Comments on other things amanzi: mad as in crazy or just plain nuts

bongi -- do you recognize any potential mental ill...

2009-08-28T19:31:16.071+02:00

bongi -- do you recognize any potential mental illness diagnoses between the states of "mad" and "not mad"?

oops, wait! you do mention "a bit crazy." that's sufficient fine differentiation, i guess.

does south africa hold anti-depressants in as high an esteem as we do in the U.S.? "everybody" takes them...

another wonderful post. thank you so much.

Well, maybe this explains something, although I do...

2009-08-23T20:30:57.250+02:00

Well, maybe this explains something, although I don't know what. I actually LIKED my psych rotation in med school; in fact, they told me it was a waste for me to go into surgery, much as I had a knack for it...

Which, I suppose, only goes to show how crazy they were. Or me. I don't know. But I do have a penis.

Was it delusional disorder, either mixed type, or ...

2009-08-17T06:22:36.057+02:00

Was it delusional disorder, either mixed type, or somatic type with a dash of delusion of grandeur (does speaking English count as grandiose?)

Incidently, rules number 2 and 3 apply to all inan...

2009-08-16T21:40:18.519+02:00

Incidently, rules number 2 and 3 apply to all inanimate objects and sometimes to former-animate objects like cadavers. With the latter it is best to confirm that said object really is dead. (In ED parlance: DOAASD - Dead on Arrival and Stayed Dead)

I actually found psychiatry interesting. The thin...

2009-08-16T21:36:48.755+02:00

I actually found psychiatry interesting.
The thing I remember vividly are the "3 Important Rules" that I discovered (You can be sure that I quote them often):
1. If you talk to yourself, it is OK.
2. If you talk to the chair, it is OK.
3. If the chair talks back to you it is NOT OK.

lq2m x 2, once at your story & once more at the fa...

2009-08-16T13:26:48.467+02:00

lq2m x 2, once at your story & once more at the fact that india has 22 official languages which causes numerous such stories during national level medical examinations :)

Hilarious! But our surgical patients here are ofte...

2009-08-16T09:59:52.436+02:00

Hilarious! But our surgical patients here are often simultaneously psyche patients (or should be seen in the psyche dept at any rate); in fact, just last night I had a very interesting evening with a 19-year-old lady, who I strongly suspect has borderline personality disorder. A little psyche experience sometimes is a worthwhile, though it's not my cup of tea either.

Was he a Joe Soap or a Jabu Omo? You thought you...

2009-08-15T09:42:48.121+02:00

Was he a Joe Soap or a Jabu Omo?

You thought you winged your way through final year Psychiatry? I spend my final Psych rotation snowboarding in Norway (extremely therapuetic btw) then I carefully slipped a completed attendance form into the departments office 2 days before the end of the rotation. No member of faculty staff would ever dare suggest that they had never seen me before when there was perfectly documented evidence of me being there all along. It seems a psychiatrists worse fear is being labeled delusional by your colleagues.

Enjoyed the post Bongi. :) Interesting what you ...

2009-08-15T09:34:11.243+02:00

Enjoyed the post Bongi. :)

Interesting what you say regarding psyche cases and surgeons.

One of out ED docs was also a surgeon down in a larger hospital in the city.

he was very impatient when psych patients came in to the ED.

One night he blurted out, "I can't stand these psych patients!" (said some other stuff too), after the patient was transported out.

I can appreciate why. You are hands on docs.

11 languages...that is interesting.
Do you speak anything other than English? Afrikaans?

I'm starting my intensive psych rotation very soon...

2009-08-15T03:27:03.252+02:00

I'm starting my intensive psych rotation very soon in nursing. Your story was timed well - too funny! I've been told I excel in this area, but It exhausts me.
-SCNS

Hilarious. I always look forward to your posts. Th...

2009-08-15T03:26:31.939+02:00

Hilarious. I always look forward to your posts. Thank You.

lq2m

2009-08-15T00:14:17.035+02:00

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