Instead of criminalizing or denigrating patients who repeatedly appear to 'drain' mental health services while not showing improvement, how about looking at why services aren't helping?
I know of ways I could've been better assisted in mh treatment, & here's a thread:
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I know of ways I could've been better assisted in mh treatment, & here's a thread:
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-Make sure first that the patient has a safe home with funds for food & hygiene.
-Be very sparing with medication.
-Now you need to listen. Much stabilization can happen if you let a person pour out everything bothering them. Don't comment, just show that you're listening.
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-Be very sparing with medication.
-Now you need to listen. Much stabilization can happen if you let a person pour out everything bothering them. Don't comment, just show that you're listening.
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-Many people are embarrassed to say that they don't understand money. And employment. And relationships. They get twisted up inside pretending to go along as if they do, so
-workshops for basic & complex life skills might serve some patients better than CBT or DBT.
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-workshops for basic & complex life skills might serve some patients better than CBT or DBT.
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I'm sure we can all think up life skills parents didn't impart or we didn't learn along the way.
-Many people are shy to talk about chronic conditions that are exhausting or embarrassing (IBS, migraines) & managing those is vital. Do that, knowing each person is different.
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-Many people are shy to talk about chronic conditions that are exhausting or embarrassing (IBS, migraines) & managing those is vital. Do that, knowing each person is different.
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-Be very clear, in a kind way, that this hospitalization will last x amt of days, we'll do x, & then you can choose to move onto x or x. Uncertainty or being dropped produces anxiety.
-More centers in communities with safe space for talking, doing, practicing life, plz!
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-More centers in communities with safe space for talking, doing, practicing life, plz!
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These are my suggestions, based on my decades in mh services. Feel free to make your own, please.
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