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GuestPost: Surviving a Major Bipolar Depressive Episode and Finding a Purpose in my Life by Becky Rowland

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I also worked in the mental health field for three years during this time, helping mentally ill patients in hospital settings. My Hospitalization and Treatment at Home I was in the hospital for six weeks, stabilized on new medications so I could sleep, and given ECT treatments. I was in a psychosis.

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

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I can authorize involuntary transfers of patients to hospitals. When patients with serious mental illness are not in jail or hospitalized, crisis can occur anywhere. I evaluate patients at hospital emergency rooms and inpatient medical units. . They might have offered choices, set limits, provided empathy to no avail.

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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

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Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Research shows that about 20 percent of all patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals meet criteria for BPD, as well as 10 percent of people seeking outpatient mental health treatment. The truth is that they are using these behaviors to relieve their painful emotions.

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Invest in Wound Care Education To Avoid Legal Risks

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Because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not reimburse healthcare organizations for costs associated with hospital- or facility-acquired pressure injuries, appropriate assessment at the time of admission is vital. Empathy and open communication are important as you strive to avoid lawsuits.

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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

Social Work Blog

Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Research shows that about 20 percent of all patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals meet criteria for BPD, as well as 10 percent of people seeking outpatient mental health treatment. The truth is that they are using these behaviors to relieve their painful emotions.

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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

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Reading fiction in particular builds emotional literacy and empathy, research shows. Whether social workers use books, poetry, and writing exercises with individual clients in individual therapy, with groups of nursing home residents, or patients in a hospital setting, the possibilities are endless.

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Nursing Leadership: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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Understands the importance of empathy and the human component in leadership — emphasizing connectivity, active listening, and the ability to give meaningful feedback. Ensures that staff members are recognized for quality and promotes success in patient care.