denial & confabulation in the brain2

[Adam Blatner]

Hi Patti, That piece by Ramachandran is excellent, and your recent points add to it! 
        Have you heard of a book titled "The Insanity Offense"  by E. Fuller Torrey? This psychiatrist and public-health-oriented instigator is an advocate for patients and their families. While caring for patients' rights, he notes that it can be overdone, and as a result, many patients that should be hospitalized are not only on the street, but some become dangerous. The key element here is what you described. You might want to google Torrey and his work  Hre it is: http://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/    Warmly, Adam 

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  This is a fascinating phenomenon that I observe a lot among my clients diagnosed with schizophrenia.  They will come up with illogical and even bizarre explanations for experiences stemming from their illness, or they outright deny that they have an illness or need medications.  I learned some years ago when I began working with this population that to confront them with their illogic, no matter how gently done, only triggered anger and rejection.  Of course that makes perfect sense to me given anger often is a mask for confusion and anxiety, etc.  Some studies done on this condition among this population point to frontal lobe dysfunction.  I look forward to reading what Ramachandran has to say.  Thanks for passing it on.  Patti 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Dr Kate Hudgins 
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    Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:42 PM
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      From: Edward Hug <edwhug at verizon.net>
      Date: February 28, 2009 12:06:03 PM EST
      To: edwhug at hotmail.com
      Subject: denial & confabulation in the brain ...


      Google Video has finally made available on-line
      the fascinating lecture by V.S.Ramachandran
      on a Neurobiological way of looking at
      the psychological concepts of
      denial, confabulation and rationalization,
      through the "lens" of a neurological condition
      called "Anosognosia".
      Check it out ...

      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8359126879241116535

      I've seen this lecture (my own DVD) a dozen times
      and get something new from it each time.
      Cheers ...  Ed



    Kate Hudgins, Ph.D., TEP


    Clinical Psychologist
    Director of Training
    Therapeutic Spiral International, LLC
    ww.therapeuticspiral.org
    drkatetsi at mac.com







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