tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post4105725169389296784..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: More Suicide ArticlesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-48371168798351030272013-07-06T12:17:10.850-04:002013-07-06T12:17:10.850-04:00This posting is another reason to admire the work ...This posting is another reason to admire the work of Dr. Miller (first one is that both we are Red Sox fans). I was first introduced to the Mind-Body connection by my admired friend Dr. Rakesh Jain but 2 years ago a very personal reason came into play when my teenage daughter was diagnosed with Lupus. I truly believe that there is a lot more to learn about the role of antibodies and the whole immune system regarding mental illness.<br />Having said that, I want to throw 2 elements that I also found relevant in the multifactorial causes of suicide: aggression and impulsivity. In October of 2008 Psychiatric Times published “Bipolar Disorder and the Case Against Antidepressants,” a Letter to the Editor I which I described my findings as the sole consulting psychiatrist for general hospital in Florida. It was a Chart Review of over 600 cases that I asked to evaluated with a focus on the presence of a bipolar disorder Dx previous to a suicide attempt that several endings: released from the EM, survived after days in ICU or succumbed despite intensive medical efforts. The link that I found between those already identified as having bipolar disorder (46 patients) was rather striking: all of them were taking one or two antidepressants.<br />Furthermore, when I was working in a psychiatric hospital I had several cases of individuals that were going through divorce proceedings and I asked permission from them to call their spouses to explain to them that the “unpredictable, irrational aggression, impulsive expending, explosive tantrums, etc.” will get better after stopping the antidepressants. I can say that in 2 cases the marriage was saved and the bipolar spouses are still my patients living a stable life.<br />Finally, on the military suicide, several years ago I wrote to Dr. General Chiarelli (Vice-Chief of the Army) and the Secretaries of Defense and the VA making my case against the pervasive use of SSRIs on everybody diagnosed with PTSD. I pointed out that those with co-morbid bipolarity will get worse and the possibility of suicide increase but nothing has changed in the treatment protocols of the Armed Forces and the VA. I should say that General Chiarelli and the Defense Secretary responded to my letters and commended my concerns.<br />This is my pet issue but I rather learn more about the immunology aspect of mental health. So, please, continue reacting to Dr. Miller posting instead of this comment.<br />Manuel Mota Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911423060188711899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-83285906205553428442013-06-30T22:41:27.566-04:002013-06-30T22:41:27.566-04:00If we send an individual halfway worldwide togethe...If we send an individual halfway worldwide together with different degrees of resilience and also reveal your ex to be able to non-native organisms, doesn't it make sense in which destruction and taking once life ideation is one thing that takes place coming from another supply? <a href="http://www.mmomarkt.com/" rel="nofollow">World of Warcraft Gold Kaufen</a><a href="http://www.joyrs.com/" rel="nofollow">buy rs gold</a>Gold On Runescapehttp://www.joyrs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-89889763808149695192013-06-28T10:35:55.026-04:002013-06-28T10:35:55.026-04:00There is so much we still do not understand. I tru...There is so much we still do not understand. I truly believe that suicidal feelings come from an "infection" of some molecule, messenger, or virus. How else to explain the number of suicides in the military? Our thymus gland shrinks to nothing by age 12 or so, lending great credibility to the notion we were never intended to roam far from home. When we send someone halfway round the world with varying degrees of resilience and expose him or her to non-native organisms, doesn't it make sense that suicide and suicidal ideation is something that happens from an external source? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com