‘Psychiatry’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 3

Q: My son was on Reglan for 13 months as an infant. Has seen two counselors. One counselor says he is definitely not ADD/ADHD, and the other counselor says he definitely has ADHD. I’m aware that a possible side effect of long-term Reglan use may be akathisia. Could this be confused with ADHD? My son [...]

Q: My mom is 65 and was recently diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. She has severe nausea/heartburn/pain/vomiting and can’t start the chemotherapy until this improves. She was feeling severe nausea/bloating for 3-4 months before diagnosis and had duodenal bypass surgery, which did not improve her symptoms. I’m wondering if some of these symptoms could [...]

Q: I have a sister who just recently moved into my house because she is broke. My family and I had not seen her in 3 years until she sent us an email saying that she wanted a “private” life and to be left alone. I believe she is suffering from some sort of delusional [...]

Q: My therapist recently told me she believes she has seen me dissociate in her office. She wonders if I might have some type of a dissociative disorder in addition to my previously diagnosed Bipolar I Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Since I didn’t know anything about dissociative disorders, I went online to learn more [...]

Q: My wife was recently diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Undifferentiated Type. She is 27 years old. She was put on Haldol, Cogentin (for extrapyramidal symptoms) and Ativan (as needed).
I am concerned that she may have been diagnosed incorrectly. She is clearly paranoid much of the time. For example, she refuses to touch the stove or microwave [...]