thorough-Overview/dp/0393705501/ref=asc_df_0393705501/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=296000230213&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3250787973150628819&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000942&hvtargid=pla-562400873258&psc=1.
Since we’re sharing resources, Gabbard’s book on BPD is the most interesting books on the topic I’ve ever read, and his analyses of projection and containment can be used well beyond BPD.
Deviant Children Grown Up
Deviant Children Grown Up: A Sociological and Psychiatric Study of Sociopathic Personality https://www.amazon.com/dp/0683072870/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_FQMKV68CXVFRM0CSCSY6
https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-ECT-Electroconvulsive-Therapy-Practitioners/dp/110840328X
This is an excellent book about basic theory and practice of ECT. It has enough physiology to even be useful for anesthesia too. I’m not condoning it per se, but PDFs of the text can be found online as well. The author himself tends to lean heavily towards unilateral, which is different from my background (almost always bilateral), but I think he gives fair descriptions for both.
The ISEN is a good place to start. There are book recommendations as well as videos to watch.
My favourite book is this one: The Electroconvulsive Therapy Workbook: Clinical Applications . It is Australian but the content is not Aus specific. It is comprehensive and suitable for both medical and nursing staff. It includes both the MECTA and Thymatron devices ( I'm assuming by 4-knob you are referring to a MECTA device).
I believe one point is of great importance here:
The second study you are refering to was funded by the nordic cochrane centre. They were excluded by the international cochrane collaboration due to ”differences” with the head of the nordic centre Peter Goetzche.
Peter is the author of this book
https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Psychiatry-Organised-Denial-Gotzsche-ebook/dp/B014SO7GHS, among others.
Anectdotal incoming: i’ve seen this man in a debate (ssri vs not ssri), aaaaaaaand he’s nuts. Conpletely. Severe narcisstic personality disorder. He claimed that ssri was so addictive that it has become ”a huge problem” at our nations capitols where kids are out on the streets trying to score ssri’s on the black market (SIC!). The fact that there were 50 or so senior consultans in addiction psychiatry present, all claiming that they’ve collectively never seen one single case of this, didnt perturb him the slightest. He just went rambling on with personal anectdotal evidence, including his daughters struggles with anxiety (bless her hart) were SSRI didnt improve her condition, but therapy did. Ergo all SSRI = bad.
The man is nuts. Dont trust anything coming out of the nordic cochrane center. Nothing.
Yes, the Religious Right hates Freud. But so do the Feminists and LGBTs.
"Freud spewed out a nonstop feed of random guesses, without any basis."
Um, he was a neurologist and dissected hundreds of eels, lampreys, crayfish, and human brains studying the neural structures.
He was also a psychologist with an active practice who meticulously documented his patients and their conditions and published highly detailed case studies for all in the profession to read and comment on.
He was also an ardent researcher. The first 10 or so chapters of his Interpretation of Dreams is analysis & synthesis of all prior research.
Yes, he spewed out a lot of theories. He retracted some of them, revised some of them, and kept trying to perfect his theories his whole life.
The truth is much the opposite of your crap. Freud was one of the most responsible, transparent, and hard-working researchers in the history of Psychology. He researched everything. He documented everything.
"Things like having once seen his niece say something would lead to a huge assertion, without ever seeing if it was true in any other subject."
Um, no. Clearly you have not read much Freud. This is like a pernicious half-truth. Freud's writings are an integrated body of work. To the extent Freud drew speculations in his case studies - 1. he was completely honest/transparent that they were speculative, and 2. there is a Freudian theory behind the speculation that is described/developed in other works.
Maybe it seems haphazard to you, but it's not. Check out Freud's "The Psychopathology of Everyday Life". You will see that his speculations in his case studies are not "random", at all.
https://librivox.org/psychopathology-of-everyday-life-by-sigmund-freud/
Please educate yourself: https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=62C275E8A696C7EB052071E67CD723FD You are dogmatic yourself if you are a proponent of other recovery communities only because of your personal distaste for spirituality. And you seem to have no idea what AA does if you claim that above linked community does so much more. Does it offer online zoom meetings 24/7? Free sponsorship by people who a recovering addict can contact 24/7, change at any time by his liking? Covering all aspects of addiction and lieben methods of getting a new life in recovery. The body of knowledge of AA is huge. Just think about that the effectivity of meditation for addiction treatment was known to the fellowship already in 1939. Dogmatic or not, effectivity should be the main criteria. Look at the numbers. Whether you like it or not, people with a spiritual program live a longer and happier life then people without.
I have two lists linked in the body of this post, and others shared in the comments https://www.reddit.com/r/Psychiatry/comments/iixx6n/resource_directories_differential_dx/
Here is another list I made, it is too much work to reformat for reddit but somebody else is welcome to :p
https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/view/bicncg7r-1yjanoqutygLbWgKIPXIc6J3yNlRGXMBYg/ this site is like pastebin but let me use richtext to paste my already-typed numbered list with line breaks. I will re-upload to google docs and eventually my website when I feel it's fully "ready for the public".
