tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post7838997389707282907..comments2023-07-18T15:27:42.958+01:00Comments on A fortunate man: AngerDr Andrew Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13858213625632400403noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-91774022244704967962007-11-21T15:08:00.000+00:002007-11-21T15:08:00.000+00:00I know this is probably not the "right" sort of qu...I know this is probably not the "right" sort of question, but I'm absolutely agog to know - what is this part of the body that people have but are not aware of?<BR/><BR/>Sorry. I just know it's going to eat away at me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-12037738345008431912007-11-12T12:45:00.000+00:002007-11-12T12:45:00.000+00:00I live in a country in which 'going postal' and DF...I live in a country in which 'going postal' and DFE (disgruntled former employee) are part of the lexicon. Your concerns are both reasonable and well-founded.<BR/><BR/>And the question about steroids is a good one - it's the first thought that occurred to me ('roid rage being another phrase in use a lot here).Janewayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759266324152012453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-71233510557058696742007-11-10T10:07:00.000+00:002007-11-10T10:07:00.000+00:00One of the things a psychiatrist told us as studen...One of the things a psychiatrist told us as students was that the art of dealing with the delusional/psychotic patient was walking the fine line where you don't agree with their delusion, but don't belittle the fact that they do. <BR/><BR/>One thing I saw that they did a lot in New York was state that doctors do not investigate buildings and file complaints and such, that this needed to be taken up with the police. Not very honest, true, but that was the only way to bounce people into psych care.<BR/><BR/>Another thing that they did in really bad neighborhoods was make patients sign "contracts of service" under which the patient agrees to understand that there are circumstances in which they can be "fired" - including being threatening and drug seeking behavior. Some even included not showing up without calling repeatedly. I have no idea what British law is like, but it's an idea.<BR/><BR/>And yeah - in medical school they actually *did* spend time telling us how to break bad news, deal with a crying patient, etc., but they sure left out the ANGRY SCARY patient.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606922510495018342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-64249141669176168292007-11-09T22:40:00.000+00:002007-11-09T22:40:00.000+00:00I've done that sort of volunteering too and additi...I've done that sort of volunteering too and additionally we NEVER saw personal callers at night even with other people in the building(the night time phone calls were sometimes scary enough).ageing studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645590270175914544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-41660055544738973662007-11-09T10:12:00.000+00:002007-11-09T10:12:00.000+00:00Long ago I was a volunteer on a telephone help lin...Long ago I was a volunteer on a telephone help line. Although most people contacted us by telephone, some visited us on the premises. Often we knew very little about them, and they were quite likely to have mental health problems. Most visitors we grateful to just be able to sit and talk, but there was always a risk that one might become aggressive. To protect the volunteers we arranged the visiting rooms so that the volunteer would sit between the visitor and the door. We also had radio controlled panic buttons which we kept ready to hand. Simple ideas which might help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-64996123220760352172007-11-09T09:48:00.000+00:002007-11-09T09:48:00.000+00:00is he on steroids?is he on steroids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631567898928853978.post-12491907000406467502007-11-09T09:36:00.000+00:002007-11-09T09:36:00.000+00:00Welcome to my world ;-)Welcome to my world ;-)The Shrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009039342346247138noreply@blogger.com