Friday, 28 February 2014

20 Commandments for Mental Health Workers

I thought you may like this article, as it gives some direction as to what mental health nurses are supposed to be about:

The Commandments

eating disorders

The link below takes you to a podcast giving an overview of eating disorders:

Overview of eating disorders

Thursday, 27 February 2014

weight gain in the treatment of schizophrenia

By now, it has probably become apparent that the new generation of antipsychotic drugs used in the treatment of schizophrenia all tend to have the unfortunate side effect of weight gain in the patient. The link below goes to a short video concerning how this weight gain can be managed:

weight gain in schizophrenia

Is suicide immoral?

One doctor's view on the morality of suicide:

Is suicide immoral?