Posted by pulse on June 13, 2006, at 19:02:57
In reply to Re: Doctor Tomorrow!!!, posted by jealibeanz on June 13, 2006, at 1:25:17
my grandfather's oldest brother, a doctor, committed suicide, death certificate read 'hunting accident' - a FAR too common euphemism back in those long ago days - and later; maybe even to this day. this was my mom's side of family, which is full of depressives with anxiety, but no personality disorder's, unlike my dad's side. so, yes, although there is much pressure in med school & in medical practice to cause some depression, i personally believe that many doctors have genetically-based depression, to begin with. lots of alcoholism to self-medicate that, too. here, there IS hope using antidepressants, ECTs, rTMS (when FDA approves it), and, already, vagus nerve stimulation implants. so, there are many options.
btw, just fyi: many in the caregiving and helping professions DO instead have personality disorders - only. these fields are near the top of the list of careers, to which they seem to gravitate.
for only borderline pd - there is hope for the few highly committed enough to work on their issues for many years, and often for 3 sessions/week, for the first 2 yrs. it's called dialectical behavioral therapy - marsha linehan. meds - the quick fix - don't fix much - if anything...for the very many bpds i've known. (i well realize others here will disagree).
pulse
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