rampz
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Re: Depression
its mad that so many people on here seem to be touched in some way from mental health problems.
ive been dying to chip in with my own tuppence worth since im a psychiatric nurse working in the community and deal mostly with young people. psychiatry nowadays is a funny old game. im sure yis all know this, but medication is the primary treatment used by psychiatrists. within the health board, the public sector, counselling is really hard to get, unless its specific to child sex abuse, addiction etc. psychology referrals take ages to process. in the public sector, psychiatrists and nurses work really hard in the face of ever growing numbers of patients, staff shortages and other political shit. every day, i go to work and really put myself out there for these people. sometimes they throw it back in your face. thats just human nature i suppose, some people are assholes. anyway, i still keep smiling. i deal mostly with people in the acute stages of schizophrenia/psychosis or bi polar disorder in the depressive or manic phase. every so often we get referrals of people with borderline personality disorder, neurotic type illnesses like generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, eating disorders etc. often, the aforementioned are secondary to the major mental illnesses. my job primarily is as link between the patient and their psychiatrist. between us well try and stabilise the patient, or long term try and prevent a relapse. i also have a very important role in support and education for the patient and their family.
i enforce compliance to medication with my patients, right or wrong, as far as i can see its the only treatment option that works. so there you go. ive never had mental health problems which isnt to say that i wont. my brother is having a hard time at the minute. but anyway, if you end up dealing with the public mental health services, be nice to the nurse.
ps, ill happily share my moderate expertise if anyone has any questions.
its mad that so many people on here seem to be touched in some way from mental health problems.
ive been dying to chip in with my own tuppence worth since im a psychiatric nurse working in the community and deal mostly with young people. psychiatry nowadays is a funny old game. im sure yis all know this, but medication is the primary treatment used by psychiatrists. within the health board, the public sector, counselling is really hard to get, unless its specific to child sex abuse, addiction etc. psychology referrals take ages to process. in the public sector, psychiatrists and nurses work really hard in the face of ever growing numbers of patients, staff shortages and other political shit. every day, i go to work and really put myself out there for these people. sometimes they throw it back in your face. thats just human nature i suppose, some people are assholes. anyway, i still keep smiling. i deal mostly with people in the acute stages of schizophrenia/psychosis or bi polar disorder in the depressive or manic phase. every so often we get referrals of people with borderline personality disorder, neurotic type illnesses like generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, eating disorders etc. often, the aforementioned are secondary to the major mental illnesses. my job primarily is as link between the patient and their psychiatrist. between us well try and stabilise the patient, or long term try and prevent a relapse. i also have a very important role in support and education for the patient and their family.
i enforce compliance to medication with my patients, right or wrong, as far as i can see its the only treatment option that works. so there you go. ive never had mental health problems which isnt to say that i wont. my brother is having a hard time at the minute. but anyway, if you end up dealing with the public mental health services, be nice to the nurse.
ps, ill happily share my moderate expertise if anyone has any questions.