CliveUK

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1. Liquid Thorazine Shortage?

   CliveUK replied to PRNMEDS's topic in Psychiatric

   I think thorazine is called chlorpromazine over here Don. As one of the older antipsychs, I really can't remember when I saw it last used - ages and ages

2. What's Your State Hospital Policy R/T BPD/O?

   CliveUK replied to autumn-moon's topic in Psychiatric

   Ah, these are the tensions you have to live with as a nurse. You can't "make" people better, they do that for

3. CNA is a cutter

   CliveUK replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

   Self-injury is just another form of coping mechanism for some people. You say later on in this thread that she says she has gone down the therapy route and found it useless. Seems to me like she has...

4. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

   CliveUK replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

   Me too StuPer. ECT is a controversial treatment, but in terms of side-effects, it's probably safer than some

5. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

   CliveUK replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

   StuPer - I've never advocated for meds alone as a treatment for depression. My feelings are that the chemical imbalances which are a feature of depression may - when the depression is still "mild to...

6. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

   CliveUK replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

   StuPer - it is rather convenient, isn't it, that certain schools of counselling/therapy consider themselves too mysterious and unquantifiable to be researched adequately? Which allows them to get...

7. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

   CliveUK replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

   Over here, the counselling and therapy industry is totally unregulated, except through informal, voluntary regulation by organisations representing therapists of various flavours. This is why I have...

8. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

   CliveUK replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

   There is next to no evidence for the effectiveness of "counselling". And seeing as "counsellors" don't even need to be licensed or registered to set their service up, you could be allowing rank...

9. schizophrenia

   CliveUK replied to stephera's topic in Psychiatric

   Hypothetically. In fact, none of the studies has demonstrated conclusively that ventricular enlargement is a feature of

10. ? about personal responsibility

    CliveUK replied to MQ Edna's topic in Psychiatric

    In the field of psychiatry, I don't think you can ever say "OK that's it, we've done all we can". It's the nature of the beast, and I would be strongly opposed to any measures which, basically,...

11. schizophrenia

    CliveUK replied to stephera's topic in Psychiatric

    Short answer - no. Long answer -

12. Antidepressants and children-New Info

    CliveUK replied to lsyorke's topic in Psychiatric

    Horses for courses, I suppose. Some kids get on with them, others don't. I guess the point is that the drugs companies should have been upfront and honest about the side effects, allowing patients a...

13. Group Therapy Ideas

    CliveUK replied to Delz's topic in Psychiatric

    Is there published evidence Hukilau - do you have a

14. Risperdal, gynecomastia and galactorrhea in adolescent males

    CliveUK replied to stevierae's topic in Psychiatric

    Don't most antipsychotics interfere with prolactin levels, hence the galactorrhoea some women experience and the erectile dysfunction in men? Would that lead to gynaecomastia? I owuld have thought...

15. Psychiatric side effects monitoring form

    CliveUK replied to sbic56's topic in Psychiatric

    The Liverpool University Neuroleptic Side Effect Rating scale (Day et al 1996) sounds like the kind of thing you're after. It's a 51 item checklist of side effects and patients are asked to rate how...