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psychiatric assessments

so i have a 5 hour psychiatric assessment next tuesday.... can anyone tell me what they will do say or ask
basically i tried to kill myself last week, its not the first time, i overdosed. also i self harm and suffer from eating disorders... just basically a mess. I have quite bad depression but am not taking any medication as i am 17, but i know that i will be starting antidepressants next week.
but i have also developed a lot of anxieties and can't stop having panic attacks.... is there stuff you can take for that??

anyway thats a bit of background info, but i am really paranoid about them sectioning me, they tried to last week so my dad took them to court and won the right to take me home, probably not for the best but still i didn't want to be sectioned. but what if they try again, i don't want to lie to them but i am so paranoid and scared... anyway if anyone has been through an assessment and can tell me anything about it that would be a really good help!!!
thanks :)
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Do you mean a neuropsychological?  I've had that but I'm not sure if it's the same thing.

There is something you can take for the depression, anxiety and panic attacks: Magnesium.  The self-violence and eating disorders may be part of the deficiency.  The best forms are: Taurate, Glycinate and Citrate (can be laxitative.)

Here is a review from someone that used Magnesium Taurate:

"I began taking this product 3 weeks ago for Panic Attacks and Anxiety. After YEARS on various Prescription drugs I recently heard about the effects of Magnesium Taurate on Panic/Anxiety. So far I have cut back to half the dose of Zoloft (which I've taken for the past 4 years) and 75% LESS Clonazepam! Hoping to be prescription Rx free very soon! I'm extremely happy with this product and would suggest it highly."

Have a read over George Eby's website about his recovery from depression using magnesium.


God bless you.
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Magnesium
Rodent studies suggest that magnesium has a complex relationship with *aggressive behaviors*. Magnesium deficiency reduces offensive aggressive behavior but increases defensive aggressive behavior.20 Lower levels of magnesium supplementation increase the number of attacks on intruders while higher levels have the opposite effect.21

In humans, magnesium deficiency, which enhances catecholamine secretion and sensitivity to stress, may promote aggressive behavior. Increased catecholamines, in turn, induce intracellular magnesium losses and, eventually, increased urinary losses of magnesium.22 It has been suggested that the Type A behavior pattern - which is associated with chronic stress and aggressive behavior - may both cause and be caused by magnesium deficiency.22 Also, *suicide attempts*, which are *violently aggressive* acts against the self, have been correlated with lowered magnesium levels in the cerebrospinal fluid.23


Nutritional Influences on Aggressive Behavior

Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D.
Journal Of Orthomolecular Medicine Vol. 7, No. 1, 1995

http://www.orthomolecular.org/library/articles/webach.shtml

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Violence and nutrition:

http://www.parenting-healthy-children.com/children-nutrition.html
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