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ISSN: 1935-1232 (P)

ISSN: 1941-2010 (E)

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Abstract

The Impact of Diagnosis
Author(s): Gareth Fenley

I have been slipping off the balance beam of my life as my routines are disrupted by mental illness. Some familiar and disturbing phenomena have reoccurred, with consequences both familiar and new. More unsettling to me than the symptoms themselves has been the fact that my diagnosis is up in the air.