#DIAGNOSIS

Dysnomia System♿🏴

shnupz

Just a reminder that plurality is extremely common but plural people are too stigmatised to be open about it and are commonly misdiagnosed or never get a diagnosis. In many

Lucy Johnstone

ClinpsychLucy

We get off to a bad start on #horizon with the ‘one in four is mentally ill’ figure and the stated aim of finding the correct diagnosis. It’s getting

fungifemme - hydra system

fungi_femme

in case we haven't said it recently: the DSM is a dumpster fire.it is a book with words that sometimes helps people find words to describe their experiences.those same words

David Mordecai 🌈

liminal67

#ADHD - a thread.The floor of my home office this morning. Learning to use coloured paper was a huge #ADD #lifehack which significantly reduced the overwhelm caused by paper.While living

The COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance

rheum_covid

THREAD: Update on the @rheum_covid / https://rheum-covid.org provider registries:We now have 110 patients in our registries (EULAR + Global). Approximately 70% are female, and 18% are over the age of

Melissa

PositivelyLissa

PSA: Not every asshole who does asshole things is mentally ill. Some people are just assholes, and trying to pathologize their asshole behavior both legitimizes them, and stigmatizes people with

TPA

thepocusatlas

RUSH Theme Cont: One of the frequently neglected components of the exam is the DVT evaluation. While we can learn a lot from a dilated RV, finding a DVT can

Dr Naomi Lawson Jacobs

naomi_jacobs

(1/2) Zara's been reflecting on yet another over-diagnosis moral panic (apparently the evil internet helps people learn about ADHD, *gasp*). As always, written from a non-disabled/NT standpoint - ignoring medical

dave karpf

davekarpf

Okay, so everyone is dunking on this take. And I’m gonna dunk on it too. But from a sliiiiiightly different angle. I think the Biden/Harris non-answer is basically fine. It’s

Jonathan Shedler

JonathanShedler

1/ Key sentence: "Clinicians would know which interventions had evidence-based efficacy for treating specific conditions."The basic assumption underlying these recommendations in @TheLancetPsych is false. A DSM diagnosis does not

Overwhelmed MS4 🏳️‍⚧️

ndmedstudent

Today, for the first time since my #autism diagnosis, I went out to get groceries. I normally go to 2 stores (similar atmospheres, different prices). So I did an experiment

Coco

CALCocoReads

I am such a high functioning mentally ill person some days, I can't even deal with it. It's hard to get support sometimes because 95% of people see me totally

Lexicona

lexiconatv

cw: "the surgery"I don't make posts, let alone threads, about being trans too often. It's something i like to keep under wraps for my own comfort, but as someone who's

Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️

Imani_Barbarin

Ok, let’s do this thing: Let’s talk about “nice” ableism because it’s currently dominating the news cycle with #TrumpHasCovid. So one of the things Nondisabled people believe is because they

YFS Access Centre

YFSAccessCentre

Mad/Mentally Ill Peer Support Chat has changed days! Join us bi-weekly on Thursdays from 5:30-7:00 on Zoom! We respect self-diagnosis.Join us today, October 29 from 5:30 to 7:00 via Zoom!

Leah McElrath 🏳️‍🌈

leahmcelrath

In light of Elon Musk’s revelation, it’s important for people to know that the terms “Asperger Syndrome” and “Asperger’s” are no longer commonly used.There are three interrelated reasons for this