(November 10, 2014 at 7:03 pm)LostDays Wrote:(November 10, 2014 at 10:25 am)Rhythm Wrote: I doubt that blanketing the floor with meds would help much (and clearly so do the psychs). Even if they -did- all agree on the effectiveness of meds it's unlikely that they would also all agree on the relative usefulness of meds in each and every patient's case, and whether or not they are appropriate. What is it that you disagree with about giving patients individualized care? If I said, for example, that maybe they ought to just put anti-depressants in the water where you work, what sorts of issues would you have with that?
That isn't what I said... I work on a unit with a bunch of doctors who continually disagree with one another all the time. We had a patient leave our clinic to seek treatment elsewhere because she did not receive proper treatments... You need to have consistency... especially considering my unit only deals with people who all have the same illnesses. Evidence shows how effective medication and therapy are in combination with each other... Everyone is different but why completely deny someone the option to try medication?! Everyone deserves to discover all their options so they can also have a say in their treatment because no one knows better than the patients themselves. Point blank.
You might try just leaving bowls of med in the day room along with helpful brochures explaining the pros and cons of each one.
