Please stop me being a psychiatrist

A psychiatrist who'd been up to no good with his secretary asked the General Medical Council to take his name off the medical register. He'd been having clandestine shenanigans with her in his office.

I want to know what the doc's point is, asking the GMC to take his name off the register. Does he want us to say, "Oh how honest of you," or "what a lovely gesture," or "that's nice, he's seen the error of his ways," or some other verbal pat on the back? Does he think he's providing some kind of service to the public doing this?

I think not. Might have something to do with the fact that the doc's 67 years old now. So the burning question is how come he didn't say this all those years ago when the shenanigans were going on.

Might have something to do with the mortgage payments eh doc...

Read on: Cambridge Evening News

Nice work if you can get it...

Don't know about you, but I'm always looking for ways of making a bit of extra cash...

How about a couple of hundred quid for less than an hour of your time? Now, here's the deal: you've got to pretend to know what you're talking about; that's important. What you do is you give your opinion about the way someone's behaving, you know, what they do, what they say, that sort of thing.

The good thing is you don't even have to be right about what you say. It's your opinion after all. And if you really don't know what you're talking about, or you're having a bad hair day, or you got out the wrong side of the bed, or you just don't like the guy or the girl, you can say they're dangerous, nuts, schizo, mad, or bonkers, get 'em locked up, whoops sorry, have 'em detained, and "pass go," and collect your 200 quid.

Nice work if you can get it...

Full story: Norwich Evening News

Are bloggers addicted to the internet?

What about bloggers then Doc? Do we fit your tick box? Are we 'addicted' to the internet?

The story was covered in loads of papers, including The Guardian, and according to Dr Block, we need to officially recognise we're clinically disordered.

I'm pretty open-minded and like having a look at what's going on in the world. But it's this point about a psychiatrist saying this and that about the way we do things, or what we say, and we all go "wow." That really gets on my nerves. Why d'you need a psychiatrist to point out the bleedin' obvious, i.e. you might be on the internet too long? There's nothing psychiatric about that.

Now, here's a little test for all you psychiatrists out there. By the way, I'm not assuming you're going to read this blog, but there might come a day when you can laugh at yourself. I hope I'm around to see it.

If you answer 'yes' to five or more of these questions, you may have a psychiatric thingy that needs a name... All ideas for a name in an email to howdoyouknowthatthen@gmail.com


· Do you feel preoccupied with other people's behaviour? (Think about your practice or your next appointment.)

· Do you need increasing amounts of time to convince your patient of their illness to achieve satisfaction?

· Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back or stop thinking of making up new disorders?

· Do you feel restless, moody, depressed, or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop thinking of making up new disorders?

· Do you ponder on other people's behaviour longer than originally intended?

· Have you jeopardised or risked the loss of a significant relationship, job, educational or career opportunity because of thinking of new disorders no one else has thought of?

· Have you lied to family members, a colleague or others to conceal the extent of your involvement with other people's behaviour?

· Do you tell other people they're ill to escape from your own problems (eg, feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety, depression)?

Source: Centre for the Resolution of Addiction to Psychiatry (CRAP)

I'm starting to think like the 'experts'

Research psychologist Angela Rylands, said: "We want to understand what's going on in the brain for men who feel out of control or are easily angered."

Now correct me if I'm wrong, and I'm open to being wrong I'll have you know, but haven't well-funded 'mental health experts' already had a go at this? Ah, hang on a minute, silly me, this must be more expensive research and, ah yes, it's looking into this serotonin stuff... of course, there must be a drug in the offing, ready to be prescribed to resolve the 'imbalance' that the 'experts' say is the cause of the anger.

There now, solved.

If you want to think like the experts too, read on: Manchester Evening News

'Psycho-babbla nervosa'

OMG! Latest research has found 'Athletica nervosa.' Could be a Spanish football team. Joking aside, it's been described as a medical condition. So, how d'you know that then?

Oh yeah, and there's more stuff in this report that makes me likely to believe I may not be definite about what I'm likely to be talking about:

"...the more likely he is to be anxious..."
"...mags seemed to internalise..."
"...it could be that they become..."

Come on you 'mental health experts'; when are you going to say something definite?

Here's the scoop: TheTimes

I believe studies suggest I may not know what I'm talking about...

Here's the latest offering from the "make-it-up-as-you-go-along" gang...

I read this story about ADHD and guess what, there's no definite stuff in it. You know, like facts. Plenty of stuff that 'might' be. Here's what was in the story:

"...may go through..."
"Our finding suggests.." (Not my mistake by the way)
"...may develop..."
"They may be at risk..."
"...with the disorder may go..."
"...may be more at risk..."
"...may make it difficult..."
"...were most likely to have..."
"...were more likely to be..."
"...she believes these factors could contribute..."
"...may develop an array..."

Follow this link and you're most likely to be more at risk of reading on: Scientist Live

No point in asking how d'you know that then. I believe it most likely the doc may not know.

'Brain condition'?

Here's a story in the Evening Chronicle in Newcastle about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder where it's referred to as a 'brain condition.'

Right then, it's a 'brain condition.' There's a first time for everything so here goes: how d'you know that then? Explanations welcomed.

Introduction

'How d'you know what?' This blog is about the claims psychiatrists make about me and you, about our brains, our chemicals, our behaviour, et cetera, et cetera.

For example, if ever you're told you have a chemical imbalance of the brain, the question to ask the psychiatrist is, 'How d'you know that then?' Or if little Johnny seems over active, and the psychiatrist tells you little Johnny has ADD, you ask, 'How d'you know that then?' Or if a psychiatrist prescribes you a drug and says it will help you, you ask, 'How d'you know that then?'

Blind acceptance of psychiatric theories have gone on too long. It's time to ask the question. It'll be interesting to see how much psychobabble gets generated in the process.

By the way, a guiding force in writing this blog is the book and the movie of the same name, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. While the book and the movie are old now, it's evident psychiatric treatments haven't moved on. Have a read of Ken Kesey's book or watch the movie and see what you think.

Welcome to how do you know that then?