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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
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I really enjoyed this book, although disagreed with the MD's opinion on some of the legal commitment issues and his characterization of mental health PDs in the context of a commitment hearing.
Short but thorough patient vignettes for the "educated layreader" about his time in the SF gen psych ER. Currently being passed around my hotel room full of future psych NPs doing rural health in Nebraska because it's a nice mix of solid principles to guide someone's practice as well as a realistic, non-exploitative orientation to the day-by-day of that kind of work.
I'm loving the mix of theory and memoir. Also, I'm loving that I can say, "Hey! I know where that is!"
I enjoyed how much I unexpectedly learned while reading this book. It’s more than the stories of the patients; it’s the history of psych, intricate details about various DSM diagnoses, and the logistics and policies that go into hospital procedures.
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God, Dr. Linde is suuuuuuuch a hero! Working with the crazies! Who say and do crazy things! You're amazing! I have an idea: you should write a book about yourself! A masturbatory expose about the struggle of being a wealthy, talented, good-looking, all-knowing psychiatric genius! And, in your book, you should mock your patients! And don't forget to analyze your own personal emotional struggles in excruciating detail. And while you're at it, you should make yourself look like a fucking martyr for daring to go onto the "front lines" with these monsters. Gosh, Dr. Linde, can I have your autograph?
This was quite good. As an ER nurse, I am familiar with some of the patient archetypes described here. Dr. Linde's empathetic outlook is heartening.