Comments on: Standards For Mental Health Coverage In Emergency Rooms

By: alternativeautie

alternativeautie — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:14:15 +0000

Water: pool or bath is sometimes a non-conventional treatment approach to acute behavioral emergencies. See video on youtube: “Handling Extreme Self-Injurious Behaviors in Autism”

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:37:31 +0000

good article, i like this blog

By: Cedrick Anagnostou

Cedrick Anagnostou — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:10:30 +0000

In most cases, detoxification can be done at home. This is when the alcohol consumption is moderate, but in complicated cases that involve symptoms such as hallucinations, severe withdrawal symptoms, and multi-substance misuse, inpatient detoxification becomes necessary. Volunteers even conduct community detox programs, usually in compliance with the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Alcoholics attending AA meetings are stressed upon the need to be determined to give up alcohol.

By: Ahmad Grode

Ahmad Grode — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:31:06 +0000

When undergoing an alcohol detoxification, both the doctor and the patient should prepare themselves because this could be a complicated process once it’s not done right. The patient has to drink a lot of water, as his body would seek the ample amount of liquids it used to have from alcoholic drinks. Some may experience hallucinations and sweating during the procedure but these are just natural after effects of the approach. Families and friends need to stand by the patient as at this point the dependent needs to be assured that his decision of quitting is right and every painful process that he has to go through are worth all the sacrifice.