THE STUDENT NURSE'S PRAYER

Lord: I know we go through this every day but please give me the knowledge as to why I actually wanted to go to nursing school. Lord, give me the strength to make it through those boring three hour lectures without falling asleep. Lord, please give me the patience to make it through twelve hour clinicals with instructors ( Read more... )

Used in the treatment of patients with manic depression or schizophrenia:

Patient receives no breakfast and administer insulin subcutaneously at 7am.  Initial dose  30-40 units, increase by 10-20 units until shock dose is reached.  Use the shock dose six mornings a week until a full course of 50 shocks is reached.  Leave patient in bed in quiet ( Read more... )

There must be something the matter with him
     because he would not be acting as he does
              unless there was
     therefore he is acting as he is 
     because there is something the mater with him

He does not think there is anything the matter with him
because
     one of the things that is
     the matter with him
     is that he does not ( Read more... )

http://www.philadelphia-association.co.uk/psychotherapy-training-course.html
http://www.philadelphia-association.co.uk/

Today marks a personal epiphany.

"The Philadelphia Association was founded in 1965 by RD Laing and others to challenge accepted ways of understanding and treating mental and emotional suffering. This continues to be our aim".  
 

"[When] we speak of physical disturbances, we mean either signs (for example, a fever) or symptoms (for example, pain).  We speak of mental symptoms, on the other hand, when we refer to a patient's communications about himself, others, and the world about him... the statement that "X is a mental symptom' involves rendering a judgment. (Szasz, 1982 ( Read more... )

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I come across a term I've never heard before.

Schizotaxia A Review

It cannot be real.   They are doing longterm research on the effects of low-doese risperidone on people.  The term schizotaxia is currently defined as a syndrome of neuropsychological deficits and negative symptoms found in relatives of schizophrenic patients.

http://ccamhr.ca/index.html

http://www.bipolarworld.net/Phelps/ph_2002/ph738.htm

Should psychiatric medications be given to children?