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  1. 1 yr out of school, no floor experience - Mental Health nursing info

    andreadrea replied to jayrelic's topic in Psychiatric

    The legal process varies by state, I think. In California there is a thing called a Reise Affadavit that a judge can sign that means the patient cannot refuse psych meds for the rest of that...

  2. Why do one year Med surg nursing before going into Psychiatry Nursing

    andreadrea replied to PurifiedH2O's topic in Psychiatric

    Personally I never did any med/surg nursing before doing psych, nor did I ever feel that I needed to. However I always tell nursing students it is their choice, as some feel more comfortable doing...

  3. alternate ways of treating borderline personality disorder

    andreadrea replied to hsieh's topic in Psychiatric

    Ugh, I need to vent a little. I usually work well with borderlines. Last night my 3 patients were all borderlines. One of them is a very troubled 18 year old male who also has factitious disorder...

  4. alternate ways of treating borderline personality disorder

    andreadrea replied to hsieh's topic in Psychiatric

    Well to answer the original question, Dialectical Behavior Therapy can be effective with borderlines. Marsha Linehan wrote 2 books: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder and...