Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women UMT candid stories from and interviews

candid stories from and interviews with people who have hidden disabilities

This book considers reality as we represent

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In the months that followed

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Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women UMT candid stories from and interviewsMany physical disorders suffered by women have psychiatric symptoms. For example, hyperthyroidism can result in depression and anxiety, and temporal lobe epilepsy can have the same symptoms as bipolar disorder. As a result, women are in danger of being misdiagnosed as having psychiatric problems and receiving completely inappropriate treatment. This volume gives psychotherapists, counsellors and other mental health professionals the foundation for