Navigating Mental Crises

Psychosis

Mental Health Emergency Room Encounters

Yvette Sheline MD on September 8, 2024

The essence of an emergency room mental health evaluation should be to arrive at a diagnosis, especially if one is not already known, and to get help with treatment and resources.

The essence of an emergency room mental health evaluation should be to arrive at a diagnosis, especially if one is not already known, and to get help with treatment and resources.

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Events That Lead to a Mental-Illness ER Visit

Yvette Sheline MD on September 4, 2024

Events leading to hospitalization vary from person to person, from one situation to the next. Understanding how these events unfold can give overall context to a person’s illness.

Events leading to hospitalization vary from person to person, from one situation to the next. Understanding how these events unfold can give overall context to a person’s illness.

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A First Episode of Mental Illness

Yvette Sheline MD on August 27, 2024

The onset of mental illness may appear out of the blue.

The onset of mental illness may appear out of the blue.

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Navigating Mental Crises

Yvette Sheline MD on August 15, 2024

Personal Perspective: In writing about my struggles, I hope to help others to understand mental illness better in themselves, or in their friends and loved ones.

Personal Perspective: In writing about my struggles, I hope to help others to understand mental illness better in themselves, or in their friends and loved ones.