tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post299435221613533993..comments2024-03-27T10:50:53.692-05:00Comments on Real Psychiatry: Racing Thoughts?George Dawson, MD, DFAPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474899831557543486noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post-12998838118651123792017-01-16T16:08:00.323-06:002017-01-16T16:08:00.323-06:00Sorry for the dangling participle, I mean I agree ...Sorry for the dangling participle, I mean I agree with you.James O'Brien, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14994350319492582321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post-8315325924747635722017-01-16T16:07:40.823-06:002017-01-16T16:07:40.823-06:00I had to laugh at your feedback on that article wh...I had to laugh at your feedback on that article which I agree with. Why am I not surprised that it's the Psychiatric Times?James O'Brien, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14994350319492582321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post-54721657027342881992017-01-15T14:14:25.228-06:002017-01-15T14:14:25.228-06:00Thanks for reminding me about checklists. The Moo...Thanks for reminding me about checklists. The Mood Disorder Questionnaire comes into play here and it has a question about racing thoughts: http://www.sadag.org/images/pdf/mdq.pdf<br /><br />I have heard that some psychiatrists actually suggest in testimony that this checklist now represents the "standard of care" and that you are negligent if you don't use them. So much for anyone who knows about phenomenology and real clinical practice. George Dawson, MD, DFAPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474899831557543486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post-40948474325240625022017-01-15T13:59:07.019-06:002017-01-15T13:59:07.019-06:00Thanks for an excellent discussion which clearly s...Thanks for an excellent discussion which clearly shows why symptom checklists, which are being used more and more, are completely invalid and worthless. They presume that patients are experts on what symptoms are clinically significant, which ones like irritability are found in multiple disorders but appear differently in each one, and which are just everyday ups and downs. A number of pseudo-academic psychiatrists who shall go unnamed here are pushing an ever-expanding definition of bipolar disorder, and they unfortunately have large followings among our colleagues. Look at this article for instance: http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/bipolar-disorder/borderline-or-bipolar-can-3-questions-differentiate-themDavid M. Allen M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280912088483192599noreply@blogger.com