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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

I’m in my 14 th year as a mobile emergency psychiatric social worker. Although most mobile psychiatric emergency cases have involved mentally high functioning patients, I’ve been most invigorated from helping the most impaired patients, usually suffering from psychosis. A lot of advocates complain about how HIPAA interferes with care.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending June 6, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Also pending before the New York State Legislature: A bill to replace anonymous reporting with confidential reporting. We should remove criminalization of women who are pregnant and taking drugs," Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), said in an interview. That needs to stop."

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Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Stop Abuse Campaign

People in poverty have fewer opportunities around assets such as education, interview practice, resume help, or the proper clothing for an interview. According to one study , 12 percent of adult psychiatric patients receiving treatment in the San Diego County health system had prior incarcerations. Do you know your score?

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psychosis, violence, and the fear of madness

Clinical Philosophy

It is very slightly more common for people with psychiatric diagnoses to commit violent crimes than for those without such diagnoses. It does detail however that 25% of those interviewed - i.e. 20 people - felt that they became victims of violence specifically because of their mental health status.)

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

I was definitely going to a psychiatric hospital, particularly since this was a weekend and my regular outpatient care team wasn’t available. Part 2: Orientation I’d been in a psychiatric hospital before, almost a year ago to the day. All I ask is that you keep our conversations here confidential, to respect other peoples’ privacy.