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Mental Hygiene

I'm worried about my sister. She was suicidal so my Mom committed her (mental hygiene hearing). She spent two weeks in a psychiatric facility. She is now out and doing outpatient therapy. It was never about DRUGS so please don't think that. She now takes antianxiety medications She is a Registered Nurse and I am an LPN. Is my Sister mandated to report it to her state board of nursing Or am I as an LPN? Thanks for any help. I tried looking it up but can't find anything on the subject.

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What are you thinking you might need to report? That she was hospitalized, that she was suicidal, or that she takes anti-anxiety medications?

Needing anti-anxiety medications doesn't mean she's addicted to them any more than a diabetic is addicted to insulin...

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I think I was misunderstood. She is not addicted I know she needs the meds as do I. But does she have to report it to the board that she was committed or that she tried suicide? Thanks. We have a big horrible history of depression and bipolar disease in our family.

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I think you need to respect your sisters privacy and leave this up to your sister and her physician.

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