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  1. Please help with paranoid family member

    finness replied to ernurse2244's topic in Psychiatric

    True, true. Sounds like she may need her OWN psychiatrist. Can you talk to her about

  2. Commitment and Imprisonment...Sniff....Please read/help

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    thanks all for your kind words. yes, my dad did have a social worker and patient advocate. i was appalled by how useless and uncooperative they were. i only spoke to the patient advocate once, when...

  3. Please help with paranoid family member

    finness replied to ernurse2244's topic in Psychiatric

    I am not a nurse yet, but I can certainly sympathize with this. My father is a Paranoid Schizophrenic, and dealing with him has been such an uphill battle. When you say that you "greatly fear" for...

  4. Paxil and Suicide-Confirmed in trials

    finness replied to lsyorke's topic in Psychiatric

    thank you for the information. i shall read on, as all of my research thus far has confirmed that paxil cr is proven effective against panic disorder, which is quite different then generalized...

  5. Paxil and Suicide-Confirmed in trials

    finness replied to lsyorke's topic in Psychiatric

    as i said, i am pro patient education. i have never, and i do mean never, condoned the fda's actions at suppressing information about paxil's clinical trials--especially if that information shows...

  6. I have a problem with this...

    finness replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    The adolescent mind can be so fragile. I, too, think it is dangerous for young people to receive such a diagnosis as it can be disabling to a person in his/her formative years and have serious...

  7. Paxil and Suicide-Confirmed in trials

    finness replied to lsyorke's topic in Psychiatric

    there have been a lot of "attacks" on ssri's lately--paxil in particular. true, the "weaning off process" is certainly no picnic. (i forgot to take it three days in a row and almost yacked because...

  8. Question about "cutting" i.e. self mutulation.

    finness replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Psychiatric

    "Many do it because they can't cope with their inner pain any other way and the physical pain is more bearable than the emotional pain. Cutting should always be taken very seriously until a good...