Tag Archives: mental health professionals

Some people find psychiatry helpful… and that’s OK

I grew up very close to a Victorian asylum. It began to close in the late 1980s, when I was in my teens, but even as a child I was aware that some of the people I saw wandering the … Continue reading

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How not to annoy your patient

Today I saw a rather old Independent article on Twitter. I’m surprised I haven’t come across it before – it’s been out there since 2010 – but now that I’ve seen it, I can’t unsee it. Entitled How not to … Continue reading

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Listen with your eyes

I’ve been around Twitter for while. I joined up in a personal capacity almost seven years ago, although I probably didn’t really get going for a couple of years. I became “@BipolarBlogger” somewhat later, when this blog got going in … Continue reading

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