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For the last 5 years the website PsychEducation.org has been accumulating new content, and old content has been revised with new information. Those changes have been listed on the What's New page.
But from now on, changes and additions will be posted here so as to be more accessible to some of the new features of the Web, including RSS feeds and Blog searching.
Thanks to consultant Marshall Kirkpatrick for the education and the initial construction of this blog. For anyone needing a quick or an in-depth tutorial on blogs, blog searching, tagging, and many other features of the evolving Web, I'd recommend him very highly. He knows his stuff, and he's a great teacher. See his blog.
JP
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But from now on, changes and additions will be posted here so as to be more accessible to some of the new features of the Web, including RSS feeds and Blog searching.
Thanks to consultant Marshall Kirkpatrick for the education and the initial construction of this blog. For anyone needing a quick or an in-depth tutorial on blogs, blog searching, tagging, and many other features of the evolving Web, I'd recommend him very highly. He knows his stuff, and he's a great teacher. See his blog.
JP
4 Comments:
Hi Dr Phelps ...
Congratulations on the publication of your book and on the blog.
As a long time (5 years?)follower of your website, I can only cheer for the wider availability of your advice.
Especially helpful has been information about Lamictal, which seems to have helped my friend to go from nearly always symptomatic and virtually helpless to nearly six months of employment and a new outlook on life. I can, however, add my suspicions to possible "switching" on a higher dose (400 mg.)
It took nearly 3 years to find a doctor who would give Lamictal a chance, but so far so good.
Thanks again for all your efforts.
Jack in Carlsbad CA
Thank you, Jack. I appreciate the interest and enthusiasm. I hope "so far so good" sticks, solid.
JP
Hi Dr. Phelps,
I have your new book, and the amount of detail is amazing. Thanks!
However, I have a problem: I can't find my location in any of the groups. Typically among my symptoms (but by no means all), I have infrequent dysphoria that might be categorized as Bipolar I, I have deep depressions and not infrequent hypomania that might be categorized as Bipolar II, my psychotic symptoms and inability to use almost all antidepressants (and lithium and some other bipolar drugs) might fit soft Bipolar. And I have separation anxiety that keeps me clinging to my wife like a parasite, which might be a symptom of borderline personality disorder. There is urgency in my request. I am 59. I was classified as a unipolar depressive (by an estimated 10 psychiatrists) until I was 56. Although my symptoms have now been somewhat subdued during the past 3 years by a cocktail of Synthroid, 4 mood stabilizers, and an anti-psychotic (for paranoia and intermittent visual hallucinations), the previous 19 years were hell on earth and I almost didn't survive. My current doctor admits this is all new to him, and he is reluctant to give me more than a general diagnosis. How do I get a more accurate diagnosis so I know what the future might hold?
Larry in Colorado
Larry
Ouch, that sounds really rough. Here are two resources in Colorado, as you'd probably want to continue to consult mood experts until you find a subset who agree on one perspective and one similar set of treatment recommendations:
Dr. Tam Kelly in Fort Collins, private practice
Dr. Steven Dubovsky in Denver, former chair of the department of psychiatry
(if you can't see him directly, which is pretty likely, try to get a list of alternatives in the department and see the bipolar specialist, probably via seeing a resident in the department first who's being supervised by some expert in mood disorders).
I don't know doc's like this in many parts of the country, and certainly don't want to become a referral network, but it happens that I know both these doc's and think highly of their skills and their understanding of mood problems. Good luck with that.
JP
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