When meds don't work: Diagnostic confusion, trauma, sleep, hormones, and mistaken expectations

When psychiatric meds work well, it can be nothing short of miraculous. Yet so often, patients accumulate a long list of med failures, leading to a sense of deep frustration and even hopelessness. Here Dr. H explores five central reasons why psych meds fail: 1. Misdiagnosis, largely due to overlapping and confusing diagnostic categories and the general lack of a coherent nosology in psychiatry 2. The role of trauma as the great imitator 3. Sleep issues 4. Hormonal status 5. Confused and/or unreasonable expectations BFTA/Dr. H https://www.craigheacockmd.com/podcast-page/ Support the show