It’s a story of massive fraud within the generic drug industry, especially focusing on international manufacturing. Pretty shocking, and reads like a thriller of sorts. Link here
Landmark Cases in Forensic Psychiatry was the bible during my resident rotation. It gives great summaries of landmark and precedent establishing cases in forensics. In particular be familiar with your state specific laws regarding holds/commitment/compelled medications.
I like this book which was recommended by our radiology residents at my hospital for psychiatry. Neuroradiology: The Requisites (Requisites in Radiology) 4th Edition https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1455775681/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_7?smid=AAENXZCTIU7UD&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143127748/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_XQVT98JEVTX21N4JFP6Z
This book is loaded with therapeutic modalities and really insightful if you're interested in this subject long term
And also check out Transference Focused Psychotherapy, which is supported by RCT, and has recently been extended into a system of therapy that spans a wide range of pathology:
https://www.amazon.com/Psychodynamic-Therapy-Personality-Pathology-Interpersonal/dp/1585624594
I got mine on Amazon, they have one now for $36 used
Look, this one got updated with DSM-5 information, this might be worth having too
I just bought the Depression and Bipolar Workbook. There are some great exercises in there, along with info about mood disorders. Take a look at the example pages on Amazon - there are things like a sleep log and diet guidance shown.
The book is such that you can use just a page or two at a time (labelled "Client Worksheets") and I am already finding it a great resource, esp as it's the time of year in the PNW when we start to hunker down for the rainy season.
First priority:
Any Youtube videos by Russell Barkley. Books by him too.
Then:
'Driven to Distraction' by Ed Halliwell.
For Hands-on advice on interventions:
This book is a clinician's guide to treating children but is also good for adults:
https://www.amazon.com/Attention-Deficit-Disorders-Intervention-Manual/dp/1878372068
I'm not sure if you're aware of the debate in the psychiatric community around that "rule" and our current situation with Trump. Many highly educated, thoughtful, professional, and dedicated psychiatrists consider it a public duty to warn about Trump's rather obviously extremely disordered personality. I say this as a member of that community.
ETA: https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Case-Donald-Trump-Psychiatrists/dp/1250212863/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
Sorry about the delay, i would recommend either one of these assuming you have some basic knowledge. have fun!
https://www.amazon.com/Personality-Disorders-Modern-Theodore-Millon/dp/0471237345 https://www.amazon.com/Severe-Personality-Disorders-Psychotherapeutic-Strategies/dp/0300053495
So I think you are looking more for a psychological framework of mind, cognition, and behavior. However, I will add a good starting point for the philosophy of mind. Philosophy of Mind: a guide and anthology, is the text that was used in my Philosophy of Mind class in undergrad. It is a selection of writings from some of the greatest minds in philosophy. You can think of the philosophy of mind as kind of a meta-science, examining the basic foundations of our theories.
^^^ re: Gang stalking
Your quote: "I'm being gang stalked by drug dealers-"
Stalking behavior by organized crime is a real possibility, it's not something that can be compared to someone saying their internal organs have been replaced by yarn.
People labeled with mental illness are at an increased vulnerability to crime simply because their likelihood of being believed is decreased by nature of their diagnosis.
It's entirely possible for someone to have schizophrenia and also have a stalker. These things are not mutually exclusive.
Knowing that no one will believe you if you are a crime survivor is reason enough for the average person to feel paranoid. It's worse if someone has other problems.
This is why among ex patients the mental health process is affectionately referred to as a "discrediting campaign".
Every individual is different and the diagnostic criteria takes this in account so two individuals with BPD might only share one symptom. In regards to reading about auditory hallucinations I'd start at the wikipedia page and if you're really interested I'd recommend this book but be warned it is not ment for laymen. In regards to the specifics of auditory hallucinations for individuals with BPD you'll have to look for research articles as the field is still in its infancy and fairly complex but I'd start with this article
As an MS4 on the interview trail for psychiatry, I wanted to read some opposition work. I came across some work by Thomas Szasz (this book in particular).
Anyway, I did a little background research on him and found out he founded CCHR International. Where had I heard of that group before? Reddit!
"Shrink Rap: Three Psychiatrists Explain Their Work". Written for a general lay reader, but not over-simplified, imho. http://www.amazon.com/Shrink-Rap-Three-Psychiatrists-Explain/dp/142140012X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1439765729&sr=1-1&keywords=shrink+rap+book
I'm reading a book now called Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry, written by a former APA president I think, and he has a pretty good segment near the beginning going into this; basically a combination of some admitedly sketchy history on our part, ignorance on the public's part, plus the overall difficulty in treating conditions that are frequently subjective.
That, and everyone is jelly
http://www.amazon.com/Shrinks-The-Untold-Story-Psychiatry/dp/0316278866