A BLIGHT ON PSYCHIATRY

Lack of interest in pathological dysfunction is a blight on psychiatry and every reason why all psychiatric patients should have regular endocrine function tests and neurological scans for dysfunction in the amygdala hippocampus and pre-frontal cortex. It is blindingly obvious (except to many psychiatrists) re: precaution that pathological disorders should be screened for.

To rob a vulnerable person of fundamental rights as a person in effect turning her into an object rather than person.

Over zealous use of PRN and seclusion – human rights violation

To ignore underlying conditions and continue treating with antipsychotics

For a doctor to decline MRI scan when the discharge note points to all physical – “abnormal findings on scan pointing to CNS (central nervous system).

To ignore research that the doctor did on another patient who had the label of “schizophrenia” but all the time had inflammation of the brain and needed a different kind of treatment.

For any doctor to ignore endocrine disorders – especially in Elizabeth’s case when results indicate just that.

To ignore the P450 liver enzyme tests Elizabeth had done under Liverpool University

To raise the drugs to enormous levels and prescribe contra indicated drugs off label

For those significant number of patients who are non-metabolisers or poor metabolisers like Elizabeth this will cause wide variations in the effective dose of many drugs and some will not work at all.

There are many cases when psychosis is caused by endocrine problems. A defective thyroid and hypothalamus can manifest themselves in psychosis and the brain itself is a part of the endocrine system.

Hypothyroidism can result in dehydration and dehydration can cause brain inflammation, the very thing they will not test for.   

Today I wrote once again to the carer’s champion. I have been chasing the same thing for 19 months now: I wrote the following –

“as regards complaining to the Ward Manager and Pals all complaints have been shut down and matters are now with PHSO. I then asked the same questions as always. “there is something else wrong with my daughter. She has a Central Nervous System condition – could that be Parkinsons? No way should any MDT stand in the way of physical health pathology. I already have endocrine test results that state Elizabeth has an endocrine dysfunction yet consistently she has been deprived a scan since admission to Ash Villa. Elizabeth needs to see a specialist re Parkinsons to rule this out. There are also genetic tests that point to abnormalities too.

To say that a 2015 scan that came out normal will suffice is very wrong especially in light of the Discharge Note.

With the constant refusal of such tests I naturally feel they have something to hide. I hope I am wrong but the symptoms Elizabeth has displayed are as per below and she has balance problems.

I have offered to take Elizabeth myself to the scan as she is afraid of going under a scanner but what is so bad is that I am not sure whether it is the doctor or a team of others who are depriving Elizabeth of much needed pathological tests for their own convenience. It is highly negligent especially when I have the endocrine test results. It would seem that this, just like rapid tranquilisation is being done for their own convenience.

All of the symptoms below Elizabeth has displaced. The former area of Enfield produced a Discharge Note with no mention of mental illness/Code F20 schizophrenia and I have been met with a constant wall of silence every time I bring this subject up. In 19 months no endocrinologist referral or MRI scan by Ash Villa (run by LPFT).

What are the symptoms of Parkinson’s?

Common symptoms of Parkinson’s include:

• tremor
• rigidity (stiffness)
• slowness of movement
• mild memory and thinking problems
• sleep problems
• pain
• mental health problems, including anxiety and depression.

But not everyone gets these symptoms. People will have different experiences of how their condition changes or progresses. How Parkinson’s affects someone can change from day to day, and even from hour to hour.

You may hear Parkinson’s symptoms referred to as motor symptoms and non-motor symptoms. 

Motor symptoms affect your movement and balance. They include tremor, stiffness and slowness of movement. 

Non-motor symptoms affect you in other ways that may not be easily seen by other people. They include pain, sleep problems and mental health issues.