When a Diagnosis Changes Your Life
In this powerful episode of Groove with Portia, host Portia Booker welcomes Ellen Lubensky, a patient advocate and founder of the Mental Health Choice Project, for a vulnerable and important conversation about mental health treatment, misdiagnosis, psychiatric medication, medication withdrawal, informed consent, and patient rights.
Ellen shares her personal experience of being diagnosed after a brief psychiatric evaluation while attending Stanford University and the lasting impact that diagnosis had on her life. She opens up about navigating years of treatment, experiencing serious physical…
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