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Case Study (admittedly a switch for me): Seventeen-year-old girl comes into the ER after a suicide attempt. I interviewed her and decided that she needed to be hospitalized. Here's the deal: She wasn't a legal citizen, something I suspected when...

Published 2 Nov 2009 10:48 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: child welfare, depression, health insurance, teens
Little Hint: My Wand Never Worked

OK, here we go. Again. Docs, listen up, and I'm going to yell it this time cuz you can't seem to get the message on this one: IF A PERSON IS TALKING CRAZY, NOT MAKING SUICIDAL THREATS AND TOOK A LOT OF DRUGS A FEW HOURS AGO, HE'S NOT PSYCHOTIC...

Published 27 Oct 2009 12:21 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: drug addiction, drug use, medical professionals, mental health, teens
Oh, The Wonderful Human Capacity for Fickleness

You can't have it both ways. You can't lovingly, respectfully kick your child out of your home when he turned 18, the legal adult age, because he didn't practice your religion. And yet.... When he tries to commit suicide and I involuntarily...

Published 20 Oct 2009 8:48 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: depression, domestic issues, mental health, suicide, teens
Mean, Vile, Churlish, Evil...

. ...rotten, vicious, ugly, horrible, snide, awful.... The words go on and on and on when describing a group of alpha girls intent on bullying. Because I swear, pre-teen and teen girls are downright perfidious (I love that one! Challenge: use that word...

Published 8 Oct 2009 11:52 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: mental health, suicide, teens, thoughts
I NEED Something Light Hearted Today

Something fun. Something peppy. Bubblegum. Lollipops. I need emotional sugar to wipe out the utter bitterness I heard from not one, but two teenagers last night--neither of them as yet able to drive. The murder/suicide that killed one set of parents is...

Published 1 Oct 2009 7:16 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, mental health, teens
"Organized Plan", A Case Study

When you go to visit someone in the hospital because she overdosed on a bunch of pills, acetaminophen to be exact, you are going to have some initial concern. During the assessment, otherwise known as the "Nosy Social Worker Peppers You With Really...

Published 24 Sep 2009 10:23 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: overdose, over-the-counter, suicide, teens
A Phone Call, Verbatim

5:15 In the morning. (Ring) Me: This is Reas Dr. Delightful: Yes, I got a page. Me (talking really fast): Hi, Dr. Delightful, sorry to wake you. I've got a 16 year old girl at Whoville Memorial who is having some suicidal thoughts. She plans to OD...

Published 27 Aug 2009 11:44 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: medical professionals, suicide, teens
Closet Issues

So. It's tough being eighteen, right? I mean, sure, you have youth and beauty on your side. On the other hand, you have young and dumb working against you more often than not. It's a time when you're figuring things out. Revelations about...

Published 16 Jun 2009 5:44 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: domestic issues, suicide, teens
Post Secret Yesterday

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Published 25 May 2009 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: post secret, suicide, teens
Round and Round We Go

Let me just say this right off the bat: I cannot parent your children over the phone. Whew. Glad that I got that off my chest. Onward. Last night I spoke with a woman not once but twice in the course of an hour--at length both times. I also spoke with...

Published 7 May 2009 4:59 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: domestic issues, law enforcement, teens
First Time For Everything

So, a father comes into the ER with his teenaged son who is on drugs! He's smoking pot all the time! He's popping pills! He's drinking! He drank today! Somebody do something! The kid's urine drug screen? Negative. Blood alcohol level?...

Published 7 Apr 2009 7:29 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: alcohol, drug use, teens
Logic 101. Or, The Inner Workings of the Teenage Mind

Oh my Gawd. I'm SO sad. I can't BELIEVE how crappy I feel. The doctor gave me those pills, Prozac or whatever, to make me feel better and I so totally don't. I took my very first one like, an HOUR ago and I still feel horrible. Two must be...

Published 30 Mar 2009 5:45 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: mental health, RX meds, teens
All Right You Silly Teens.....

It would appear we need an object lesson in anger management. It is definitely OK to feel angry, frustrated, hurt, and confused. We've all been there and these feelings can sometimes be completely overwhelming. You're only human and you need to...

Published 12 Feb 2009 7:40 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, teens
Clean Perspective

All right, kids, listen up. I know your parents can be a drag. They don't listen. They don't understand. They don't get it . You're fighting all the time. They're on your case all the time . You're sad and they don't seem to...

Published 22 Jan 2009 6:05 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: domestic issues, teens
Family Fun Time in Four Acts

There's the holiday season according to the Cleavers. And then there's the holiday season according to Rosanne Barr. Or, you know, The Family Guy. This story would fall into the latter category. Act I: Halloween Mom finds out her son is on cocaine...

Published 30 Dec 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: drug addiction, drug use, teens
Santa Didn't Respond to My Letter. I Think Bribery Is Now In Order.

OK kids, look. I don't like doing the dishes either. They're messy and icky and who really wants to wash that spaghetti pot anyway, right? Unloading the dishwasher is a drag and wiping down the counters is hassle of epic proportions. Well, maybe...

Published 16 Dec 2008 10:49 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: teens
Continuing a theme! Next There's Going To Be Matching Drapes and Throw Pillows

Dear Santa, Hi there. I know it's been a while; sorry about that. I am also aware that this is your busiest time of year, so I'll try to make this brief. This is what I want for Christmas: No more youth admissions until after the first of the...

Published 11 Dec 2008 2:03 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: child welfare, children, mental health, teens
A Word From the Big, Jolly Dude in Red

Dear Kid, Warm holiday greetings from Santa Clause Enterprises! I hope your season is going well thus far. This time of year is quite busy, of course, but I want you to know you are important to all of us here at SCE, especially me. I do not generally...

Published 10 Dec 2008 3:11 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: teens
Check, Please.

You know........ Sometimes I just don't want to talk to a kid who fantasizes about blowing up his school. -> Read More...

Published 9 Dec 2008 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: teens, the job
Psssstttt........I've Got a Secret

For all you girls out there. Particularly junior high girls. Come here. Closer. No, really. Closer. I need to whisper it. Closer. Ready? Sure? OK. Here goes: The really cute boy? The one with the Zac Efron hair, porcelain skin, and Colgate smile? NOT...

Published 25 Nov 2008 12:19 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: self injury, teens
Perception is Key

So I saw a kid recently at my (psychiatric) hospital--a kid that was sent to us via an ER. He took some Advil almost a full day before I saw him, and ended up in the admissions office after a long ordeal. A psychiatrist apparently assessed him at the...

Published 6 Nov 2008 12:29 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, mental health, teens, the job, thoughts
Juvenile Offenders

I was listening to the Diane Rehm show the other day.... Ok, I love Diane Rehm. LOVE her. One of these days I'm going to do something interesting enough for her to feel the need to interview me. Either her or Ira Glass from This American Life . Deities...

Published 26 Sep 2008 10:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: criminal justice system, juvenile justice, policy, teens

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