Recent content by Obes99

Should've used the wookie defence! http://youtu.be/clKi92j6eLE

Thanks for that but what courthouse? Address?

I know I saw the location of the court listed in a post before but can someone remind me? I'm considering going tomorrow. Any tips from those who have been?

Given the reference to an accessibility ramp in the van I think the middle row absence is accounted for by non nefarious reasons.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=volcano+vaporizer&rlz=1C9BKJA_enCA661CA661&hl=en-US&prmd=ivsn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQnZyU6rLXAhVJx2MKHV98D6QQ_AUIEigB&biw=1024&bih=654#imgrc=QDAf4QxO8S6jsM:

That bag is from a volcano vaporizer for vaping pot. There's a base used for heating up the pot and the resulting vapor inflates that bag and then you take small inhalations from that bag and keep it pinched in between...

Also a time with a lot of fireworks going on.

If a Cardiologist recommends a person to stop eating big macs but they continue, we don't blame the system for failing them.

Coincidentally she was at a typical age of onset for many MH disorders which makes it even more difficult to tease apart.

Bang on!

Correction-wasn't indicative of an axis II and I read INTO the long wait list

I agree that DM is exploiting her MH issues to cast doubt. Without a thorough psych examination it's difficult to determine if she turned to drugs because of BPD and in effort to self medicate OR the drugs she began using caused her erratic behaviour.

BPD is borderline personality disorder BAD is bipolar affective disorder (manic depression) DBT is dialectical behavioural therapy and the treatment of choice for BPD

You are correct that self-harm is not exclusive to BPD however working in acute psychiatry for 20+ years I can count only a handful of times that it was indicative of an axis II disorder. You are also spot on about DBT. I read that the long wait list for treatment at CAMH was likely their DBT...

You're correct, deferential dxs are always important to consider. There is no compelling evidence of BAD was the point I was trying to express. Rapid cycling BAD has been the soup de jour of psychiatry over recent years that typically turns out to be BPD. In the bigger picture, it should have no...