Another evidence question

Hi Gordon

I now have a CPN, and I have seen a psychiatrist who has diagnosed me with Borderline personality disorder (Emotionally unstable personality disorder) and suggested features of chronic PTSD but the current psychiatric classification systems does not necessarily recognise this as an entity. I agree with his diagnosis.

As far as the ADHD goes, the clinic ran out of funds for this area, and my GP will only apply for them when I am off all unprescribed drugs.

I don't take unprescribed drugs to get high, I take them, because the psych meds I've tried dont work and have horrible effects, and I am scared of losing my temper, smashing up my flat or causing my self injury.

Before I saw the psychiatrist on 2nd June I asked my CPN if she would write a letter as discussed on this thread, to provide as evidence, but she said the psychiatrists letter would be the letter I would use as evidence, however, while I agree with his diagnosis, it didn't specify what would happen if work related activity was forced upon me, or what condition would cause a risk, as per your points made in your post, linked here benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?view=topic&c...08774&start=6#143670.

In his letter, under the heading of Mental State Examination he said I made good eye contact, but that I had told him I had taken diazepam before coming to see him.
I've been taking 75mg of unprescribed diazepam, and am about to be put on a reduction program with the local drugs agency.
He said I was quite restless, quiet speech, and that I sounded like a small child.
He said my mood was miserable and low, there were no psychotic features and I was cognitively intact. He said I was able to clearly articulate my problems, but I had brought a note with bullet points on to describe my problems, and I don't remember saying much to him.
He sais I was quite knowledgeable about my condition and he felt I was clearly a bright individual.
My CPN is unwilling to write me a letter as described in your post benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?view=topic&c...08774&start=6#143670 - until the ESA50 comes through the door,.
As the policy in our local mental health team, is to only keep patients under their care, short term, by the time the ESA50 comes through the door I might not even have a CPN, my last assessment was in 2013, and I don't know when I will be invited to apply for PIP as my postcode is SN15.

I have a few questions please.


1) Would I be able to print off your post which I linked above, which sets out what a medical professional needs to specify in order to qualify as adequate evidence, and show it to the medical professionals that I see?
2) Due to the overwhelming nature of my condition, and self harm plus outbursts of rage, I take unprescribed drugs, but this issue will now be addressed by the drug agency in the near future.
Will my unprescribed drug use go against me, when it comes to trying to obtain PIP and to keep my place in the ESA support group, as I have no written medical evidence to suggest I take drugs for to keep me safe from temper outbursts, rather than recreationally?
3)Do you have anything, please, that I can print off, that would show a medical professional, that it is prudent for me to prepare my ESA50form and evidence before the form drops through my letterbox, as I am only allowed 28 days to collect evidence?
4)Do the DWP tend to ignore GP evidence and prefer actual psychiatric staff evidence
Many thanks

I've allowed your post but made the contents confidential, this means that only you and the Moderators can see the content, I am concerned that the content would allow you to be identified and that there are matters that you may not want to be common knowledge.

Gordon

Hi Gordon, I was looking as to how I could get evidence. It's terrible, I feel made to feel like a mercinary. I hate relying on the govt for money, would much rather make it myself, but I am just not well enough, and no one in the nhs can see that.