Comments on: Can You Change the Definition of Mental Disorders?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:55:43 +0000

I am a female veteran with 100% disability rating for ptsd. one month to the day that i disclosed my struggles with PTSD my supervisor fired me. she began a diciplinary write ups paper trail to even include that i was seen sleeping in my car on my OWN lunch time!! Needles to say he continued to write me up for more various “so called violations” that were not even substianted in the company policy procedure manual!! Other employees were not written up for same violations as I was!! How can i fight these claims to get my rightful unemployment benefits!!?? this is llegal!! How do employers get away with such things??!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:45:00 +0000

IQ , PSYCHOSIS, AGGRESSION vs ANXIETY needs to be added as diagnostic factors.

PERSONALITY DISORDERS vs Self Advocacy, as i have seen in research and in county MH agencies BORDERLINE is a most often misused “diagnoses” to block ADA supports and used against referring to self advocacy vs the agency a positive trait (or to undermine it.)

Many Veterans and others with MST or PTSD wihout violent tendencies are blocked form employment and other govt assistance for being too disabled and often wrongly considered potentially violent or psychotic.

IS DEPRESSION from chemical imbalance or environmental or self worth or personality or issues?

CLARIFICATION is needed about environment and physical disability and social agency supports and
their temp or permanent effects on diagnoses and prognosis and treatment.
to begin..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:20:00 +0000

The more we learn the better. But it would be good if all the the “factions” would meet and discuss how these changes should be done. Surely some agreements can be reached. We all want what’s best for the human race don’t we?