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Psychopathy: a special case
The much bandied-around, indeed, maligned label of psychopathy has little to do with real individuals with such a complex disorder of personality. It is usually that which accompanies individuals with challenging behaviours and reflects not a state of psychopathy but a felt sense of professional inadequacy in caring for those who refute help offered and […]
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Case illustration of recovery maintenance
Mary was referred to me by her mother’s caseworker because they believed she was depressed and were concerned that she had never been able to make friends. Mary was 33, was attending community college, and lived with her mother, 67, who had been treated for psychosis n and off since young adulthood. Mary had seen […]
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