Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

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. I can authorize involuntary transfers of patients to hospitals.

Psychiatry 98

Psychiatry Interviewing Psychiatric Schizophrenia 98

KVC

OCTOBER 27, 2021

We see the impact of that as bullies and those they bully are twice as likely to self-harm and experience suicidal behavior. A bully is someone that deliberately acts out verbally or physically in an aggressive manner towards others with the intent to cause harm, fear, or distress. Words can hurt.

Self-harm 105

Self-harm Schools Substance Abuse Psychiatric 105

Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

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. They might feel intense sadness, fear, shame, or anger and engage in disruptive behaviors like self harm or isolation.

Disorder 89

Disorder DBT LCSW Therapist 89

Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

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. They might feel intense sadness, fear, shame, or anger and engage in disruptive behaviors like self harm or isolation.

Disorder 85

Disorder DBT LCSW Therapist 85

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

For the past seventy-two hours I had been a guest of Mercy Hospital’s emergency room and both the hospital and I had settled in for the wait. I had my own room, a real hospital bed instead of an ER examination cot, and a menu card for the next day’s meals. I think I need to go to a hospital.” I think…” I started. “I

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Mental Health Depression Anxiety 52

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

Frequent thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Other contributing factors include poor coping skills, poor interpersonal relationships, lack of social support, lack of self-care, and unhealthy coping strategies, e.g., alcohol drinking or drug abuse. Self-care also involves avoiding alcohol, drugs, and prescription drug misuse.

Disorder 96

Disorder Mental Health Self-harm Anxiety 96

Beautiful Voyager

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

I started to self-harm. It was then, that I realized I needed some true, serious professional help, so I decided to check myself into the local psychiatric hospital. Your dad was livid with me for harming myself while you were there. So, I went into the bathroom and coped the only way I knew how to.

Depression 98

Depression Self-harm Hospitals Disorder 98