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Monday, December 31st, 2007Reading Belinda’s thought-provoking post about forced commitment and medication, and the thoughtful comments people have since made, caused me to think a little bit more about how medication, while a lifesaver when appropriately prescribed, is only the first step. Once you’ve gotten past the big ifs of a proper diagnosis and a proper prescription, you’ve [...]
Forced Treatment: How Far Should We Go?
Sunday, December 30th, 2007I’ve been thinking a good bit this weekend about the issue of “forcing” treatment upon mentally ill people, particularly those who are in immediate and ongoing danger of being hurt by their illness, or at risk of causing others to be hurt. OK, I confess–“Grizzly Man” is playing on cable this weekend, and Treadwell’s [...]
Stress-Containment Strategies
Saturday, December 8th, 2007I’m posting this from an airport terminal in Little Rock, where our flight to Orlando has been canceled because we’re fogged in. I can’t access the post I had prepared for today, so I thought I’d pop in and just ask for some feedback.
One of the challenges of keeping things on an even keel [...]
eggshells
Saturday, November 24th, 2007We have a stressful situation coming up, and I worry. I’m already seeing signs that I recognize…they could go away as quickly as they came, or they could get worse. I won’t know until it happens. I am on eggshells, unable to figure out the “right” thing to do or say, just [...]
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