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My Essays                           (Copyright) Pyschiatrically injured not inherently flawed An examination of the way current psychiatric diagnosis and practice causes further emotional damage to victims of abuse rather than helps. Society that blames the Victim When treatment fails, rather than questioning the levels of training or appropriateness of certain therapies there is a tendency to blame the victim. Who does the structure serve?... An examination of why the structure remains as iy does and who really benefits from witholding treatment and support to victims of severe trauma. Apparent Competence Services are often witheld from patients on the grounds of apparent "good coping strategies" or "competence" and diverted to the more visbily needy patients.  Being told you are coping just fine when in fact a person is severely suicidal is an invalidating experience which mirrors abuse. Essays still to come: JustfollowingOrders Isolation  Received Wisdom Advances Physical Health MY ESSAYs: (Copyright)   If anyone would like to reproduce or quote any of my writing I would ask them to seek my permission first!  E-mail me at traumablogger@hotmail.com  Many Thanks                                                                                             Other People's Essays/Articles Superb Essay "Let's Face it - she just too f**ked" Merinda Epstein http://www.sistersinside.com.au/media/papermepstein.pdf  When All Else Fails, Blaming the Patient Often Comes Next http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/health/21mind.html?_r=2&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin A nihilistic Discilpne, by Dr Bob Johnson Pyschiatry - a nihilistic discipline Stress, Injury to health, PTSD  stress/ptsd.htm Personality Disorder:No longer a diagnosis of exclusion http://www.justice4kate.holmfirthdesignweb.com/Personality%20Disorder%20-%20no%20longer%20a%20diag%20for%20exclusion.pdf How to make a borderline: Ingredients!  How to make a personality disorder: Ingredients!   References and things I would like to quote. Women, Madness and Medicine: Denise Russell Toxic Psychiatry: Peter Breggin The Divided Self: R D Laing Why do people get ill?: Darian Leader Thou shalt not be aware: Alice Miller Madness and Civilisation: Michel Foucault History of Madness: Michel Foucault The Castle: Franz Kafka The Trial: Franz Kafka also Baudrillard….anything on postmodernism ….. Hegemony and victims internalising discourse (ANTONIO GRAMSCI)