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Eric Kuelker, Ph.D. R.Psych.'s avatar

Wonderful essay. Look at this quote "I had been trained to view severe mental disorders fundamentally as biological dysfunctions, leaving me with the belief that I had a lifelong dysfunctional brain in dire need of medication, with little hope for healing or cure." With this in mind, why do many psychiatrists wonder why there is major pushback against them? Their interventions can induce deep despair. This is in complete contrast to the first psychiatrist, who gave no diagnosis or pills, but guided her out of her deep teenage anxiety.

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