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Discussing safety and harm risks in psych with providers and patients.
🧠Key Differences and Similarities Between Modern Involuntary Systems & Historical Insane Asylums Category Historical Insane Asylums (1800s–mid 1900s) Modern Involuntary Systems (Under Executive Order or Civil Commitment) Philosophy of Care Custodial: “Protect society from the mentally ill.” Public order and risk management, not always focused on long-term recovery. Voluntariness Often completely involuntary; patients had […]
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Steven Johnson Syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) is a very severe reaction, most commonly triggered by medications, that causes skin tissue to die (necrosis) and detach. The mucous membranes of the eyes, mouth, and/or genitals are also commonly affected. SJS and TEN were previously thought to be separate conditions, but they are now considered part of […]
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I’ve discussed the importance of monitoring side effects and adverse/complicated reactions. The body acts strange in psych, I had a patient on bupropion who said her urine turned brown. Patients will stop taking their medications because of these effects (and my patient did) to mainly not risk causing permanent damage such as Tardive Dyskinesia. I […]
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Part 1: About Labs in Psych Part 2: Obtaining Labs and Tests … (Final) Part 3: Outpatient with supplements and lifestyle ⬇️ I’ve spoken about complementary health a few times because they can really be helpful and possibly offset other conditions. Just to be clear this post is about supplements in general and NOT just […]
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-Sincerely, The General Population and Your Sanity Soo many problems with this story and warning this can be triggering. I actually remember Stevie Ryan because she did a funny video years ago. She was talented, eccentric, and had a lot of potential (look how awesome her name was). She had some mental health issues and […]
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