Well done! I was trained to defer a personality diagnosis for at least 3 months in a partial hospital setting. This gave everyone an opportunity to heal, see how the individual responded to treatment and what they needed. I know it's progress not to have so many people in long-term facilities, but I fear we've come too far to the other side of the pendulum with the speed of diagnoses and interventions replacing care.

Laura Silverstein, LCSW
Laura Silverstein, LCSW

Written by Laura Silverstein, LCSW

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