tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post2023976313363211443..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: The New Man In ChargeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-16886891777983741442007-08-30T23:58:00.000-04:002007-08-30T23:58:00.000-04:00Emy, I had forgotten Spare Ribs! What about Kidne...Emy, I had forgotten Spare Ribs! What about Kidney Beans?<BR/><BR/>Wasn't there one called Infectious Laughter, or something? <BR/><BR/>I did like shooting the mice, too, although it was hard to hit the quick lil buggers!<BR/><BR/>My hospitals were all cold, too. I delighted in placing a plethora of drink machines, and then watching the stampede towards the bathroom. If I was mean, I'd put it waaaay across the hospital campus . . .Sarebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208596053319110470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-63770690710505196702007-08-30T08:04:00.000-04:002007-08-30T08:04:00.000-04:00Another thought: it might be too time-consuming or...Another thought: it might be too time-consuming or off-topic, but it would be particularly interesting to hear a forensic psychiatrist's opinion on "<A HREF="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/mary.html" REL="nofollow">Typhoid Mary</A>." Specifically, perhaps regarding the lifetime "quarantine" of a healthy woman (while other carriers roamed free), her decision to secretly continue as a cook using aliases when she knew she carried the disease, and whether it is probable that more humane treatment in the initial stages would have prevented this decision and engendered cooperation (she certainly had a mind of her own). Funny how time (and/or different approaches) hasn't solved anything, e.g. "gift givers," the XDR-TB guy, and the WHO's thwarted polio eradication.Emy L. Nostihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17695055570935360660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-77023606447791674202007-08-30T07:31:00.000-04:002007-08-30T07:31:00.000-04:00But what on Earth did they plan to do with salt? ...But what on Earth did they plan to do with salt? Cause a shortage to make the horses spin out on ice? Pour it on potato masher wounds? It's not even combustible.<BR/>Anyway, I'm not quite as pessimistic about his situation as I think I sounded...maybe he'll get something done and qualify for pension before they throw him out. Dear, that's not much of an improvement...but really, how long can he last?<BR/><BR/>Sarebear: No mention of 3rd Degree Sideburns or Spare Ribs?!<BR/>I had to uninstall TH; it threatened to interfere with studying. And I still don't understand why they got so cold even though the grass was green and, at best, they were wearing light jackets and sweaters.Emy L. Nostihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17695055570935360660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-91394222489277325952007-08-30T05:38:00.000-04:002007-08-30T05:38:00.000-04:00oh, woops, forgot! Great post, and I hope he will...oh, woops, forgot! Great post, and I hope he will not be hamstrung by people in power, ie, they'll let him do what they've said are the reasons he's hired for the job.Sarebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208596053319110470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-39591231862368583462007-08-30T05:37:00.000-04:002007-08-30T05:37:00.000-04:00Hmm, Clink, that makes me think of the website, Ma...Hmm, Clink, that makes me think of the website, Mashable, in a whole different way . . . oh, and it makes me hungry, too! Lol.<BR/><BR/>Mmm, cheese-topped baked potaters . . . <BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, where was I? I was at Target today, broswing the PC software/PC games, and saw Prison Tycoon TWO (as it proclaimed boldly on the box), amidst the various other Tycoons.<BR/><BR/>Now, I enjoy Rollercoaster Tycoon, and I ought to tell you about the old game, Theme Hospital, and the patients who'd come in with King Complex (they all looked like Elvis) and had to go to the psychiatrist's office to be cured. To this day, the word "Squits" is a term in our house, that we got from this game . . . Bloaty Head syndrome was fun, as was Invisible Man. <BR/><BR/>Whoops, anyway. There were some blurbs on the box as to various aspects of gameplay they thought were particularly fun and enticing; a couple of these made me think, Oh, boy . . . . geez. Anyway, I wonder if you've seen that, and whatcha think. I saw all manner of prison personnel mentioned, except psychiatrists.Sarebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208596053319110470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-84027846065716131602007-08-28T21:37:00.000-04:002007-08-28T21:37:00.000-04:00Thanks for that link; what a great story. This is ...Thanks for that link; what a great story. This is directly relevant to correctional mental health care. The New York small pox incident emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary, non-discriminatory, non-punitive approach to public health and this exactly the approach to take in jail or prison psychiatry. All too often I hear that the approach to suicide prevention is a knee-jerk reaction to put someone in a suicide prevention cell rather than taking a non-punitive, educational approach (eg spread the word that it's 'safe' to say certain things, to be honest about feelings, and educate inmates about how to access services). I've seen too many inmates conceal their treatment histories out of fear of being put on observation status or of being discriminated against by being denied programs.<BR/><BR/>The other thing I liked about your link was the idea that women carrying potato mashers can change a system. Kind of gives a person hope.ClinkShrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316134491751195651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1121239730789145582007-08-28T02:32:00.000-04:002007-08-28T02:32:00.000-04:00NYT linkI'm sure this will be slightly inaccurate ...<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/27/us/27prisons.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" REL="nofollow">NYT link</A><BR/><BR/>I'm sure this will be slightly inaccurate because I was usually devising ways to end my misery during this particular public health policy class, but...<BR/><BR/>You would probably be interested in <A HREF="http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/events/2003_public-as-asset/leavitt/leavitt_trans.html" REL="nofollow">an incident involving Dr. Walter Kempster</A>, former associate editor of the "American Journal of Insanity," among other things. <BR/><BR/>Acting as Milwaukee's health commissioner in 1894, he was responsible for the quarantine and vaccination policies during the smallpox outbreak. In addition to being rather antagonistic towards immigrants, Kempster was quite brash and neglected to grease social and political wheels of change when instituting the city's response. But, as you learn in any business management class, the biggest obstacle and saboteur of change is neither chance nor logistics, but rather resistance and limited on-the-ground support. Not surprisingly, his indelicacy did not help his cause; the result was anger, rioting, his impeachment, and a decades-long loss of the health department's power. <BR/><BR/><I>-"Part of the resistance to health department activities in 1894 were specific to Kempster; that is, he was a very unpopular man right from the start."<BR/>-"I am here to enforce the laws, and I shall enforce them, if I have to break heads to do it." And, of course, it's the break heads that people heard. <BR/>-"The question of the inhumanity of the laws I have nothing to do with."<BR/>-Mobs of Pomeranian and Polish women armed with baseball bats, potato mashers...salt and pepper and butcher knives lay in wait all day for the isolation hospital van.</I><BR/><BR/>Potato mashers and salt? Then again, I'm sure you could tell us all a thing or two about resourcefulness. Anyway.<BR/><BR/>While he doesn't sound like he'll be starting prison riots, this may not end well. Efficient or not, the government's system of checked and distributed power is fundamentally at odds with mavericks. Going out of his way to step on toes is a foolhardy strategy that will likely beget either powerful and outspoken critics or a silent opposition willing to undermine his efforts. It will be fascinating to see this one play out.<BR/><I>"But for politics and bad beer, the matter would never have been heard of."</I>Emy L. Nostihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17695055570935360660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-89634825263774937322007-08-27T23:02:00.000-04:002007-08-27T23:02:00.000-04:00Clink's BACK!!!Clink's BACK!!!Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227988351623862689noreply@blogger.com