{"product_id":"breakdown-a-clinicians-experience-in-a-broken-system-of-emergency-psychiatry-paperback","title":"Breakdown: A Clinician's Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn Nanos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen hospitals release seriously mentally ill patients too soon without outpatient follow-up, the patients can end up homeless, jailed, harming others, or even dead. When patients are deemed suitable for inpatient care, they can languish for weeks in hospital emergency departments before placements become available. Meanwhile, patients who fake the need for care are smoothly and swiftly moved to inpatient settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBreakdown\u003c\/em\u003e opens a dialogue with anyone interested in improving the system of care for the seriously mentally ill population. This book helps to answer questions such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs inpatient care too inaccessible to those who need it most?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo mental health professionals discriminate against mentally ill patients? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre more stringent measures needed to ensure that patients take their medication?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs borderline personality disorder too serious to be classified as just a personality disorder?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing vignettes based on real interactions with patients, their families, police officers, and other mental health providers, Lynn Nanos shares her passion for helping this population. With more than twenty years of professional experience in the mental health field, her deep interest in helping people who don't know how to request help is evident to readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA woman travels from Maine to Massachusetts because she was ordered by her voice, a spirit called \"Crystal,\" to make the trip.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA foul-smelling and oddly dressed man strolls barefooted into the office, unable to stop talking.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA man delivers insects to his neighbors' homes to minimize the effects of poisonous toxins that he says exist in their homes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBreakdown\u003c\/em\u003e uses objective and dramatic accounts from the psychiatric trenches to appeal for simple and common-sense solutions to reform our dysfunctional system. This book will benefit anyone interested in seeing a glimpse of the broken mental health system way beyond the classroom. It can guide legislative officials, family members, mental health professionals, and law enforcement officers toward a better understanding of the system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239357706514,"sku":"9780692168424","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/aWJ4WkZVNVE0YnVvU1o3bVhwVHgzQT09.webp?v=1777876052","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/breakdown-a-clinicians-experience-in-a-broken-system-of-emergency-psychiatry-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}