Archive for April, 2007

Is there such a condition as cannabis-induced psychosis?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
Q. My 18 year old son has had a psychotic breakdown. I have noticed that he was depressed since the last 3 months, but reasoned it was because all his friends had left the country for university abroad, and he was the only ...
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What are the dangers of mixing antipsychotics and alcohol?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
Q. He is taking both Zyprexa and Seroquel simultaneously to treat the symptoms of his disorder. However, he continues to drink alcohol while on these medications. I have read up on both of them, and both say not to consume alcohol while taking either; nevermind ...
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How can I convince my husband to attend treatment?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
Q. My husband was diagnosed with bipolar and refuses to take medication due to he can not hold his license for his position at work. He has been with the company for 25 years - are they under any obligation to place him ...
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How do you confront a Schizophrenic?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
Q. My brother-in-law is demonstrating symptoms of schizophrenia. It appears that he has been diagnosed as such, since he has prescriptions for several anti-psychotic medications. However, he does not personally believe that his is mentally ill. What he DOES currently believe ...
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Should I adopt children whose mother is schizophrenia and bipolar?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
Q. I am in the process of adopting two children. Their biological mother is Schizophrenic, bipolar and uses illegal drugs. They were removed because she had voices telling her to kill the youngest child. We do not have information available if there was a family ...
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Where do I start to get help?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
. Q. I'm a freshman in High School and I'm fifteen. I am adopted and I've always known, but I'm just finding out my birth mom was doing 6 drugs and was 16 and my birthfather was 25 which is obviously statutory rape. I ...
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How to get out of a love triangle?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
Q. My friend and I have been seeing each other for a couple of months now and she lives common law with someone else and she will not leave him. He tells her that he doesn't want to see her anymore and then he sucks ...
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How can I reduce physical pain?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
Q. Stuck in physical pain: After many years of being treated for various physical complaints. Abdominal pain, back pain, joint pain, acid reflux, UTI's I have been diagnosed with undifferentiated somatoform disorder. The last doctor came to this conclusion after examining an extensive medical ...
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Is it normal to be depressed after sucess?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
Q. Hi,I am an artist. I would say that I am pretty successful by most people's standards and my work is received well. However, my profession is high stress, low on monetary security, and needs a strong ego. I worked a lot at my ...
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Is this incest or a non-event?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
Q. When I was younger (about 10 or 11) me and my younger brother (7, 8 (can't remember the exact age) were messing about wrestling when I got an erection. Now at this age I didn't know what was happening and my younger brother asked ...
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How do I know if I need help?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
. Q. I'm in my second year of university, and I just don't feel right. I've always had a high level of stress in my work and life because I'm a musician but I finding it harder and harder to feel good about life ...
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How can I decrease anxiety related to IBS?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, April 30th, 2007
Q. I have suffered from IBS for years. I know it's aggravated by stress and anxiety but I don't know what I can do to rid myself of the anxiety. I work with a psychologist to get to the bottom of the anxiety but ...
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