Managing the seriously mentally ill while inpatient

A common issue I run into is I will get a patient who is just out of their minds psychotic with a history of low to moderate baseline. Perhaps they've been trialed on a few antipsychotics in the past with middling success. These are not patients who will have the support or clear up enough to become dependable for regular labs so clozapine is out. I'll start them on risperdal for example, maybe they'll get 20% better. Of course I am faced with the ever pressing silent push to move the meat... Read more
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