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Amanda Chapman's avatar

Not to mention those people who are wrongly diagnosed with a psychiatric condition and get sectioned, when actually they are neurodivergent and not coping with a world that is a bad fit and yet makes no adjustments for their needs. I speak from experience.

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Veronica Sawyer's avatar

Hi Jess, I've worked in mental health and have witnessed and been a part of all the above. I'm really interested to read your thoughts on how this archaic institution can be improved, not only for those that are experiencing mental health issues, but equally for the people who respond to these crises at the ground level.

I've also been a patient of a psychiatrist who misdiagnosed me, but also gaslit me, when I appealed to his better nature with an alternative diagnosis.

What is the answer?

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