Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

Interview with Merryl Hammond, PhD, Editor of Navigating Bipolar Country and author of Mad Like Me Q: To start, could you tell us a bit about your background and work, Merryl? Nothing worked until — after two psychiatric hospitalizations — they finally found a combination of five meds that stabilized me (and virtually knocked me senseless!).

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Interviewing Disorder Depression Mental Health 105

Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

Interview with Merryl Hammond, PhD, Editor of Navigating Bipolar Country and author of Mad Like Me Q: To start, could you tell us a bit about your background and work, Merryl? Nothing worked until — after two psychiatric hospitalizations — they finally found a combination of five meds that stabilized me (and virtually knocked me senseless!).

Interviewing 52

Interviewing Disorder Depression Mental Health 52

Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

Interview with Merryl Hammond, PhD, Editor of Navigating Bipolar Country and author of Mad Like Me Q: To start, could you tell us a bit about your background and work, Merryl? Nothing worked until — after two psychiatric hospitalizations — they finally found a combination of five meds that stabilized me (and virtually knocked me senseless!).

Interviewing 52

Interviewing Disorder Depression Mental Health 52

Social Work Haven

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

When using genograms in social work practice, the following best practices are recommended: Consult with family members as they have details of significant events. Ensure your interviews are person centred to help you create a genogram client-centred diagram. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. Starkey P.J. Available from [link].

Social Worker 92

Social Worker Interventional Clinic Psychiatric 92

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

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. Who wanted a social media and marketing consultant who’d spent time in a mental hospital?

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Mental Health Depression Anxiety 52

Community Care

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A new duty on the patient’s responsible clinician to consult with a professional involved in the patient’s treatment when taking the decision to discharge. These include considering the patient’s wishes and feelings, assisting patients to participate in treatment decisions and consulting those close to the patient. What happens next?

Mental Health 54

Mental Health Government Criminal Justice Disability 54

Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 31, 2021

Therapy may look like something which it makes sense to pay for if it’s dressed up as something technical - as if the patient is merely consulting for the therapist’s skill or knowledge. Consider Maya Abbott, a ‘tall, dark, attractive woman of twenty-eight’ who has spent 9 of the last 10 years in a psychiatric hospital. Nobody visits.

Psychotherapy 52

Psychotherapy Therapist Justice and Corrections Interviewing 52