The following questions are related to ‘Psychiatry’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: I fear that my mother may be suffering from some kind of delusional paranoia. Ever since I was a child, she would only see potential catastrophes that “lurked” around every corner. But in the past few weeks her behavior has become much worse. My mother has been traveling around the world (she lives in [...]
Q: I was wondering if could get some help to identify a strange phenomenon that’s been going on with me off and on through my adult life. I have seen various psychologists and counsellors over the years for various different reasons. But none of them had heard of this problem, and in my extensive research [...]
Q: First, thanks for being here and answering questions. I am trying to withdraw from Klonopin. But I don’t understand: why would a doctor have you come off this medication if you have depression, anxiety and a personality disorder? I don’t understand this. A lot of my borderline symptoms have come back with a vengeance [...]
Q: I have been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depressive Type, and my hallucinations have been significantly reduced purely through psychotherapy (no meds). However, my thoughts and speech are still very much disorganized. Being a student, this becomes an issue not only in class (I cope by recording lectures), but more so in group assignments. [...]
Q: I’m very worried about my friend and co-worker. She is 28 and has recently begun to behave very strangely. My friend says that mysterious people are trying to harm her and trying to videotape her while… EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to a mistake on our part, we originally published a reply to this question from [...]
