Monthly Archives: August 2010

Comparing Factitious Disorders with Malingering

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

The manifestations of factitious disorder are limited only by human motivation and creativity.  To illustrate this position I would guide the reader to a case study conducted in which a 19 year old female presented to an otolaryngology clinic complaining … Continue reading →

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Nature, nurture, and the effect of theory on personal development

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

The adoption of one or more developmental theories could have significant implications on implementation of real world therapy practices. Our theoretical worldview has the potential to bias our views of developmental change and the antecedents that drive that change. Will … Continue reading →

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Response to: Growing up bipolar: ‘Nobody was on my side’ (CNN)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

CNN published an insightful piece on Bipolar Disorder today (see link below) that hit a few significant points that have been under expressed here of late…  I have to credit the author (Elizabeth Landau) because she acknowledged that the spike … Continue reading →

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