Tag Archives: inpatient psychiatry

The Call

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

In church, they preached from the lectionary.  (“A lectionary is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or occasion.”  Wikipedia)  The lectionary presents the same scripture readings … Continue reading →

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Speaking My Language, and the Good Guys

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

August 10  Once upon a time a therapist had a patient who was planning to kill some people and then herself.  She was very intentional and very much in control, so he sent her to be admitted to inpatient psychiatry.  Shortly … Continue reading →

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CPEP: The Uncovered Story (Part II)

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

Mental illness is neither glamorous nor popular, and is treated behind locked doors, so it gets ignored.  St. Joseph’s cardiac care services are ranked number one in the state; Crouse Hospital has the best Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a fifteen-county area; … Continue reading →

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CPEP: The Uncovered News

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

What is the “news”?  What should the newspaper be reporting?             The news is anything that is previously unknown.  The news should be reported based on (a) how many people it affects, and (b) whether anything can be done about it.  News … Continue reading →

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Dr. Nasri Ghaly, Psychiatrist (Part 4)

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

Finally, I think that any physician who administers shock treatment against the will of the patient should be arrested and charged with criminal assault.  Court-ordered ECT is an abomination.  Society does not have the right to invade that most private … Continue reading →

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Dr. Nasri Ghaly, Psychiatrist (Part I)

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

When I am sitting with a medical specialist, trying to explain the peculiar oddities of my health problems, sooner or later it becomes appropriate to say, “Well, Dr. Ghaly says—.”  If the specialist knows Dr. Ghaly then he reacts as if all the … Continue reading →

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Answers to More Questions

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

Family physician prescribe lithium Medicaid ANYONE TAKING LITHIUM SHOULD HAVE LITHIUM LEVELS DONE EVERY TWO MONTHS; KIDNEY FUNCTION SHOULD BE CHECKED EVERY SIX MONTHS, AND AN EKG SHOULD BE DONE ONCE A YEAR.         Family physicians should not be prescribing lithium.  … Continue reading →

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St. Joseph’s Hospital Psychiatric: Tam

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

About Tam             In the morning, Monday, I saw another kid, a kid of indeterminate gender, in CPEP.  The kid was skinny, about a hundred pounds and five-foot-three-inches tall, with scraps of red hair visible under a black headscarf.  The … Continue reading →

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The Happiness Broker

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

            This afternoon the Call-a-Bus driver was commenting on my shiny new electric powered wheelchair.  The undertone, of course, was that I didn’t need it and she shouldn’t have to pay for it through her taxes to Medicaid and Medicare.  … Continue reading →

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Depression and Power

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

I have just received a comment that is so outrageous that I’m interrupting everything else to respond.  The comment is:  “Effective treatment of bipolar disorder is often based on the combination of several elements including the following: PHARMACOTHERAPY.  The drugs … Continue reading →

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