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Ayesha I have a nursing degree, a psychology degree and a science degree (in stuff related mostly related to mental health). The psychology and science were a dual degree done at the same time -basically so I could do extra subjects in related fields. I went into nursing despite having the...

Plus... I have revealed personal information about my family in posts and in my line of work, it's not something that is always safe to have all consumers know that kind of information. It's rare, but every so often stalking cases happen. Half of my coworkers will even hide their surnames on...

For privacy reasons all I can say is I work for public mental health. I work across multiple facilities include inpatient units, crisis assessment team, in hospital assessment unit, older persons inpatient units, a boarding facility for people with schizophrenia, community mental health and...

It won't let me put the link in. But the study I was trying to link is: Borderline personality disorder and psychosis: a review. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2010 Jun 12(3) 186-95. I've read a lot of Temple Grandin's work and never once come across where she has changed her mind about whether or...

No I actually agree with what Havard have said about "remission" but the "remission" they refer to is not a full cessation of symptoms. No longer meeting the diagnostic criteria is not the same as being free of mental illness. There is such a thing as sub-clinical levels of mental illness...

Sorry not meaning to be difficult Anthony but I was asking why you believe they are the same diagnosis. I've spent days now looking up DESNOS and I can't see much overlap in symptomology with CPTSD at all. I've only read some of Herman's Trauma and Recovery (eagerly awaiting the full book's...

Justmehere ... sorry I used the description "types" instead of just saying types (no " ") to infer that it's still all PTSD just that generally different traumas generally have clusters of symptoms that go with that trauma type. It can help in the treatment of PTSD to recognise the impact of...

Yep it's just lumped in as autistic spectrum disorder now. That's one of the ways in which the DSM-5 is somewhat lacking - not sufficiently differentiating high functioning autism (formerly known as aspergers) from low functioning autism (formerly known as "autism" or classic autism). Most...

Justmehere I think we have a different view of what "remission" means. Speak to anyone with BPD who is considered to be in remission and they will explain that their symptoms never fully go away. Yes it's very accurate to say " As individuals with BPD age, their symptoms and/or the severity...

Solara do you honestly believe it's not possible to ever change anyone with aspergers' minds ever? Of course you can get an aspie to change their mind if you can show them with logic as to why they should change their mind. As for someone with BPD not being as high functioning as me, you've...

@junglegirl even if you can't see the lack of understanding of your aspie friend is offensive, your sweeping generalisations about aspies IS incredibly offensive. It's a shame you find calling you out on your offensive comments as a "personal attack". The rest of the world calls it standing...

Don't get me wrong... there are some evil aspies out there. But no more so than the general population. Having aspergers doesn't effect character. It just mainly effects social functioning and learning styles.